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— Antennae short, the 5th joint scarcely 



longer than broad; species larger 

 (3-75 mm.), vertex of head granular, 

 not shining; elytra reddish, less 

 infuscate posteriorly 

 9. Sculpture of head and thorax granular; 

 species rufo-testaceous, the elytra more 

 or less infuscate postei'iorly 



— Sculpture of head and thorax not 



granular. 



10. Head and thorax shining, without visible 



ground sculpture. 



— Head and thorax scarcely shining, with 



distinct coriaceous ground sculpture 

 and superficial umbilicate punctura- 

 tion ...... 



11. Elytra testaceous, with broad pitchy 



transverse fascia; puncturation of 

 thorax fine, not umbilicate 



— Elytra uniform reddish-testaceous; 



puncturation of thorax moderately 

 coarse, umbilicate .... 



Parascopaeus Cam. 

 1. Shining pitchy-brown; head rather 

 coarsely, thorax finely, elytra indis- 

 tinctly punctured; antennae, mouth- 

 parts and legs testaceous 



Scopaeus Er. 



1. Antennae dark, the last four or five joints 



testaceous; species black; length 

 4 mm. ..... 



— Antennae entirely reddish-testaceous; 



species at least partly testaceous or 

 reddish- testaceous. 



2. Size larger (3-6 mm.); 2nd joint of the 



antennae distinctly shorter than the 

 3rd 



— Size smaller (2 — 2-5 mm.); 2nd joint 



of the antennae not shorter than the 

 3rd. 



3. 3rd joint of the antennae moniliform; 



under surface of the head deeply 



ojMcellus Fauv. 



(26) gramilatus Cam. 



10. 

 11. 



debilicornis Woll. 

 {24:) fasciatus Cam. 

 (25) lucen-s Cam. 



(27) nilidus Cam. 



(28) )iir/cr Cam. 



2. 

 lestaceus Motsch. 



