. Illustrations of British entomology; or, A synopsis of indigenous insects: containing their generic and specific distinctions . Swansea.—L. W. Dillwyn, Esq. Genus CXLV.—Mycet^ea, Kirby. Antenna? about as long as the thorax, the basal joint large, robust, subcylindric,the second small, slightly elongate cylindric; the third to the eighth shorter,more slender, and of uniform length; the ninth rather larger, transverse, cup-shaped; the tenth still larger, subglobose; the eleventh very large, ovate ob-tuse. Palpi short, minute, the terminal joint subulated: head subquadrate,convex; eyes small, n
. Illustrations of British entomology; or, A synopsis of indigenous insects: containing their generic and specific distinctions . Swansea.—L. W. Dillwyn, Esq. Genus CXLV.—Mycet^ea, Kirby. Antenna? about as long as the thorax, the basal joint large, robust, subcylindric,the second small, slightly elongate cylindric; the third to the eighth shorter,more slender, and of uniform length; the ninth rather larger, transverse, cup-shaped; the tenth still larger, subglobose; the eleventh very large, ovate ob-tuse. Palpi short, minute, the terminal joint subulated: head subquadrate,convex; eyes small, nearly prominent: thorax short, transverse, emarginateanteriorly, the lateral margins slightly rounded, entire, with a distinct elevatedline parallel thereto on the disc : elytra ovate, convex, punctate-striated, entire,acute at the apex: body convex : legs rather short: tibiae simple: tarsi, an-terior with an appendage at the base. The singular genus Mycetsea may be known from Byturus, bythe different structure of its antennae, its short, convex form,subulated palpi, the elevated line on the thorax, and other less
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