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ZOOLOGICAL LITEftATUllE. 
Antennas with thickened joints. 
Palpi pointed. 
Disc of prothorax unarmed. 
Prothprax transversely sulcated. 
Posterior tibiae deeply notched 11. Phylarus, Pasc. 
Posterior tibiae entire 12. Athylia, g. n. 
Protliorax not sulcated 13. Camptomyne^ g. n. 
Disc of prothorax armed with two spines . . 14. Gyaritus, Pasc. 
Palpi securiform 15. Axmyllmm, g. n. 
Prothorax unarmed at the sides. 
Scape of normal length j eyes emarginate. 
Antennae slender, setaceous. 
Scape slender, cylindrical 16. JSmeopeduSf g. n. 
Scape short, thick 17. Nesomornus, g. n. 
Antenme thickened, more or less linear. 
Antennae fusiform 18. Ebrndes, g. n. 
Antennae not fusiform. 
Prothorax contracted at base 19. Egesina, g. n. 
Prothorax of nearly equal breadth throughout. 
Scape subcylindrical 20. Enispia, g. n. 
Scape elongato-pyriform 21. EyemuSj g. n. 
Scape very long j eyes divided 22. Oloessa, g. n. 
Ill his subfamily Nipho^iince Pascoe describes fifty-seven 
species belonging to eighteen genera, which are tabulated as 
follows. He remarks that the characters employed are of 
secondary value (/. c. pp. 57-58) ; — 
Mesosternum pi’oduced, or often toothed anteriorly. 
Antennary tubers distant (front flat or convex). 
Third joint of antennae not longer than fourth. 
Intermediate and posterior tibiae shorter than their tarsi. 
1. JEktra, Thoms. 
All the tibiae longer than the tarsi. 
Head large, dilated below eyes in (j* 2. Ahryna^ Newin. 
Head moderate or small. 
Elytra ribbed or crested at base. 
Outer margin of anterior tibiae curved 8. Axiothea, g. n. 
Outermarginofanterior tibiae straight 4. Escharodes, g. u. 
Elytra simple. 
Prothorax with a narrow longitudinal line. 
6. Atyporisj g. n. 
Prothorax simply convex 6. Ailyomomus, g. u. 
Third joint of antenme longer than fourth. 
Scape nearly cylindrical 7. Eczemotes, g. u. 
Scape clavate. 
Anterior tibiae straight, unarmed S.Sy7nphyletes,'^Q^f7m. 
Anterior tibiae curved, toothed internally in S • 
Head transverse anteriorly, eyes large 9. IschiopliteSflihonm. 
Head quadrate anteriorly, eyes small . . 10. Xiphotheata, g. n. 
Antennary tubers approximate (front concave). 
