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short and thick, and somewhat widened at the ex- 
tremity. The species are generally of small size, 
but many of them are ornamented with agreeable 
colours. 
APODERUS LONGICOLLIS. 
PLATE XX. Fig. 1. 
Olivier , v. No. 81, pi. 1, fig. 25 — Attelabus longicollis, 
Fair. Syst. Eleuih. 
The ordinary length is between four and five 
lines. The colour of the upper parts of the body 
is reddish yellow, the under side of a paler hue. 
The neck is remarkably long, and brownish black. 
The elytra are very convex behind, marked with 
punctured lines, and numerous impressed points of a 
considerable size. It is found in the East Indies. 
APODERUS GEMMATUS. 
PLATE XX. Fig. 2. 
Olivier , v. No. 81, pi. 1, fig. 16 — Attelabus gemmatus, 
Fabr. 
The figure in the accompanying plate represents 
this insect considerably enlarged, its natural length 
seldom exceeding three lines. The colour is rust- 
red inclining to yellow, the antennae black. The 
thorax and elytra are pretty thickly covered with 
