. Classification of the Coleoptera of North America [microform]. Beetles; Coléoptères. [lYmKU'lMl. liAK. (in This I'luiiily is (iiic of llic Ijcsl dc'iiicil iiiid iiuist liisUnct of iitiv iti till" wliok' orticf of Ccilcoiitt'i'ii, imkI conliiiiis a iiKidiTiitc imiulicr of species, of all oviil form, soiii'-wlial iilleniiMled iil ciliier end. iisiialiy of a very l)rilliaiil liiuisii-lilack color aliovc, wilii llic imne- tares relleelinj^ a golden tint. Their iialiils are a(|natic, hut. reniarkahly dilfereid from those of llie Dyliscidic; lliey arc usually seen in lai'.L;e iiuniliers on


. Classification of the Coleoptera of North America [microform]. Beetles; Coléoptères. [lYmKU'lMl. liAK. (in This I'luiiily is (iiic of llic Ijcsl dc'iiicil iiiid iiuist liisUnct of iitiv iti till" wliok' orticf of Ccilcoiitt'i'ii, imkI conliiiiis a iiKidiTiitc imiulicr of species, of all oviil form, soiii'-wlial iilleniiMled iil ciliier end. iisiialiy of a very l)rilliaiil liiuisii-lilack color aliovc, wilii llic imne- tares relleelinj^ a golden tint. Their iialiils are a(|natic, hut. reniarkahly dilfereid from those of llie Dyliscidic; lliey arc usually seen in lai'.L;e iiuniliers on llie surl'acc of the walei', circliiiji' al)onl in lal)yrinlliiiie curves, ami divinn' hnl rarely, and ordy to escape from an ininicdiiilc rhiu}j;cr; when ean^'lil, many e.\liah> a milKy Ihiid. haviriLi' an odor of apples. The elytra ar(^ in two of onr ficuci'ii siriale, wilii rows of pnne- turcs ; in (iyrelcs they are witln)Ul, striiu, smooth mid on the , limdy pnnetiircd and piiheseent on the sides. Tlil M';.'iiirnl 111' ,-il"liiiiii'ii (lc]irc;-M'il, rcniinlcil .'it t\]': Si-iii<'lliMii (li-iiiici. GyrimiB. !S(iilc'lliiiii «;nitiii,u' (Irilinini transvorsc). Cineutus. liiisf vrnlral si'jrnient ut' .â iliilniui-ii cldtif^.-itccl, ! ( [â i-oiiiitii'iil. sciili'lliiMi ^')- â Gyretes (,'i/rnnis is widely (listriliiited: jiiiifKliis ]^ found in the Athiii- tic rciiioii; (I'l/i-ifi's, wiili liiil (uic reju'csciitative, in Arizonu, Texas, and Illinois. 1 \ M V11 -HYDROPHILIDAE. 'Monlinn lar,!j'(\ r|u;iilralo; onl:n'suture distiucl. l^iiiula i.'i'oail, very slioi't, usually cuiiccalcd, with labia! jialpi very (listaut at base. Maxilhu with tun hdics ciliated at tlu- cxt iciiiity; Mvt's r<iuiiil ill all nf our ucuci'a (t'liiaioiiiatc or even divided liv tlie side id" the head in sdiiie I'lireitiii oenera). Aulenine inserted under tlie sides (d' tlii' IVoiil, li(diiii(l tli(! base t)l the inainlibles, ui


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