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ME. F. P. PA800E ON THE CUnCULIONIDiE. 



Mentum filling the area of the mouth. 

 No ocular lobes ; eyes generally 

 round. Cyclophthalmous*. 



Ocular lobes present ; eyes often 

 narrow, acuminate beneath. 

 Oxyophthalmous. 



Mentum leaving the maxillaj more or 

 less exposed. 

 Third tarsal joint generally bilobed, 

 the fourth joint inserted between 

 the lobes. 

 Anterior coxic contiguous. 



Pygidium covered by the elytra. 

 Metasternum very short. 

 Brachystethous. 



Metasternum more or less 

 elongate. 



Macrostethous. 



Pygidium exposed, or, in de- 

 fault, tarsal claws appendi- 

 culate. Pygidophorous. 



Subfamilies. 



MicrocerinjE, Brachyderina;, 

 Otiorhynchinae. 



Eremnina;, Leptopsinsc, 

 Brachycerina3. 



Dinomorphinse, Byrsopsinte, 

 Amycterinaj, Somatodina;, 

 Hipporhininaj, Rhyparosomina;, 

 CylindrorhininjE, Lithinina;, 

 Molytinae, Tanyrhynchinae. 



Scythropinse, Promecopinae, 

 Gonipterinaj, Hyperina;, 

 Ithycerinse, Diabathrariinae, 

 Aterpinse, Cleoninae, 

 Hylobiinae, Erirhininae, 

 Amalactinae, Ambatinae, 

 Petalochilinae, Oxycorynina;, 

 Belinae, Eurhynchinai, 

 Cylinac, Apioninae. 



Cybebinae, Attelabinae, 

 Rhinomacerinae, Ectemnorhinae, 

 Mesoptilinae, Scolopterinae, 

 Erodiscinae, Otidocephalinae, 

 Magdalinae, Balaninse, 

 Anthonominse, Ceratopinac, 

 Trigonocolinae, Coryssomerina;, 

 Prionomerinae, Tychiinae, 

 Cioninae. 



* The categories are in italics in the above list. 



