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at the apex : head large : eyes large, ovate ; tho. broad : elytra short, wide : 

 tibice setose ; anter. tarsi much dilated : mand. long, bent. 



dcxxxii. Quedius Ant. slender, filiform ; terminal joint suddenly attenuated : 

 palpi elongate, slender, somewhat fusiform : head smallish, somewhat ovate : 

 tho. convex, its sides expanded, disc polished, smooth, with remote punc- 

 tures : tibice setose : anter. tarsi much dilated. 



dexxxiii. Raphirus Ant. slender, filiform ; terminal joint abruptly acumi- 

 nate : palpi with apical joint elongate, acuminate : head ovate : eyes very 

 large : tho. convex, compressed in front, disc with a double row of 3 large 

 punctures : body narrowed at each end : abdomen acute : tibice spinose ; 

 anter. tarsi scarcely dilated, terminal joint elongate. 



dexxxiv. Philonthus Ant. filiform ; terminal joint excavated at the tip : 

 palpi with apical joint more slender than the preceding, truncate : head 

 orbiculate : tho. 4-drate, sides dilated, compressed in front ; disc smooth : 

 tibice setose, downy within ; anter. tarsi slightly dilated, terminal joint 

 elongate : mand. with a strong central tooth. 



dexxxv. Cafius Ant short, pilose ; terminal joint ovate, scarcely acu- 

 minated : palpi filiform, max. with apical joint elongate-ovate : head large : 

 eyes small : tho. oblong-ovate : body flat : abdomen broad : tibice slightly 

 spined ; anter. tarsi rather dilated, densely pilose. 



dexxxvi. Bisnius Ant. stout ; terminal joint abruptly acuminated : palpi 

 somewhat filiform, apical joint rather acute : head broad : eyes small : tho. 

 slightly 4-drate, scarcely rounded behind : body flattish : abdomen broad : 

 anter. tarsi slightly dilated, terminal joint elongate. 



dexxxvii. Gabrius Ant. straight, rather thickened at tip ; terminal joint 

 excised : palpi slender, apical joint slender, very acute : head oblong- 

 ovate : eyes small : tho. oblong, with 2 rows of punctures approximating 

 in front : abdomen slender : tibice setose ; tarsi not dilated. 



dexxxviii. Heterothops Ant. straight, short ; terminal joint obliquely trun- 

 cate : palpi short, apical joint minute, subulate : head small, nearly 

 orbiculate : tho. compressed, narrowed in front, dilated behind : abdomen 

 elongate, narrowed behind, apex acute, setiferous : legs simple : anter. tarsi 

 not dilated. 



dexxxix. Remus Ant. straight ; terminal joint acute : palpi with the apical 

 joint filiform, acuminate: head oblong-ovate: eyes small : tho. elongate, 

 thickly punctured : body flat, sericeous : leys simple ; anter. tarsi slightly 

 dilated. 



dcxl. Othius Ant. filiform, straight ; terminal joint ovate-acute : palpi fili- 

 form, apical joint conic-acuminated : head ovate-3-angular ; forehead 

 grooved : tho. oblong : body linear, elongated : anter. tibice pubescent ; 

 tarsi moderately dilated. 



dcxli. Xantholinus Ant. elbowed, approximating at the base ; terminal 

 joint acuminated : palpi filiform, apical joint elongate-ovate : head large, 

 mostly oblong-ovate ; forehead grooved : tho. oblong : body elongate : 

 elytra flat : abdomen slightly dilated : anter. tarsi not dilated. 



dcxlii. Leptacinus Ant. elbowed, approximating at the base ; terminal joint 

 acuminated : palpi with the apical joint subulated : head moderate ; 

 forehead 4-sulcate : tho. oblong : body elongate : elytra flattish, the suture 

 imbricated : anter. tarsi not dilated. 



dcxliii. Cryptobium Ant. elbowed ; terminal joint rounded : palpi with 

 apical joint minute, subulated : labrum bilobed : head oblong : tho. elongate, 

 4-angular : body linear-elongate : tarsi all simple, basal joint slightly 

 longest. 



dcxliv. Achenium Ant. slightly elbowed ; terminal joint acute : palpi fili- 

 form, apical joint minute, subulate : labrum bilobed : head obcordate : tho. 



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