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with their form ; the head is elongated at its 

 junction with the prothorax, somewhat in the 

 manner of a neck ; mandibles terminated generally 

 in an acute point ; maxillae obtuse ; galea obtuse, 

 not palpiform ; form elongate, attenuated pos- 

 teriorly ; tarsi four-jointed, diurnal. Inhabits 

 flowers, apparently feeding on their farina. Lep- 

 tura, Pachyta. 



780. Neckless capricorn-beetles (Ceramby cites). 

 Larva and pupa as in the preceding order. Imago 

 with filiform antennae, often much longer than the 

 body, inserted close to the eyes, and partly sur- 

 rounded by them ; the eyes, consequently, become 

 somewhat kidney-shaped, the head is not elongated 

 at its junction, but is partly received into the pro- 

 thorax ; mandibles with an acute point ; maxillae 

 and their galea obtuse ; tarsi four-jointed ; form 

 elongate, nearly linear, slightly attenuated poste- 

 riorly : flight both diurnal and nocturnal. Inhabits 

 the stems of trees, decayed wood, and sometimes 

 flowers. Molorchus, Clytus, Callidium, Cylindera, 

 Obrium, Saperda, Lamia, Cerambyx, Prionus. 



781. Flat-bodied-beetles (Cucujites). Larva 

 with six very short articulate legs ; found in 

 decayed timber. Pupa changes in the same 

 situations. Imago with filiform antennae generally 

 not longer than the prothorax ; mandibles acute, 

 porrected, and elongate, especially in the males ; 

 the maxillae obtuse ; galea pilose ; head some- 

 what triangular, elongated posteriorly into a kind 



