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 ^enae; antennae short, robust, only their first Joint elongate, the second 

 a little shorter than the first, and feebly curved at base, so that while 

 dig^inj the antennae can bend backv.ard; the third is very small, only //^ 

 as lon^ as the second, short, roundly obconic, the following (4-10) in- 

 creasingly transverse, so that the next-last joints become twice as broad 

 as long; the distal joint short oval. The structure of mouth-parts are 

 in Phy tosus similar to those isf Leptusa , namely the tongue is likewise 

 narrow and undivided at tip (cf. Fi=:. 92). 



Pronotum is anteriorly as broad as elytra, but hardly broader than 

 the head, about as broad as long, distinctly narrowing posteriorly, with 

 anteriorly rounded, and posteriorly almost straight sides, hind corners 



obtuse angular; (Page 253) elytra sometimes 



shorter than pronotum, or at most a little longer than this, together broad- 

 ly incurved posteriorly; abdomen elongate, often feebly broadened posteri- 

 orly, its first four free dorsal joints transverse-grooved depressed at 

 base, and the fifth ik times as long as each of the preceding, equally long 

 joints; legs short; the fore- and middle-tibiae in outer margin armed with 

 1-2 rows of robust spines;*) tarsi and tarsal joints short, fore- and mid- 

 dle-tarsi 4-jointed, only hind tarsi 5-jointed, and first joint of these 

 a little longer than the second; claws short, but robust. 



The species live on sandy ocean beaches, where they root in the sand 

 under stones, seaweed and small carrion. In this country 2 species are 

 found, a third on the coasts of Holland and France; it might possibly also 

 be found here. - At high tide they dig themselves down into the sand to 

 avoid being washed away. 



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