Melandryina.| HETEROMERA. 35 
1. Spurs of posterior tibize very large. 
A. Antenne short and stout, with rather strong, 
but gradual, fusiform club; maxillary palpi ser- 
rate, with the last jet re large, strongly securi- 
LON OIG ors OrcHeEsr4, Latr. 
B. Antenne longer, more or less slender, with ‘the 
last joints gradually thickened ; maxillary palpi 
not serrate, with the last joint marie aiely large, 
almost ovate. . eens . . CrinocaRra, Thoms, 
2. Spurs of posterior tibiea small . . - - . . » Hattomentvs, Panz. 
ii. Anterior cox contiguous, 
1. Antenne 10-jointed. . . . . . . =. «. « » Conopanpus, Gyll. 
2. Antenne 11-jointed. 
A. Posterior coxe distant ; frontal suture distinct ; 
anterior trochantins distinct; head inclined, but 
not vertical. . . . “eyeust eia@) ae) a ERT ANDRAS Ts 
B. Posterior cox contiguous ; ‘frontal suture not 
distinct ; head inflexed, often vertical. 
a. Prosternum very short and excavated before 
anterior coxe. 
a*, Antenne with the third joint not twice as 
long as second; penultimate joint of tarsi 
entire or almost entire. 
a}. Mesosternum short between intermediate 
coxee, which are contiguous at apex; third 
joint of antenne very small . .. . Antsoxya, Mule. 
b}. Mesosternum as long as intermediate 
coxze, which are not contiguous at apex; 
third joint of antenne larger, at least as 
long as fourth joint, and usually longer. . ABDERA, Steph. 
b*. Antenne with the third joint twice as long 
as second ; penultimate joint of tarsi bilobed Pataorrya, Steph. 
b. Prosternum long or comparatively long before 
anterior cox. 
a*, Mesosternum short between intermediate 
coxe, which are contiguous at apex; antennz 
with the third joint a little longer than fourth ; 
elytra without strie. . . XyLita, Payk. 
b*. Mesosternum as long as intermediate coxe, 
which are not contiguous at apex ; antennze 
with the third joint equal to or shorter than 
fourth. 
at. Maxillary palpi with the fourth joint very 
broad, much broader than the second and 
third joints ; enue with more or less dis- 
tinct strie . . ZiILoRA, Muls. 
bf. Maxillary palpi “with the fourth joint 
scarcely broader than the second and third 
joints; elytra without distinct strie. . . Hyprunus, Payk. 
II. Tarsal claws split or toothed; mesosternum short be- 
tween intermediate coxe, which are contiguous at apex ; 
male with the posterior femora usually thickened . . . OspuHya, J/l. 
ORCHESIA, Latreille. 
This genus, taken in its wide sense as including Clinocara, contains 
about twenty-five species, which are found in Europe, North America, 
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