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Prionida. — Antennae long, filiform or setaceous ; man- 

 dibles very large ; palpi long ; upper lip obsolete ; tho- 

 rax sometimes toothed ; head not narrowed into a neck ; 

 colour dark ; size small. Locality, trunks of trees. 



Ceramb?/cidcB. — Antennae very long, and never serrated ; 

 upper lip distinct ; mandibles robust ; body mostly long 

 and narrow; colour beautifully varied; size large. 

 Localities, forests and hedges. 



Lepturida. — Antennse moderate; mandibles acute at 

 the tips ; head inclined downwards, and elongated into 

 a neck ; elytra narrowed at the tips ; colour often dark, 

 with yellow markings ; size moderate. Locality, trunks 

 of trees. 



Crioceridce. — Antennse filiform and short; mandibles 

 short ; maxillse broad ; head sunk in the thorax ; body 

 oblong, and wider than the thorax; colour various; 

 size small. Locality, plants. 



CassidcB. — Antennse short and fihform, inserted on the 

 upper side of the head ; parts of the mouth small, and 

 on the under side of the head; body fiat beneath, 

 oval, with the thorax and elytra dilated at the sides 

 into a broad, fiat margin; head nearly concealed; 

 colour diversified ; size small. Locality, plants. 



