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g%. Capable of leaping into 



the air . . . Elateridce 

 (Click-beetles) 



/ 2 . Anterior coxae conical, pro- 

 truding from coxal cavi- 

 ties .... Dermestidce 

 (Dermestids) 

 o. Hinder tarsi 4-jointed ; anterior and posterior 



tarsi, 5-jointed [ Heteromera] . 

 61. Fore coxae separated, more or less enclosed in 



coxal cavity Tenebrionidce 



(Meal-beetles) 



?) Fore coxa3 near together, protruding ; neck 

 evident ; elytra broader than attachment to 



thorax Meloidw 



(Blister-beetles) 



3 . Tarsi apparently 4-jointed, really 5-jointed, with 

 very small, hidden, penultimate segment [Cryp- 

 topentamera] . 

 61. Head drawn out into proboscis . j - . Curculionidce 



(Snout-beetles) 

 & 2 - Head not drawn out into proboscis. 



GI. Head prominent ; antennae usually as 



long as or longer than body . . Ccrambycidce 



(Long-horns) 



c 2 . Head short, sunk in thorax. 



d\. Antennae short, bent, with thick 



terminal knob . . , . Scolytidw 



(Engravers) 



dz- Antennas thread-like or beaded . Chrysomelidce 



(Lea^-beetles) 



a. Hind tarsi apparently 3-jointed, really 4-jointed, 

 with inconspicuous penultimate joint [Crypto- 

 tetramera] . Short head, without clearly marked- 

 off thoracic shield . . . . ' . - - . Coccinellidce 



(Ladybirds) 



