. Classification of the Coleoptera of North America [microform]. Beetles; Coléoptères. i â .'â -â .. I . 254 COLEOPTERA OF NORTII AMERICA. Sul)-Tiilii' 7.âMc'loloiif liini (g(^miiiii). Tliis is the lirst of tlio ."^ub-trihcs in wiiit'ii Ww anterior coxir are not. proniiru'nt, l)iit siinply triitisvorsi', a-id contaiiicl enliroly in tlio coxul eavitit's. It is distinjjnislictl IVoni the otlicr .siilMrihcs having- tiiis ciianietor, hy iUt' lalinim l)cing (iccjiiy eniarjrinate, ami llic vciilral st'guKints connati-, lliougii the .sutures are I'retiuenliy not ell'iKM'd. Tiie apical margin o


. Classification of the Coleoptera of North America [microform]. Beetles; Coléoptères. i â .'â -â .. I . 254 COLEOPTERA OF NORTII AMERICA. Sul)-Tiilii' 7.âMc'loloiif liini (g(^miiiii). Tliis is the lirst of tlio ."^ub-trihcs in wiiit'ii Ww anterior coxir are not. proniiru'nt, l)iit siinply triitisvorsi', a-id contaiiicl enliroly in tlio coxul eavitit's. It is distinjjnislictl IVoni the otlicr .siilMrihcs having- tiiis ciianietor, hy iUt' lalinim l)cing (iccjiiy eniarjrinate, ami llic vciilral st'guKints connati-, lliougii the .sutures are I'retiuenliy not ell'iKM'd. Tiie apical margin of the is never membranous; the fiflii k'entral segment is connate willi the propygidium l)y an angii- lated suture, sometimes partly obliterated; tiie spiracle is placed at the angle ol' this suture, nearer the posterior than the anterior margin. The genera indicate two groups, distinguished as fol- lows:â t^Mc^ ]ii('.'('s of iiv'tathnrax narrow. RiiizoTitofii. Side jjicci'.s of \vi<;ite, with n sinfili' tootli liciicath. Lacbnosterna. ("laws more or less ., soiiii'tiiiics also tootlicd. Listrocbelus. T/istrochelns belongs to the interior of the eoniinont, from Platte River to the Tolorado of California. Two species of Laehnosterriii are kiiovn from California; the others all belong to the Atlantic slo])e of the continent. * I'"or rin important note conccrninf; the Htrncturcnf the li;;nla and posi- tion ot till' laliial jialpi in vnriouB groujis of Mclolontliidu;, vido DnVal, (ion. ('ol. Kurope, iii. 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 Le Conte, John L. (John Lawrence), 1825-1883; Horn, George H. (George Henry), 1840-1897. Washington : Smithsonian Institution


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