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Table. 



I. Ant ennae inserted at sides of rostrum or head. (Species 1 to 11.) 

 A. Thoracic carina not contiguous with elytra. (Species 1 to 8.) 



Group 1. * %^'^ ^°t^^*«- 



Sp. 1. Eyes oval, elytra almost even . . , Anthribiis Browii. . 

 Sp. 2. Eyes oval, elytra with elevations . . Anthribus huHatus. 



Group 2. 



Sp. 3. Eyes circular and very prominent . , Anthrihus rates. 



** Eyes emarginate. 



t Thorax punctured. 

 Group 3. 



Sp. 4. Eyes slightly emarginate ; 9th joint 



of antennse only a little longer than 



the two following ones together . . Anthrihus discedeiis. 

 Sp. 5. Eyes distinctly emarpinate; i)th joint 



of antennae gradually thickened 



from base to apex, at most only a 



little longer than the two following 



ones together Anthrihus hetara. 



Sp. 6. Eyes distinctly emarginate ; 9th joint 



of antennae thickened at extre- 

 mity only, twice as long- as the two 



following ones together .... Anthrihus phymatoHeH. 



tt Thorax without punctures. 

 Group 4. Genus Lawsonia {?Exinis, Pascoe). 



Sp. 7. Ninth joint of antennae only a little 

 longer than the two following ones 



together Lawsonia variabilis, 



Sp. 8. Ninth joint of antennae much longer 



than club Lawso7iiu longicornis. 



B. Thoracic carina contiguous with base of elytra. (Species 9-11.) 

 * Eyes emarginate. 

 Group 5. Genus Etnalis. 



Sp. 9. Ilind angles of thorax spinous . . . Etnalis spinicollis. 



** Eyes entire. 

 Group 6. Genus Cratoparis, Lac. 



Sp. 10. Ilind angles of thorax obtuse . . . Anthrihus alius. 

 Sp. 11. Ilind angles of thorax acute . . . Anthrihus Iluttuni. 



II. Antenna) inserted on the front of rostrum or head, near to the edge 

 but nearer to the middle than the eye is. (Species 12-17.) 



A. Thoracic carina contiguous with elytra. (Species 12-15. 



* Antenme thickened at extremity, but not clubbed. 



Group 7. Genus Areeoceru^s. 



Sp. 12. Eyes very prominent . . . . Arcpocfrus panhilis. 



