ANALOGIES OF THE LEPTURID^. 



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the thorax ventricose, and the elytra abruptly termi- 

 nated by two acute spines^ similar to those of Acrocina. 



— 2. The Callichrominee, where the body and elytra 

 are narrowed from the base. — 3. The Lepturince, 

 greatly resembling the last, but head narrow and por- 

 rect at the base: the thorax, also, is narrow in front, and 

 is only spined in one or two types. — 4. The Necydulince. 



— And, 5. The Dasycervtee, where the general form is 

 not unlike that of Stenocorus ; but the elytra are not 

 spined ; the thorax and head are of equal breadth with 

 the body, — and the former, in the typical genera, is con- 

 siderably lengthened ; the thighs or shanks are nearly all 

 clavate, or suddenly thickened at their outer extremity: 

 and the aspect of very many immediately reminds us of 

 the Saperdce among the Lamiidce. Looking to them as 

 forming a circle, we shall at once arrange them in the 

 following series, for the purpose of determining their 

 analogies in other groups. 



Analogies of the Lepturid^ and the Lamiad^. 



Sub-families of 

 LepluridcE. 



CaLLICHROMINjE. 



Lepturin*. 



NeCTDALIN£. 



DaSYCERIN;E. 

 STEN0C0RIN£. 



Analogs. 



Sub-typical. 



f Pre-eminently typical ; destitute 7 

 \ of metallic colours. j 



C Thorax considerably enlarged.and 7 

 \ ventricose. i 



f Thorax cylindrical, unarmed, and 7 

 \ very long. J 



Elytrse terminating inacute spines. 



Subfamilies of 

 hamiida;. 



CERAMBYCIN.E. 



LAMIIN.E. 



LlSSONOTlN*. 



D0RCADI0NIN£. 

 AcROCINiE. 



(262.) The only confidence we feel in this table, re- 

 sults from the analogies which appear to exist between 

 the respective groups ; and in a conviction that the two 

 series are naturally distinct. But our analysis has not 

 proceeded sufficiently far to determine the rank either 

 of the Dasycerintp or the Dorcadionince : we believe they 

 are representatives of each other ; and as such we have 

 placed them, provisionally, as sub-families. This ana- 



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