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2. Femora rather broad, at tip yellowish haired.: 18. Lomechusa Cfravh. 

 Femora narrov. , at tip not yellowish haired 19. Atemelis Stiph. 



3. Head feebly constricted behind; the constricted part more or less 



inserted into pronotum and more than half as broad as the head 



between the eyes (Fi^. 32, 36 et.al.) 4. 



Head strongly neck-formed constricted behind; the neck at most half 

 as broad as the head between the eyes, oftenest much narrower 

 (Fig. 89) 10. 



4. First joint of hind tarsi elongate, as long as the two-three follow- 



ing joints together, most often longer than the claw-joint. (Fig. 



32) 5. 



First joint of hind tarsi short or very short, at most 1^ times as 

 long as the following joint, much shorter than the clav.-joint 

 (Fig. 38) 7. 



5. >Jalea of the maxilla peculialy long (Fig. 31.1. e.). Antennae robust 



with rather large distal joint (the species rather large. L. 4-6 



mm) 20. Myrmedonia Er. 



Jalea of the maxilla not unusually long. Antennae fine, slender (spe- 

 cies smaller or slenderer) 6. 



6. Abdomen strongly narrowing posteriorly, its first tliree ventral joints 



not impressed at base. t-.yes large; temples very short 



26. Lrachyusa Mul s. 



Abdomen e.iually broad or narrowing anteriorly, its first three ven- 

 tral joints impressed at case, i^yes not unusually large, shorter 

 than or about as long as the temples (Fig. 87. 88). : 27. Tuchyusa £r. 



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