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dtl. Fourth joint of maxillary palpi longer than tliird. 



e. Mamillary palpi with fourth joint four times longer than third. 

 /. Elj-tra short, quadrate ; antennae without club. 



LXXIX. Lesteva. 

 ff. Elytra long, extending to the apex of the third ventral ; an- 

 tenna; with last three joints longer and thicljer, forming 

 an elongate and slender club. Tevaees. 



cc. Maxillary palpi wide, short, fourth joint stout; tibire with 

 si>inules. 

 (/. Antenna? nearly filiform, the outer joints gi-adually and 

 slightly thickened. 

 h. Hind tarsi with first joint only elongated. 



(. Mandibles short, without teeth. LXXX. Acidota. 



a. Mandibles short, the right one toothed at middle. 



LXXXI. Aepedium. 

 lili. Hind tarsi with fourth joint lery long, the second elon- 

 gated but shorter thau first Amphichbotjm. 

 gg. Antennse with joints 5-11 suddenly thicker; front of head 

 but slightly prolonged. Tbigonodemus. 

 cc. First and second joints of hind tarsi equally elongated. 

 /. Front coxie large, conical and prominent. 

 k. Antennas thickened towards apes ; tibire with spinules. 



IjATHEIM.EUM. 



kk. Autenn;ie slender ; tibife pubescent LXXXII. Olophbum. 



jj. Front cox» small, transverse, not prominent; fifth joint of hind 

 tarsi equal to the others united. Ptcnoglypta. 



66. Hind tarsi with joints 1 to 4 very short and equal ; elytra long. 

 I. Tibise with fine spinules : right mandible with a tooth. 



LXXXIII. HOMAUUM. 



II. Tibiae pubescent ; mandibles not toothed. LXXXIV. Anthobium. 

 nil. Last joint of maxillary palpi very small and narrow, awl-shaped, the 

 third joint long, obconical ; antenuie slightly and gradually thickened; 

 first joint of hind tarsi slightly longer than second. 



LXXXV. Ephelis. 



LXXVIII. GE()nRo:vrTrr:^ Redt. 1S.")8. i (h-.. "the earth + running 



over.") 



Rather large tiattened species having the antenna? long and 

 slender; eh-tra covering half the abdomen: hind tarsi with joints 1 

 to 4 rather short, unequal, the first joint distinctly longer than 

 second. 



917 (2799). GEODBOiiicrs BEuxNErs Say, Journ. Phil. Acad. Nat Sci., Ill, 

 15S; ibid. II, 102. 

 Elongate-oval, strongly depressed. Dark reddish-brown; antennae, ab- 

 domen and legs reddish-yellow ; elytra and abdomen both clouded with pie- 

 eous near their tips. Head narrower than thorax, strongly excavate be- 

 tween the eyes, finely and rather sparsely punctate. Thorax oblong-oval. 



