514 GLASS VIII. 



ligula mostly horny, emarginate. Mandibles horny, triangular. 

 Antennae with from seven to ten joints, club with three lamella or 

 more, which are mostly longer in males. 



Hoplia ILLIG., LATJR. Mandibles with broad membranous border 

 internally. Antennae with nine or ten joints, club trifoliate. Claws 

 of tarsi unequal, posterior feet often with claw single, strong. Body 

 squamose. 



Sp. Hoplia philanthus LATK., Hoplia argentea FABR., PANZER Deutschl. Ins. 

 Heft 28, Tab. 18, RATZEBURG Forst-Ins. i. Tab. 3, figs. 14, 15, &c. 



Note. Here are to be inserted several genera of more modern writers, 

 Monochelus ILLIG., Gymnoloma D&r. &c. ; on which consult BURMEISTEB 

 Handb. der Entomol. iv. i, pp. 84 202. 



Serica MAC L., Omaloplia MEG., DEJ. Labrum connate with 

 clypeus. Mandibles with broad membranous border internally. 

 Claws of tarsi equal, bifid. 



Sp. Serica brunnea, Scarabceus brunneus L., Melol. brunnea FABR., VOET 

 Coleopt. i. Tab. vn. fig. 53, PANZER Deutschl. Ins. Heft 95, Tab. 7, 

 RATZEB. Forst-Ins. i. Tab. 3, fig. 12, &c. 



Note. Add sub-genera Astcena, Symmela, Athlia ERICHSON, AUabera 

 DEJ., and some others omitted here. 



Melolontha LATR. (and Rhizotrogus ejusd.) Labrum distinct from 

 clypeus, descending obliquely backwards. Mandibles with narrow 

 membranous border internally. Claws of tarsi equal, mostly 

 denticulate near the base. 



a) Club of antennae trifoliate. Claws of tarsi supplied with a sharp denti- 

 cle at the base. Rhizotrogus LATR. Antennae with ten joints, Amphww/hi.: 

 LATR., MULSANT. Antennae with nine joints. Sp. Melol. solstitial 'u 

 FABR., Scarab, solstitialis L., VOET Col. i. Tab. vi. fig. 51, RATZI^ 

 Forst-Ins. I. Taf. ill. fig. 5 ; brown, hairy, 7'" 8'" long. 



b) Club of antennae in males 5 7, in females 4 6 jointed. (Anoxic 

 LAPORTE, Polyphylla HARRIS, ERICHSON, Melolontha ERICHSON.) 



Sp. Melolontha fullo, Scarab, fullo L., ROSSEL Ins. iv. Tab. xxx ; Vdl 1 

 Coleopt. i. Tab. vi. figs. 48, 49, DUMERIL Cons. gen. s. 1. Ins. PI. 4, fig. 6 

 de duinkever, le foulon, grosser Julius Tcever, Diinenkdfer, the Fuller I 

 15'" long ; antennae of male with seven long leaves at the end, those o I 

 female with only five shorter ; blackish brown and sometimes red-brown I 

 with white irregular spots on the shield-covers, as though marbled I 

 scutellum almost entirely white. 



Mel. vulgaris, Scarabceus melolontha L., RCESEL Ins. n. Scar. terr. Cl. T 

 VOET Coleopt. i. Tab. vi. figs. 45, 46 ; de meikever, le hanneton, de 

 Maikdfer, the Cockchafer ; nearly one inch long ; the male with sevei | 



