106 INSECTS. 



II. Aprosterni. 



Breast-plate not covering the throat, nor pointed 



behind. 

 Antennae moderately long, threadlike, serrate, 



or toothed. 



Legs moderately long and slender. 

 Body usually soft. 



Ex. Lampyris (Glowworm). 



Telephorus (Soldiers and Sailors). 



Malachius. 



Anobium (Deathwatch). 



SECTION II. HETEROMERA. Four front tarsi 

 jive-jointed ; hind tarsi four-jointed. 



SUBSECTION I. TRACHELIA (with a neck). 



Hind part of the head exposed. 

 Coxae of forelegs long. 

 Elytra flexible. 



Ex. Pyrochroa (Cardinal).* 



Eipiphorus. 



Meloe (Oil Beetle). 



SUBSECTION II. ATRACHELIA (without a neck). 



Hind part of the head concealed. 

 Coxae of forelegs short. 

 Elytra firm. 



Ex. Blaps (Churchyard Beetle). 



* Abd. and Elytr. much broader than thorax. 



