ENTOMOLOGY. 



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Genus CCXII. Cistela. Fabr. Latr. Lam. Oliv. 



Chrysomela. Linn. 



Mordella. Geoffroy. 



Body ovate. Antennae serrated. Feet rather long. 



Sfi. 1. Ceramboides. 



Cistela ceramboides. Fabr. Latr. Oliv. 



Chrysomela ceramboides. Linn. 



Inhabits Europe. 



Family 3. Melyandrida. 

 Four anterior tarsi with the last joint but one bilobate. 

 Maxillary palpi with the last joint large, securiform, or 

 obtrigonate. 



Division I. 



Hinder tarsi with entire joints. 



Genus CCXIII. Serropalpus. Oliv. Paykull, Illig. 

 Latr. 



DircjEA. Fabr. 



Antennae filiform. Body almost cylindric, and very long. 



Sfi. 1. Striatus. 



Serro/ialfius striatus. Paykull, Illig. Latr. 



Dircxa barbata. Fabr. 



Inhabits Europe. 



Genus CCX1V. Dircjea. Fabr. 



Okohesia. Latr. 



Hallomenus. Illig. Paykull, Hellwigg. 



Megatoma. Herbst. 



Mordella. Marsham. 



Hinder feet formed for leaping. Antennae clavate. 

 Body elliptic. 



Sfi. 1. Micans. 



Dircsa micans. Fabr. 



Hallomenus micans. Paykull. 



Serrofialfius miccms. Illiger, Col. Bor. 1. 135. 



Megatoma fiicea. Herbst. 



Mordella boleli. Marsh. 



Orchesia micans. Latr. 



Inhabits Boleti. 



Division II. 



Tarsi altogether with their last joint but one bilobate. 



Genus CCXV. Melandrya.* Fabr. Latr. 



Chrysomela. Linn. 



Serropalpus. Illiger, Bosc. 



Antennae simple, filiform. Maxillary palpi terminated 

 by an elongate securiform joint. Body nearly elliptic. 

 Thorax trapezoid, broad behind. 



Sfi. 1 . Caraboides. 



Chrysomela caraboides. Linn. 



Serrofialfius caraboides. Olivier, Illiger. 



Metandra serrata. Fabr. Latr. 



Criocn-tis caraboides. Marsh. 



Inhabits rotten trees. 



Genus CCXVI. Lagria. Fabr. Oliv. Lam. 



Chhysomei.a Linn. 



Cantharus. Geoff". 



Tenebkio De Geer. 



Antennae simple, insensibly growing thicker towards 

 their extremity. Maxillary palpi double the size of the la- 

 bial palpi, with the last joint large, securiform ; labial palpi 

 with the last joint ovate. Body oblong, (generally villose.) 



Sfi. 1. Hirta. 



Lagria hirta. Fabr. Latr. 



Chrysomela hirta. Linn. 



Inhabits Europe. 



Genus CCXVII. Nilio. Latr. 



jEgithus. Fabr. 



Coccinella. Fabr. 



Antennae filiform, simple. Maxillary palpi terminated 

 by an obtrigonate joint. Body hemispheric. 



Sfi. I. Villosus. 



JEgithus marginatus. Fabr. 



Nilio villosus. Latr. 



Inhabits Cayenne. 



Genus CCXVIII. Calopus. Fabr. Oliv. Payk. Latr. 



Cerambyx. Linn. De Geer. 



Antennae filiform, serrated. Body narrow, very much 

 elongated, almost linear. Maxillary palpi terminated by 

 a securiform joint. 



Sfi. 1. Serraticornis. 



Calofius serraticornis. Fabr. Oliv. Latr. 



Cerambyx serraticornis. Linn. 



Inhabits northern Europe. 



Tribe III. Pyrochroides. 



Head cordiform, abruptly strangulated at its junction 

 with the thorax. Tarsi with their penultimate joints all 

 bilobate. Body elongate, depressed, or convex and cylin- 

 dric. Thorax almost cordate. 



Division I. 

 Antennae pectinated, serrated, or branched. 

 Genus CCXIX. Dendroides. Latr. 

 Antennae branched. Thorax conic. 

 Sfi. 1. Canadensis. 

 Dendroides canadensis. Latr. 

 Inhabits Canada. 



Genus CCXX. Pyrochroa. Fabr. GeofT. De Geer, 

 Oliv. Latr. 



Canthaeris. Linn. 



Antennae pectinated or serrated. Thorax orbicular. 



The prevailing colour in this genus is red and black. 



Sfi. 1. Rubens. 



Pyrochroa rubens. Fabr. Lat. Oliv. 



Inhabits Europe. 



Sfi. 2. Coccinea. 



Cantharis coccinea. Linn. 



Pyrochroa coccinea. Fabr. Latr. 



Inhabits France, Germany, and England. 



Division II. 



Antennae simple. 



Genus CCXXI. Scraptia. Latr. 



Labial palpi terminated by a semilunar, or large tri- 

 angular joint. Thorax almost semicircular. 



Sfi. 1. Fusca. 



Scrafitia fusca. Latr. 



Inhabits France. 



Genus CCXXII. Notoxus. Geoff. Oliv. Illig. Latr. 



Meloe. Linn. Donovan. 



Anthicus. Paykull, Fabr 



Labial palpi terminated by a small truncate joint. Tho- 

 rax almost cordiform, produced into ft porrected horn in 

 front. 



Sfi. 1. Monoceros. 



Meloe monoceros. Linne, Donovan. 



Noiorus monoceros. Olivier, Illiger, Latr. 



Anthicus monoceros. Fabr. Payk, 



Inhabits Europe. 



• Hypulus qutrcims of Paykull is possibly referable to this genus. 



