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Anterior coxae separated by not quite half their width, the presternum constricted 

 at apex. Body very elongate and narrow, convex, somewhat as in Lobo- 

 derinus, but very densely clothed throughout with large ochreous scales; 

 thoracic lobe obsolete, the scutellum very free, narrow and oblong; pygidium 

 moderate and rounded, oblique; beak rather short, thick, arcuate, the 

 antennas greatly ultra-median in the male, as in that genus, slender, with 

 very moderate simple oval club. [Type P. tectus nov.] Polpones 



Anterior coxae more or less remotely separated, as usual in the tribe 21 



21 — Femora unarmed 22 



Femora denticulate or minutely spiculate beneath, the spicule sometimes confined 

 to the anterior femora or altogether obsolete; scutellum flat, in close contact 

 with the elytra and thoracic lobe and generally transversely lunate 28 



22 — Elytra not or only very obsoletely striate, except at apex; scutellum as in 

 the preceding section, flat, closely fitted, more or less lunate and at base 

 following the curve of the thoracic lobe 23 



Elytra deeply and abruptly grooved throughout 26 



23 — Beak thick, differing but little in the sexes, except in Loboderinus , the an- 

 tennae moderately to greatly ultra-median, the club moderate, oval and 

 subequally trisected by the sutures 24 



Beak very much longer, straighter and less attenuate in the male than in the 

 female; legs notably longer than in the preceding section, the body also 

 more elongate, black and shining, the elytra each with two large red spots.. 25 



24 — Antennal funicle moderate, slender, the club peculiarly modified in the male; 

 body smaller, narrower, cylindric-oval, with broad and very gradual thoracic 

 lobe, triangular close-set scutellum, grooved elytra and small, somewhat 

 oblique pygidium; beak thick, with greatly ultra-median antennae (o 71 ), or 

 more slender, with submedian antennae ( 9 ) ; under surface densely squamose, 

 the anterior coxae separated by a little more than their width; femora not 

 inflated, mutic. [Type Baridius collaris Boh.] Loboderinus 



Antennal funicle moderate (9), thick, shorter, compact and bristling (o 71 ), the 

 club moderate, suboval in both sexes; body less narrowly elongate-oval, 

 densely squamose beneath, glabrous, smooth and shining above, the thoracic 

 lobe abrupt, prominent and rounded, the scutellum transversely angulato- 

 lunate, close-set; elytra with very fine or subobsolete striae; pygidium 

 moderate, vertical, rather convex; anterior coxae separated by fully one- 

 half more than their width; femora rather slender, mutic, the tarsi narrow. 

 [Type L. citriventns Boh.] Epilobaspis Chev Loboderes 



Antennal funicle of the usual length, the outer joints not much wider and not 

 closely joined; body larger, black and shining, the elytra always with a 

 large rounded red spot at the humeri. [Type M. biplagiatus Boh.]. Madams 



Antennal funicle short, the joints gradually broader and more transverse distally, 

 the club longer than the preceding six joints; elytra never maculate with 

 red, the body smaller than in Madams, very smooth, deep black and with 

 vernicate lustre. [Type E. impressirostris nov.] Eudamarus 



25 — Male with the beak bent at the point of antennal insertion, which is between 

 two-thirds and three-fourths the length from the base, the first two funicular 

 joints together much less than half the length of the shaft; lower margin of 

 the beak more or less conspicuously fringed and sometimes crenulate. 

 [Type Calandra quadripustulata Fabr.] Pseudomadarus 



Male with the beak even, not bent and not serrate or fringed beneath, the an- 

 tennae virtually apical, the scape and funicle extremely long and slender, the 

 first two funicular joints together constituting much more than half the 

 length of the shaft, the club shorter and less cylindric than in the preceding 

 genus. [Type C. quadriplagiatus Lac] Conoproctus 



