CRYPTOPHAGID^. 



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2. The thickened part of the anterior 

 angles of the tliorax occupying only a 

 sixth or seventh of the sides. 



A. The lateral tooth of the thorax before 

 the middle of the sides, very indistinct 



B. The lateral tooth of the thoi-ax in the 

 middle of the sides, distinct. 



a. Shorter and more convex, punctuation 

 stronger ; thorax more parallel-sided, 

 lateral tooth smaller . 



b. Longer and slighter, punctuation 

 weaker ; thorax more contracted be- 

 hind, lateral tooth stronger 

 ii. Eyes with larger facets ; antennfe some- 

 what slender, especially joints 6, 7 and 8, 

 and fifth and seventh joints longer than 

 broad ; anterior angles of thorax reflexed 

 and produced into a large hook-shaped 

 tooth ....... 



II. Elytra with longer, more erect outstand- 

 ing hairs, in addition to the more or less 

 decumbent pubescence. 

 i. Anterior angles of thorax with a tooth, 

 which may, however, be blunt ; lateral 

 tooth in or behind middle of sides of thorax. 



1. Anterior tibiis produced externally into 

 a distinct tooth ; upper surface strongly 

 punctured and setose .... 



2, Anterior tibife not so produced ; upper 

 surface less strongly punctured. 



A. Eyes with large facets ; elytra longer, 

 finely and closely pvinctured ; between 

 the long and somewhat decumbent 

 pubescence are a few outstanding long 

 and less decumbent hairs arranged 

 in rows . ..... 



B. Eyes with facets normal, but not so 

 small as in Section I. i. ; elytra shorter, 

 moi'B coarsely punctured, with less 

 dose decumbent pubescence ; out- 

 standing hairs not in rows, except in 

 ajfinis, in which species they are easily 

 abraded. 



a. Elytra and thox'ax strongly and evenly 



SCUTELLATUS, JVew7n. 

 {bicolor, Sturm.) 



UMBRATUS, M; 



(riijficornis, Reitt., nee 

 Steph.) 



DiSTiNGUENDUS, Sturm. 



ACUTANGULUS, Gyll. 



LYCOPERDi, Herbst. 



CELLARIS, Scop. 



