Tcnebrioniclai//*owi Australia and Tasmania. 49 



to the group since J\I. Lacortlaire's volume was })ublishcd in 

 1859, tlie following tabulation may be useful : — 



Prosternum prolonged and conipie.ssed anteriorly 

 (carina ti'd). 

 Antonnje rather short, joints <rraduallv thicker 

 and shorter from 7th or 8th to lOtfi. 



Tibi;i3 dilated at the end Lejiispilus, Westw, 



Tibi;e not dilated. 

 Body glabrous. 



EpipleuriB of the elytra entire. 



Intercoxal process broad, slightly 



rounded anteriorly Plati/phaties, Westw. 



Intercoxal process narrower and tri- 

 angular. 

 Antennre with the three penultimate 



joints obconic Hectus, n. g. 



Antennae with the two penultimate 



joints transverse Opigenia, n. g. 



Epipleurre of the elytra incomplete or 

 suddenly narrowed behind. 

 Body oblong, depressed. 



Antennae Avith the penultimate joints 



oblong Olisthcena, Er. 



Antennae with the penultimate joints 



transversely obconic Decialma, n. g. 



Body hemispherical Hemicychts, Westw. 



Body pilose Altes^ n. g. 



Antennae rather long, the penultimate joints 

 little thicker than the rest. 

 Basal joint of posterior tarsi as long as the 



rest together Chartopteryx^ Westw. 



Basal joint of posterior tarsi shorter Oremasis, Pasc. 



Prosternum not prolonged or compressed anteriorly. 

 Mesosternum notched for the reception of pro- 

 sternal process. 

 Tarsi pilose beneath. 

 Body oblong. 

 Epipleurae of the elytra suddenly narrowed 



behind ProphaneSj Westw. 



Epipleurae of the elytra gradually narrowed 

 behind. 

 Eyes partially covered by the prothorax Lygestira, Pasc. 



Eyes clear of the prothorax Cyphaleus, Westw. 



Body hemispherical Arfocfes, Pasc. 



Tarsi partially pilose beneath Barytipha^ n. g. 



Mesosternum not notched Mithipjnay n. g. 



Opigenia. 



Subfamily Cyphaleinje. 

 Oculi liberi. 



Antennre breviuscula), art. 0°, lO*' transverse obconicis. 

 Mesosternum breve, profunde incisum. 



Head not inserted in the prothorax so far as the eyes ; cly- 



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