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Dr. Malcolm Cameron 



Size smaller (1-7 mm.); abdomen 

 impunctate, antennae testaceous 



Disc of each elytron with two rows of 

 large setiferous punctures 



Disc of the elytra without rows of large 

 setiferous punctures. 



Species shining ; ground sculpture of the 

 fore-parts very indistinct; disc of 

 thorax distinctly and not sparingly 

 punctured ..... 



Species with greasy lustre only; ground 

 sculpture of the fore-parts very 

 distinct, coriaceous; disc of thorax 

 sparingly punctured. 



Lateral impression of the thorax deeper, 

 impunctate; antennae shorter, the 

 penultimate joints more transverse 



Lateral impressions of the thorax 

 shallower, punctured ; antennae longer, 

 the penultimate joints less trans- 

 verse ...... 



('3) minutus Cam. 

 (2) selosus Cam. 

 4. 



(2a) slmrpi Cam. 



iiiipressicoHis Motsch . 



tenuicornis Kr. 



Phloeonomus Heer. 

 L Head and thorax opaque, elytra black 



or pitchy-black, scarcely shining . obscurns Kr. 



— Head and thorax shining, elytra with 



the disc testaceous, shining . . discalis Cam. 



Trogophloeus Mannerh. 

 L 5th to the 7th joints of the antennae 



longer than broad {Tronophloeus s.str. ). 2. 



— 5th to the 7th joints of the antennae 



not longer than broad (Sub-gen. 

 Taenosoma). 3. 



2. Eyes very large, occupying nearly the 

 whole of the side of the head ; abdomen 

 very thickly covered with fine grey 

 pubescence; species duller, thorax 

 much less strongly contracted at the 



Eyes moderate, temples longer ; abdomen 

 much less thickly pubescent; species 

 more shining, thorax strongly con- 

 tracted at the base .... 



(4) orienlalis Cam. 



(5) silvestris Cam . 



