COLEOPTERA. TENEBRIONIDZ— BRUCHIDE. 33 
Subtribe 2. Melasomata Latreille. 
Family 4 (or 1.). TENEBRIONID & Leach. (Tenebrio Linn. ) 
TENEBRIO Linn., &. —— 4sp. T. molitor Linn. Curt. 331. 
Narrow, elongate; thorax quadrate; antenne filiform. 
ULOMA Meg. Utosa Meg. 2sp. TFrogos. cornuta Fab. Latr. Gen. pl. 10. 
Oblong-ovate, depressed; antenne clavate, third joint as large as the fourth; 
mandibles ¢ large. 
ALPHITOBIUS Steph. Utoma p. Curt. 2sp.  Ten..Fagi Panz. Curt. 363. 
Oblong-ovate ; antenne clavate, third joint much longer than fourth. 
STENE Kirby. Tenezrio p. Oliv. I1sp, Ten. ferrugineus OL. 
Elongate, depressed ; antenne clavate, third joint short. Oliv. 3. 18. pl. 2. 
SARROTRIUM Iillig. Orruocerus Latr. 1 sp. Hisp. mutica Linn. Curt. 314. 
Elongate, subconvex ; antennz thick and very pilose. 
OPATRUM Fab. Sireva Linn. 2 sp.  Silpha sabulosa Linn. Curt. 319. 
Oblong-ovate, subconvex ; antenne thickened at the tips; wings two. 
HELIOPHILUS De. Tenrezrio p. Marsh. 2 sp. Ten. obsoletus Marsh. 
Ovate, subconvex; anternz thickened at the tips; elytra connate; wings 0. 
Steph. pl. 24. 
PEDINUS Latr. Buars p Fab. 1sp. Bl. femoralis Fab. Panz. 39. 5. 6. 
Ovate ; antenne filiform, terminal joints longer than broad; wings 0. 
PHYLAN Meg. TeEnesriop, Marsh. 1 sp. Opatr. gibbum Fab. 
Ovate ; antenne filiform ; terminal joints broader than long; wings 0. Herbst. 
Ts USS, Bis 
CRYPTICUS Latr. Brarsp. Fab. 1 sp. Bl. glaber Fab. Panz. 36. 1. 
Ovate ; antennez filiform; elytra not connate; wings two. 
Family 5 (or 2.). BLAPSIDZ Stephens. 
BLAPS Fab. Tenesrio p. Linn. 3sp. TT. mortisaga Linn. Curt. 148. 
Oblong-ovate, flat above; margins of elytra inflexed ; wings 0. 
Family 6 (or 3.). PIMELIIDZ. 
(There is no British species of this family. ) 
Sect. III. Psruporerramera Westw. (Tetramera Latr.) 
Stirps 1. Rhyncophora Latr. 
Family 1. BRUCHIDZ Leach. (Bruchus Linn.) 
Subfamily 1.  Bruchides Westw. 
BRUCHUS Linn. Mytazris Geoffr. 7sp. Br. granaria L. Pz. 66. 11. 
Antenne filiform, or slightly and gradually thickened to the tips, often serrated ; 
elytra oblong-quadrate. 
Subfamily 2. Anthribides Westw. 
BRACHYTARSUS Sch. Parorrs Meg. 2sp. Anthr. scabrosus F. 
Short, ovate; eyes entire; antenne abruptly clavate. Pz. 15. f. 15. 
PHLOEOBIUS Sch. Anrvurisus p. Fab. 1 sp. An. griseus Fab, 
Ovate ; eyes emarginate ; antenne slender, elongated. Steph. pl. 21. f. 2. 
TROPIDERES Sch. Macroceruatus p. Oliv. 2 sp. An. albirostris F. 
Oblong ; eyes entire ; two basal joints of antenne elongated. Pz. 15. 13. 
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