. Coleoptera : general introduction and Cicindelidae and Paussidae. e for producingblisters ; the property has apparently been known from very earlytimes. The life-histories of JSitaris and Epicauta have been referredto above (pp. 32, 33). The family falls into two well-marked divisions as follows :— I. Side-pieces of the meso- and meta-sternum coveredby the elytra, the inflexed portion of which isvery broad; elytra abbreviated and imbricate ; metasternum short Meloin^e. II. Side-pieces of the meso- and meta-sternum notcovered by the elytra, the inflexed portion ofwhich is narrow ; metasternum
. Coleoptera : general introduction and Cicindelidae and Paussidae. e for producingblisters ; the property has apparently been known from very earlytimes. The life-histories of JSitaris and Epicauta have been referredto above (pp. 32, 33). The family falls into two well-marked divisions as follows :— I. Side-pieces of the meso- and meta-sternum coveredby the elytra, the inflexed portion of which isvery broad; elytra abbreviated and imbricate ; metasternum short Meloin^e. II. Side-pieces of the meso- and meta-sternum notcovered by the elytra, the inflexed portion ofwhich is narrow ; metasternum long- Lyttinje. The species of Meloe are wingless and are found on the ground,the LyttinjE for the most part are active and occur on trees andflowers, etc.; Sitaris is found on or about old walls (its trans-formations are figured on p. 32). The family contains about 1500 species, which are very widelydistributed ; several species of Mylabris and Lytta occur in India,but on the whole the group is very poorly represented both in theIndian and Australian Fig. 75.—Epicauta actceon (natural size). Leconte and Horn form a separate family CephaloievE for thereception of the few species of the rare genus Cepliahon, which hasthe base of the prothorax as broad as the base of the elytra. Itis, however, best left at present under the Meloie^e ; only a veryfew species have been described (from Siberia, Japan, and jSTorthAmerica), and very little is known about them. 172 INTKODUCTION. Family 86. PYROCHROID^E. Head exserted, strongly constricted behind the eyes, which areemarginate; antennas eleven-jointed, inserted before the eyes; pro-thorax narrower at base than elytra; anterior coxce large, conicaland contiguous, cavities widely open behind; intermediate coxceconical, contiguous, posterior coxce transverse; elytra ample, widerthan abdomen; abdomen with jive free ventral segments, a sixthbeing visible in the male; legs long,penultimate joints of tarsi bilobedor dilated, claw
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