380 CASEY 



1 1 — Body stout and broadly oval as in Pechalius^ the supra-orbital 

 carinae similarly obsolete and the surface hairy, the eyes more 

 convex and much less finely faceted, though less coarsely than in 

 Metopoloba^ the prothorax narrowed and sinuate anteriorly and 

 posteriorly, generally widest at about the middle, with the usual 

 well defined angles ; basal joint of the hind tarsi equal in length 

 to the fourth. [Type ^///ra^«5 /ow^e«/c>5?<'^ Lee.]... Epitragodes li-'V' 



12 — Anterior tibiic not abruptly dilated 13 



Anterior tibiffi abruptly dilated within from behind the middle to the 

 apex 17 



13 — Eyes minutely faceted, large but only very feebly convex, sub- 



entire as usual, the supra-orbital carina very fine or subobsolete ; 

 prothorax narrowed and more or less sinuate anteriorly, the angles 

 but slightly advancing ; tarsi somewhat variable. [Type Epi- . 

 tragodes jiilichi Csy.] Phegoneus V ^ 



Eyes coarsely faceted, without supra-orbital carinas 14 



14 — Eyes very convex and prominent... 15 



Eyes feebly convex and not prominent 16 



15 — Body elongate-suboval ; prothorax widest medially, narrowed 



to the sinuato-truncate apex, the angles obtuse ; anterior and mid- 

 dle tarsi with dense pubescent tufts beneath, the posterior merely 

 with a few short spiniform hairs, the basal joint rather longer 

 than the last ; eyes but slightly transversely oval, very minutely, 

 feebly emarginate anteriorly ; elytra without evident punctured , «/- 

 series. [Type S. fuberulus Lee] Schoenicus 



Body subparallel, the prothorax subquadrate, narrowed but feebly at 

 apex and widest near the middle, the ajDex truncate ; elytra with 

 even series of punctures distinct to the apex. [Type Sc/ia^fticns 

 octdatus Champ.] * Ortheolus ^ ^ ' 



16 — Body rather broadly oval, wingless or with vestigical wings, the 



prothorax strongly rounded at the sides, subequally narrowed at 

 apex and base, with the apical angles very obtuse ; elytra without 

 series or with very imperfect serial arrangement of the punctures ; 

 anterior tibiai obtusely prolonged externally at tip ; all the tarsi 

 with dense silvery-pubescent pads beneath, the basal joint of the 

 posterior much shorter than the fourth. [Type C. ovipeii7iis 

 Horn] Conoecus Vvl 



17 — Body suboval, wingless or with vestigial wings, the prothorax 



strongly rounded at the sides, subequally narrowed at apex and 

 base and widest at the middle ; elytra short as in Cono:c2is and 

 with the punctures confused or very imperfectly lineate in arrange- , 

 ment. [Type Z". «/ra///5 Champ.] * Tydeolus ^V 



Several of the genera in this table, as indicated by asterisks, 

 do not occur in the American fauna and will not in general be 



