Excerpt from Genera des Insectes, ou Exposition Détaillée de Tous les Caractères Propres à Chacun des Genres de cette Classe d'Animaux: Ordres Et Familles
Antennes (b) sétacées, de la longueur du corps, composées d'un très - grand nombre d'articles ayant les formes de portions de cônes renversés, beaucoup plus larges que hautes le pre mier est cylindrique, aussi long que sept ou huit autres articles de l'antenne le second est un peu plus long que les suivants; tous les autres sont presque pareils; ces antennes sont en outre légèrement velues dans toute leur longueur.
Labbe (6) deux fois plus large que long, un peu lobé dans son milieu; en dessous il a de chaque côté un espace lisse.
Mandibules (d). Elles forment un parallélogramme très allongé, un peu courbé sur toute la longueur l'extrémité est droite, armée supérieurement de deux dents aiguës, au-dessous desquelles vient un lobe arrondi, puis quelques petites dents en scie; au - dessous sont quelques poils raides.
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