426 CLASS INSECTA. 



Elophorus, Fab. Silpha, Lin. Dermestes, Geoff. Ily- 



drophilus, D. G. 

 Have the body oval, the corslet transverse, and the eyes 

 but little raised. These are the Elophori of Fabricius, with 

 the exception of the following sub-genera. 



Hyprochus, Germ. Elophorus, Fab., 



Which are distinguished from the preceding, only by their 

 narrow and elongated form, the corslet in a long square, 

 and the prominence of their eyes.* 



Sometimes the maxillary palpi terminate in the manner 

 of an awl, or by a more slender, short, and conical arti- 

 culation. 



OcHTHEBius, Leach. Germ. Elaphorus, Fab. Hydrcena, 



Illig. Latr. 



The corslet is almost semi-orbicular .-f- 



In others, the maxillary palpi, terminated by an articu- 

 lation larger than the preceding, in the form of a spindle, 

 and pointed at the end, are much longer than the antennae 

 and the head. Tlie chaperon is strongly emarginate. They 

 have otherwise the appearance of the ochthebii. 



Hydr.ena, Kugel, Leach.J 

 The other Hydrophilii have the body ovoid, or almost 



* Ehphonis elongatus, Fab.; — E. cretiatus, ejusd.; — E. brevis, Gyll. 

 See Germ. Insect. Spec. Nov. I. p. 90. 



-|- E. Pygviccus, Fab. ; Hydrcena rijyaria, Latr. ; — Hydrcena margipallens, 

 Latr. ; Elophorus marinus, Gyll. See Germ. ibid. p. 90. 



X E. minimus. Fab. Gyll. ; Hydrcena riparia, Kugel ; H. longipalpis, 

 Schcenh. Germ. Faun. Insect. Europ. VIII. 6. See for the other species, 

 Germ. Insect. Nov. Spec. I. p. 93. 



