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Geoffroy divides this genus (which with him 

 is limited to fuch Linnaean Curculiones as have 

 antennae bent, or forming an angle in their 

 middle) into two families, from the circum- 

 ftance of the thighs being armed with, or want- 

 ing fpines. 



To others of them which have extended, or 

 ftraight antennae, (thofe belonging to the firft 

 family of Scopoli's Curculiones) he has given 

 the generical name of Rhinomacer^ under which 

 genus he has likewife arranged fome Linnsean 

 Attelabi. 



The genus named by him Mylabris, feems to 

 belong to the Curculio of our author -, he has di- 

 ftinguifhed it by the following characters. 



The antennas growing larger towards the end 

 compofed of hemifpherical articulations, and 

 placed upon a fhort and broad roftrum or pro- 

 bofcis. 



Four fmall antenna? (perhaps palpi) placed at 

 the excremity of the probofcis. 



Schaeffer has followed Geoffroy in thefe di 

 vifions of the Linnaean Curculiones. 



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