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50. Genus Conosoma Kr. 



(Kraatz Ins. D. II, 451; Thorns. Skand. Col. Ill, 147. - Conurus 

 Steph. 111. Brit. V, 188; Erichs. ien. Spec. Staph. 218; Key Brevip. 

 1883, 41 J Jan^lb. Kaf. U. II, o54). 



Body is broadest anteriorly and obtusely rounded, rather strong- 

 ly convex, posteriorly conically tapering, entirely clothed with 

 fine, silky shining hair; head upto the eyes embedded in pronotumj 

 temples and genae without ridges; antennae slender, feebly thicken- 

 ed outviard, their second joint shorter than the third, this as well 

 as the fourth and fifth rather elongated, the following middle and 

 next-last joints short, gradually thickened, distal joint oblique- 

 ly tapering; the distal joint of maxillary palpi awl tip-formed, much 

 finer and shorter than the thickened third joint. 



Pronotum is large, convex, posteriorly as broad as or broader 

 than elytra and fitting close to these, anteriorly rounded-narrow- 

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with hind-corners feebly pulled backward, posterior margin inside of 

 these oftenest slightly t^marginate. the sides without outstanding 

 bristle-hair; elytra broadest anteriorly, feebly tapering posterior- 

 ly, convex, with fine, sharp side-ridges, only seldom with single, 

 outstanding side-bristles, posterior margin inside the outer corners 

 not curved outward; aodomen strongly cone-shaped tapering, round, 

 without side-ridges, at tip bristle-haired; legs slender; outer mar- 

 gin of anterior tibiae v.ixh a row of comb-formed densely set, very 

 short spines, middle- and posterior-tibiae on middle and at tip with 



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