498 CLASS vin. 



Phalanx III. Pimelaria. Body apterous, with elytra united 

 together. Maxillary palps filiform, with last joint scarcely larger 

 than the rest, subcylindrical. 



A. Mentum subguadrate, entire, narrower at the base. 



Moluris LATR. 



Sp. Pimelia striata FABE., YOET Coleopt. n. Tab. 50, fig. i. 

 Trachynotus LATE. 

 Sepidium FABR. 

 Scaurus FABR. 

 Tagenia LATR. 



Note. Several sub-genera of modern writers to be added, which are here 

 omitted for the sake of brevity. These are counted amongst the Blapsida 

 by the celebrated entomologist WEST WOOD. 



B. Mentum very broad, mostly not narrowed at the base, covering maxilla 

 beneath, anteriorly emarginate or bilobed, cordate. 



f Mentum anteriorly concave, cordate. Antennas with only ten distinct 

 joints. 



Adelostoma DUP. 

 Eurychora THUNB., FABR. 



Sp. Eurychora ciliata THUNB., VOET Coleopt. n. Tab. 43, fig. 23, DUMERD 

 Cons. gen. s. I. Ins. PL 14, fig. 3 ; Eurych. cimicoldes QUENSEL, SCHOENH 

 Syn. Ins. i. p. 137, Tab. n. fig. 5, &c. 



Stevra WESTW. 



Sp. Steira costata WESTWOOD in GDEKIN Magas. de Zool. 1837, Ins. PI. 176. 



ft Mentum bilobed, rotundate. Antennce with eleven pints. 



Akis HERBST, FABR. (exclusive of some species). 

 Tentyria LATR. 

 Hegeter LATR. 

 Erodius FABR. 



Sub-genera : Nyctelia, Zophosis, Erodius LATR. 



Note. WATERHOUSE has described several new species of Nyctelia, Pr 

 ceedingsof Zool. Soc. ix. 1841, pp. 105 121. 



Pimelia FABR. (in part). 



Sub-genera : Cryptochilus, Trachyderma LATH., and some othe 

 here omitted. 



