The Scottish Naturalist. 



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- - at, or behind, mid. H., th. and e. reddish. 

 Rarely pit., with mar. of th. and of e. paler. E. 

 finely str. 3 1. B. C I 



Taphria. 

 Blackish, shining. Mouth, pal., an., and legs, test. Th. 

 tr., as broad at ba. as in fr. E. strongly str. 2H 



Anchomenus. 



1. H. and th. br. gr. Ba. of an. and legs test. E. test. 



a greenish cloud behind. Th. el. ; hi. angs. obt 



E. str. 3X 1. B. ! 

 Not as prec. Hi. angs. of th. sharply def., not obt. 

 .... .... extremely obt. . 



2. Brown b. An. , pal. , and legs test. Th. gently tr. 



mar. narrow. E. str. ; ints. flat ; mar. often pale 



3#1- B. !! 

 ... .... brown. Th. el. : 



ints. elev. 2% 1. E. I, 

 B. Th. very tr. ; mar. broad 



elev. 5X 1. B. ! 



3. E. with a row of 4 to 7 large consp. pits, on 3d int 

 E. not with a row of consp. pits, on 3d int. 



4. Entirely cop. b. Th. twice as wide as long. E. rather 



mollis 



nivalis 



mar. narrow. E. p.-s 



• • • 



E. deeply str. ; ints 



prasinus 

 2 



3 



albipes 



oblongus 



junceus 

 4 

 5 



uneven, parallel, finely str. 



iV 2 1. E. N - 



quadripunctatus 



Met. 



H. and th. gr. 



E. cop.; mar. gr. An., pal., 

 and legs, dusky. Th. very tr. E. finely p.-s 

 ap. pointed ( Colour varies). 4 1. E. 



Very like prec. Gen. unic. cop. Th. only slightly tr 

 E. not pointed at ap. Often with a gr. mar, 

 3X 1. B.n. .... 



5. H., th., and e., br. gr. Mar. of e. yel. An. and pal 

 dusky. Legs dusky; tib. test. Th. tr. E. finely 

 str. ; ints. elev. 4^ 1. B. 

 Not as the prec. An. with 3d j. pub. . 

 . . . .. . . _ . smooth, as 2d 



h. Fifth str. of e. forms a consp. fov. near ap. B. Ba. of 

 an., r.-m. of e., and legs, gen. reddish. Th 

 hardly tr. E. str. t>)4 LB.. 

 - - - - simple. The str. deeper, and ints. more elev., 

 near ap. ..... 



- - and ints. unif. throughout 



7. Obsc. gr. (or b., mccstus Duf. ). Th. tr. E. rather 

 deeply p.-s.; ints. somewhat conv. in fr. 3^ 1. 

 B ' 



Very like prec. Th. more tr. E. very finely p.-s. ; 

 ints. quite flat in fr. 3^ 1. E. . . , 



sexpunctatus 



ericeti 



marginatus 



9 

 6 



atratus 



7 

 8 



viduus 

 versutus 



