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with shallow striae, bearing tubercles, interstices granulate. 

 L. 3| 1. Common. H. sabulosum, Lin. 



Micro^oum. 



Black, dull. Head and thorax very closely punctured, 

 latter broader than long, somewhat narrowed behind, with 

 three small impunctate spots and a rather deep impression 

 on each side ])ehind ; elytra very closely punctured, 

 coarsely but indistinctly wrinkled ; anterior tibiae with 

 four or five teeth before the dilatation. L. 1| 1. Common. 



M. tibiale, Fab. 



Phaleria, 



Oblong oval, not very convex. Pale brownish-yellow, 

 with or without a black spot on each elytron. Thorax 

 indistinctly punctured, broader than long, slightly nar- 

 rowed in front; elytra with slight punctured striae. L. 

 3 — 3 J 1. Eather common. P. cadaverina, Fab. 



Bolitophagus. 



Black, dull ; sometimes brown. Thorax punctured in 

 network, with central furrow, sides nearly parallel in front, 

 rather strongly sinuate behind, finely notched, posterior 

 angles acute, prominent ; elytra with punctured striae, 

 feeble near suture, stronger outward. L. 3 — 3^ 1. Not 

 uncommon. B. reticulatus, Lin. 



IIeledo7ia. 



Very convex. Black, brown or red-brown, dull. Thorax 

 punctured in network, without central furrow, sides curved 

 and finely notched ; elytra with notched striae, third and 

 eighth interstices joined behind. L. 1|- 1. Eather common. 



H. agricola, Herbst. 



Diaperis, 



Black, shiny ; elytra with a broad toothed band at base, 

 a narrower one behind middle and the apex orange-yellow. 

 Forehead concave ; thorax broader than long ; elytra with 

 feeble punctured striae, interstices nearly flat, scantily 

 punctured. L. 3 1. Eare. D. boleti, Liu. 



