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CXII. Genus EUMOLPUS. Klug. 



This genus may be further resolved into two subgenera distinguished by the 

 absence or presence of a lateral prothoracic margin. The former hairy, without 

 much gloss, and approaching nearest to Cryptocephalus, and the latter naked, ex- 

 tremely brilliant, and receding from that genus towards the Chrysomelidee. 



The first I shall denominate Adoxus (Inglorious), the last Endoxus (Glorious). 

 E. Iritis may be regarded as the type of the former, and E. Ignitus of the latter 

 subgenus. 



xxiii. * Subgenus Adoxus. Kirb. 



Labrum subtransverse, entire. 



Palpi (maxillary) with the two last joints much incrassated, the penultimate obeonical, and last 



conical or subovate. 

 Antenna with the pedicel as long as the third joint, the last joint apparently consisting of two joints. 



Body not glossy, hairy. Nose with a sinus taken out: prothorax very convex and almost hemis- 

 pherical, with the sides producted and emarginate. 



In Endoxus the labrum is emarginate, the prothorax transverse, not so convex, sides margined 

 and not producted ; and the antenna? have the pedicel, or second joint much shorter than the third, 

 and the last joint wears less the appearance of articulation. 



(2/9) 1. Eumolpus (Adoxus) Vitis. (Fabricius.) E. Adoxus of the Vine. 



Eumolpus Vitis. Fab. Syst. Eleulh. i, 422, 20. Panz. Fn. Germ. Ixxxix, 12. Latr. Crust. Arach. et Ins. ii, 147. Oliv. 



FTtf.vi, 96, 911,28, *, i,/. 9. 

 Cryptocephalus Vitis. Fab. Syst. Ent. 108, 15 ; Ent. Syst. ii, 60, 36. Linn. Syst. Nat. Gmel. iv, 1704, 27. Oliv. 



Encycl. Method, vi, 612. Ross. Ft?. Etrusc. i, 105, 252. Panz. Ent. Germ.\ 195, 13. Goeze. Eur. Fn. viii, 403, 3. 



Le Gribouri de la Vigne. Geoff. Ins. i, 233, 2. 



villosus. Schneid. Mag. 219, 33. 



Chrysomela villosula. Schrank. Envm. 95, 181. 



Length of the body 2J lines. 



Several taken in the Journey from New York, in Lat. 54°. and 65°. 



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