Australian and Tasmanian Malacodcrmidae. 47 



The sub- families of Malacodermidae of the world are 

 thus tabulated by Lacordaire. 



I. Antennes inserees sur le front ou a la base du 



rostre en dessus. 



a. Ranches intermediares distantes Lycides. 



aa. ,, ,, contigues. 



Antennes plus ou moins contigues .... Lampyrides. 

 „ „ ,, distantes. . . . Telephorides. 



II. Antennes inserees lateralement an devant des 



yeux. 



Epistome indistinct Drilides.* 



„ distinct Melyrides.! 



But the Australian and Tasmanian sub-families and 

 genera % may be tabulated as follows : — 



A. Body with exsertile vesicles (Malachiides). 

 a. Elytra covering the abdomen. 



b. Antennae of apparently ten joints. . . Laius. 



hh. Antennae with eleven distinct joints . Hypattalus. 

 aa. Elytra not covering the abdomen. 



c. Antennae flabellate in the male . . . Balanophorns. 

 cc. Antennae not flabellate in the male. 



d. Head usually more or less convex 



in male Carphurus. 



dd. Head usually largely excavated in 

 male. 

 e. Prothorax greatly constricted at 



base (eyes green) Neocarphurus. 



ee. Prothorax less constricted at base . Helcogaster. 

 AA. Body without exsertile vesicles. 



B. Abdomen partly phosphorescent in life 

 {Lampyrides). 



f. Head covered Atyphella. 



ff. Head uncovered Luciola. 



BB. Abdomen not phosphorescent in life. 

 C. Prothorax usually divided into distinct 

 areas, the elytra usually cancellate- 

 punctate {Lycides). 

 g. Head uncovered Calochromus. 



* Not represented in Australia. 



t The Melyrides of Lacordaire include the Malachiides. 



X Except Heliotis which is unknown to me. 



