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MOLORCHUS MINOR. 



Order Coleoptera. Fam. Ceranibycld.'u Lat. 



Type of the Genus Nccydalis Umbcllutarum Linn. 



MoLORCiius Fab. Necydalis Linn., Lul. 



Antennce inserted in a notch in the eyes, somewhat setaceous, 

 varying in length, first joint thick, second very small, third and 

 following long, cylindric and rather clavate. 

 Labrum very minute, hairy and dilated very much in front, cor- 

 diform. (1.) 



Mandibles short, triangular, slightly hooked, (2.) 

 Maxillce crustaceous at the base, with 2 coriaceous lobes, the 

 external one the largest, regularly ciliated. (3. a.) Paljd 2, the 

 first 3 joints small, the last thick, ovoid, compressed and trun- 

 cated. (3. b.) 



Mentum broad, convex at the sides, emarginate before. (-1. a.) 

 Lip coriaceous, 2-lobed. (4. b.) Valpi 2, inserted before the 

 lip, short, 3-jointed, formed like the others. (4. c.) 

 Head sloped off before. Thorax without spines, nearhj orbicular. Body 

 elongate, narrow, subcijlindric. Elytra abbreviated, gaping at the 

 apex. Wings longer than abdomen, not concealed, but folded upon 

 and covering the abdomen when at rest. Anterior legs shortest, 

 posterior longest ; tliighs very mtich clavate. Tarsi 4-jointed, spongy 

 beneath, the third joint deeply divided, the last rather lung, termi 

 nated by 2 claws. (5, a fore-leg.) 



M. MINOR Linn. Syst. Nat. 2. 641. 2. 



M. dimidiata Fab. Fnt. Syst. t. I. pars 2. p. 357. 3. 



Black, shining, pubescent. Head and thorax minutely punc- 

 tured, the latter cylindric, oval-truncate, having 2 longitudinal 

 shining lines near the centre. Elytra dark chesnut, with an 

 oblique light spot upon each : the tips thicker and darker. Wings 

 fuscous. Antenn;e ferruginous. Legs bright chesnut, the tliighs 

 clavate towards the joint and black. TibiiE hairy, 

 Li the Cabinet of the Author. 



The genus Nccydalis of Latreille ought probably to be diviilccl : 

 1 have therefore adopted Fabriciub's generic name lor tlie 



