. The Cambridge natural history. Zoology. 298 COLEOPTERA Fig. 151.—Agljiajderes setifer. Canary Islands. A, Imago ; B, tarsus accordiug to Westwood ; C, accordiug to nature ; D, maxilla ; E, labium. at all clear that the minute knot he considered the third joint is more than the articulation V \ of the elongate terminal /"^ joint. The family consists only of two or three species of Aglycyderes, one of which occurs in the Canary Islands, and one or two in ISTew Zealand and New Caledonia. The former is believed to live in the stems of Euphorhia canariensis ; a Xew Zealand species has
. The Cambridge natural history. Zoology. 298 COLEOPTERA Fig. 151.—Agljiajderes setifer. Canary Islands. A, Imago ; B, tarsus accordiug to Westwood ; C, accordiug to nature ; D, maxilla ; E, labium. at all clear that the minute knot he considered the third joint is more than the articulation V \ of the elongate terminal /"^ joint. The family consists only of two or three species of Aglycyderes, one of which occurs in the Canary Islands, and one or two in ISTew Zealand and New Caledonia. The former is believed to live in the stems of Euphorhia canariensis ; a Xew Zealand species has been found in connection with the tree-fern Cyailiea de/ilhr/ta. Fam. 85. Proterhinidae.—Tarsi tliree-jointed, the second joint lohed ; head of the male scarcely prolonged, but that of the female forming a definite rostrum.; onaxillae and liguhi entirely covered ly the mentum. As in the preced- ing family the sutures on the under side of the head and pro- sternum cannot be detected. The minute palpi are entirely enclosed in the buccal cavity. There is a very minute true third joint of the tarsus, at the base of the ter- minal joint, concealed between the lobes of the second joint. The family consists of the genus Pro- terhinus; it is confined to Hawaiian Islands, where these In- sects live on dead wood in the native forests. The genus is numerous in species and individuals. Strepsiptera (or Rhipiptera, Stylopidae).—Male small or minute; prothorax extremely small; mesothorax moderate, the elytra reduced to small, free slipis; rnetathorax and wings very large; nervuration of the latter radiating, v:ithout cross nervules. Female a mere sew, with one extremity smaller and forming a sort of neck or head. These curious Insects are parasitic in the interior of. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original
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