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ORDER I. Curculio. 



this genus by the fame characters as Linnaeus) 

 has divided it into two families, the firft where- 

 of comprehends thofe which have ftraight or ex- 

 tended antennae i this family is fub-divided into 

 the foliowing fections : 



i. Thofe in which the roftrum is thicker than 

 the thighs and fhorter than the thorax ; among 

 thefe he has placed fome Linnaean Attelabi. 



2. Thofe which have the roftrum thicker than 

 the thighs and longer than the thorax. 



3. Thofe in which the roftrum is fmaller than 

 the thighs and longer than the thorax \ the thighs 

 in fome of the infects belonging to this fection 

 are dentated, in others, mutic<e y or without fpines. 



The fecond family confifts of thofe whofe an- 

 tennae are bent or form an angle, and contains 

 the following fub-divifions : 



1. Thofe with the roftrum larger than the 

 thighs, which zxzfpinofe, or armed with fpines. 



2* Thofe with the roftrum as in the other, 

 but without fpines on the thighs. 



3. Thofe with the roftrum fmaller than the 

 thighs, which are unarmed, or without fpines, 



Geoffroy 



