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G&KUfi XI. CHRYSOMEL/L 



GENERIC CHARACTER. 



Antenna moniliform, or composed of little glo- 

 bular articulations, which grow larger to- 

 wards the end, and somewhat resemble a 

 necklace of beads. Palpi six, thickest at the 

 extremity. Thorax margined, but not the 

 elytra. Body more or less oval and very con- 

 vex. 



General Observations* 



Linnaeus found this genus so extensive, that 

 he has divided it into live families, viz. : — 



1. With bodies of an oval form. 



2. With hinder legs thicker than the others, 

 and made for leaping. 



3. With bodies of a cylindrical shape. 



4 . Of an oblong form, with the thorax broader 

 or wider than the abdomen. 



5. Of a long and slender shape, with the 

 thorax the same length as the abdomen. 



Many of these insects bear a very strong af- 



