172 GUIDE TO CALIFORNIA INSECTS. 



in this country is given below with the numbers of the superfamilies. 

 Coleoptera. (genuina). 

 Isomera. 



Adephaga. — 1. 



Clavicornia. — 7, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18. 

 Serricornia. — 4, 5 and 6. 

 Lamellicornia. — 8. 

 Phytophaga. — 10. 

 Heteromera. — 2 and 3. 

 Rhynchophora. — 9. 

 The latest German system, that of Reiter is as follows: — 

 Adephaga. — 1. 

 Polyphaga. 



Staphylinoidea. 



Staphylinida. — 18 

 Necrophaga. — 17. 

 Ptiliigia. — 16. 

 Histerida. — 15. 

 Lamellicornia. — 8. 

 Palpicornia. — • 7. 

 Diversicornia. 



Hygrophili. — 14. 



Clavicornia. — 11 and 12. « 



Brachymera. — 13. 

 Sternoxia. — • 4. 

 Malacodermata. — 5. 

 Teredilia. — 6. 

 Heteromera. — 2 and 3. 

 Phytophaga. — 10. 

 Rhynchophora. — 9. 



SYNOPSIS OF FAMILIES. 

 Staphylinidae: abdomen exposed and horny above. Clavigeridse: antennae 

 less than six-jointed. Pselaphidae: abdomen inflexible. 



Carabidae: hind legs with large egg-shaped trochanter, and legs not fitted 

 for swimming. Cicindelidae; antennae on the front. Amphizoidae: metastern- 

 um truncate behind. Haliplidae: hind coxae covering base of legs. 



Tenebrionidae: hind feet four-jointed, others five-jointed, antennae not club- 

 bed, front coxal cavities closed behind. Alleculidae: claws pectinate, .^gialit- 

 idae: six ventral segments. 



Curculionidae: feet four-jointed, antennae clubbed and either head with a 

 distinct beak, or gular sutures wholly confluent or obliterated. Ipidae: elytra 

 surrounding edge of pygidium. Otiorhynchidae: with scar at tip of mandible. 

 Calandridas: with pygidium undivided in the male. Rhynchitidae, Rhinomacer- 



