The Scottish Naturalist. 



2. E. bl., spar, puna, dist. str., withelev. ints. 2^-4.1. E. 



E. bl., rarely marked with r., punc., scarcely str., ints. 



flat. 2-3 1. E. N - * . . . . 



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crepitans 



explodeiis 



Sixth Family— LEBIAD^. (12 genera) 



1. Ba. j. of an. not longer than h. Th. very tr. and bu 



little contr. behind 



- el., much narrower than h., nar 



rowest in fr. 

 - not as in either of prec. 



- - - - longer than h. . 



2. Th. br. r. 



- not br. r. 



3. Pen. j. of an. tar. bil. and larger than 3rd. Claws simple 



- Claws toothed 



not as in prec. H. and th. closely and unif. 



punc. ..... 



--- not closely and unif. punc. 



4. Ap. j. of pal. thickest behind the mid. 

 in fr. . 



5. An. entirely pale .... 



- not entirely pale. Claws toothed 



- - - -. - untoothed .... 



6. Mentum toothed .... 



- untoothed * 



Odacantha 



3 



Drypta 



Lebia 

 Masoreus 



Aetophorus 

 Demetrias 



4 

 5 



Cymindis 

 Polystichus 



Dromius 



6 



Lionychus 



Metabletus 

 Blechrus 



Drypta. 



Pub. , punc. H. , th. , and e. br. bl. Mouth, pal. , legs, and 

 an.,yel. Ba. of an. partly b. E. str. 3^1. E. s - 



Polystichus. 



Pub. punc. R. Legs, and a large dorsal mark on each of 

 the e., paler. E. p. -s. 4I. E. c - • 



Odacantha. 



H. and th. br. gr. An. dusky, pale at ba. Legs test. ; 

 knees and tar. dusky. E. reddish test, with 

 blackish ap. , very faintly p. -s. 3 1. E. ' . 



Aetophorus. 



H. b. Th. r. An., pal., legs, and e., test. E. faintly 

 p. -s. , with a b. cloud forked in fr. on the sut. , and 

 marked with b. on the mar. Breast b. 2 l / z 1. E. F - 



dentata 



vittatus 



melanura 



imperialis 



