. Classification of the Coleoptera of North America [microform]. Beetles; Coléoptères. I , >; .^â ''j- -^»M 28-4 ("dl-KOl'TKllA OK NOHTII AMKIUCA. slruiigly t'(iiisiricle(l at liiisc in Ociiii.', Imi in (Jmiiiniis is trans- vcrse, more nmiitli'd on tlic siiics, iiiid not constricli'd al biisc. 'I'Ik! sciiipliii'c of the pi'olliorax of tiie 1 in luicrossus is pfcu- liar; lincly aiiitaccous, oiiaiinc. with a siiiootli dorsal villa, and a ai'sio scar-iiivc mark cacli .-idc, i icarlv iiaralli Willi liic doi'.- liiip, (.'omnR'nciiift- near llu' liasc, snddcidy inlli-xi'd Jnsi in iVon
. Classification of the Coleoptera of North America [microform]. Beetles; Coléoptères. I , >; .^â ''j- -^»M 28-4 ("dl-KOl'TKllA OK NOHTII AMKIUCA. slruiigly t'(iiisiricle(l at liiisc in Ociiii.', Imi in (Jmiiiniis is trans- vcrse, more nmiitli'd on tlic siiics, iiiid not constricli'd al biisc. 'I'Ik! sciiipliii'c of the pi'olliorax of tiie 1 in luicrossus is pfcu- liar; lincly aiiitaccous, oiiaiinc. with a siiiootli dorsal villa, and a ai'sio scar-iiivc mark cacli .-idc, i icarlv iiaralli Willi liic doi'.- liiip, (.'omnR'nciiift- near llu' liasc, snddcidy inlli-xi'd Jnsi in iVont of liic middle, and then alilircvialcd. Tlu' I'liistcrna of llic inclalimrax in Ociiio ami 1']iicrossus an- ti'ianu'ular, wide in iVonl, and |ioinli'd licldml, as in ('rio('('|diaiii~. 'riic siiceics L'. viliiajniitt is Is nnn. ioMj;-, ol' a iialc-iirowii rolor; with the cUlra H'chly jium turi'd, (â¢lotlM'<l willi erect |iiil)e~- eene<', iinirked witli two very lainl lines, and arnnd willi u small sidisnlural spine al lip; llie joints of llie antenna'from the ;;d are elotlied beneath with a dense fringe of liair, lieeoining lldnner to the Hll), where it disappears.'â ' 'I' -ential charaelers of this snli-jirouii are in the front lieinif prominent, very stroimly anunlated externally, with hir are also prominent : tlie fith ventral of the 1, is as lar,!ie as llie till and emariiiiiate at tip in Oi'iue; etpially hirfic and Irnneate in Mahicoplerus ; sinail and trnneato in jMierossus. 'riie {reiiera may be distinjiiiished as follows: â I'liliii Vi'ry Mnriiii;il, dil.'ili'il; I'msterninii liuiiiMil'oniL ; ;iiili'nMii' r(JUf,'li willi i-Ii'v;iIim1 |i(iiiits; niej-cT- stci iiinii very mn rmv ; l'nitli(ir;ix intieil iit luisc. l'retlior;i\- imistrictctl ;il li;is Malacopterus. Oeme. I'l'osti'iMUiii net laniiiiirniMi ; â â¢lutiiuia' vii-_v lHiic;itli, juints li-ii witli a tiTMiiii.'! spini' Hdily iiiiiloniily imlicsi'i'Mt. lindy willi transverse
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