V 



Familta H. ALICHIDAE 



(rab. IV.) 



Corpiis latiusciiliini, siibqiiadrangularc, utrith/uc liunicra- 

 tiun ncc non posticc subtruncatuni. Dcnua mo/tc, vct sctutis 

 dcnsis apprcssis vcstituui, vcl suJ^nudum. Auticuni ab abctoniinc 

 optinic distinctutu, trigonuni, cnitcrius obtusuin, in dorso duriu- 

 sciduni factuni, quasi scutigcruni, sctutis tactilibus tongis, ncc 

 noti appcndicibus piliforniibus duobus vcl alitcr confornmtis, c 

 fovcola cxortis, auctuni. 



Dorsuni plicis transvcrsis pluribus, bcnc nuinifcstis, c/uasi 

 in scgnicnta divisuni, cctcruni subp/aninn. 



Maris focminacquc gcnitatia, in vcntrc abitonu'nis afcrta, 

 intcr quarti paris coxas, fissunun tongitudinalcni sistcntia, 

 utrinquc tabiatam, sub labiis discutis gcnitatibus tribus utrin- 

 quc aucta. Anus in vcntrc apcrtus, mox post gcnitatia. 



Ocuti duo, utrinquc unus, in ccphalodioracc ad scapuJas 

 conspicui, saturatc brunnci ; in gcncrc MicJiactia lamcn incon- 

 spicui. 



Rostrum conicum, apicaJc vci subapicaJc, curtissinuim ct 

 minus robustum. 



MamJibutac fixac supra rostrum cxtcnsac.cJicJa pJus miuus- 

 vc robusta, digitis subacquatibus, dcntatis tcr^ninata. 



Paipi minorcs, fdiformcs subconici, quinqucarticulali, luuiit 

 (fppcndicidati. 



MaxiJJac vcJ Jongac, acutiorcs (Michaclia) vcJ brcvcs, subspa- 

 tJudiformcs, apicc dcnticut(dac {.Wicusi) in J/ypostoma tatc rcctan- 

 guJo insitac, in mcdio, tinguta acufiori, liy(diua, pcrc(^nspicua. 



Pcdcs onuws (unbuJalorii, ro/)ustuti, brcvcs, omncs intcr sisc 

 fcrc crassitic ct tongitudinc parcs, (unf)utacrati. Ambittacra un- 



