358 ABERilANt COLEOPTEBA — STYLOPIDAE. 



than previous two together, last two gradually smaller; 

 eyes with numerous facets ; elytra elongate oval, nar- 

 rowed at base ; wings nearly as broad as long ; post-scutel- 

 lum elongate, rounded at apex ; posterior trochanters 

 elongate. Sty I ops, Kirby. 



S, Tarsi with two joints. 



Antennae slender, with five joints, first two short, third 

 transverse, with a long process, fifth half as long again as 

 fourth ; eyes with only about twenty facets ; elytra narrow, 

 attenuate at base ; wings longer than broad ; post-scutellum 

 oval ; posterior trochanters short. Elenchus, Curt. 



C. Tarsi with three joints. 



Antennae with seven joints, first two larger than rest, 

 latter with appendages on outer-side, these appendages 

 somewhat oval, decreasing in length until last joint, which 

 is inserted at base of penultimate ; eyes strongly granulate; 

 elytra very slender at base and ending in an oval dilata- 

 tion ; wings longer than broad ; post-scutellum very 

 elongate, with a long deep furrow at base. 



Halictophagus, Curt. 



Stylops, 



Deep black ; legs brown ; wings milky- white, nervures 

 blackish. L. 1| 1. Eare. S. melittae, Kirby. 



Elenchus. 



Deep black ; eyes nearly sessile ; antennae slender, 

 pitchy, their processes linear; wings blackish. L. | 1. 

 Eare. JE. tenuicornis, Kirby. 



Halictophagus, 



Black and slightly glossy, clothed with a brown-velvety 

 pubescence ; antennae and legs dull brownish-ochre ; wings 

 slightly tinged with brownish-ochre and obscurely irides- 

 cent ; nervures brown ; apex of tarsal joints and of abdo- 

 men ochre-yellow. L. ^ 1. Eare. H. Curtisi, Curt. 



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