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teeth ; clypeus large ; elytra shorter than the body ; 

 body ovate and convex; colour rarely metallic, the 

 body being generally covered with minute scales ; size 

 large. Localities, trees and hedges. 



17. CetonidcE. — Antennss ten-jointed; mandibles slender 

 and compressed ; maxillse horny, with the inner margin 

 membranous ; elytra shorter than the body ; body de- 

 pressed, generally oval, the front of the breast some- 

 times produced to a point ; colour brilliant ; size mo- 

 derate. Localities, trees and flowers. 



18. BiqwesiidcR. — Antennse short and serrated; legs short; 



mandibles short, entire at the tips, and triangular; 

 elytra narrow at the tips ; body oblong and depressed, 

 sometimes linear, with a projection in front in some 

 species, in others, at the end of the body ; colour very 

 splendid in exotic species; size small. Localities, 

 forests and timber. 



19. Elater'uhe. — Antennae short and serrated; legs short; 



mandibles bifid^ ; maxiUse two-lobed; body long and 

 narrow, produced behind into an acute point ; colour 

 obscure; size small. Localities, flowers, plants, and 

 grass. 



* Divided into two at the end. 



