BEETLES. 09 



in sliape. It is common on hazel, and on heath growing 

 under pines. 



Genus Corymbites, Latr. 



"Wing-cases generally slightly oval, as broad as the pronotuni 

 at the base, but more than twice as long. The prosternum is 

 without distinct grooves for the antennae. The trochanters 

 are simple and slender. The antennae vary, and have branches 

 on the inner side in the males of some species. They are 

 found on grass, bushes, and flowers, as well as under stones. 



C. luEmatodes, Fabr. (Plate XI., Fig. 2). Black, with blood- 

 red wing-cases and a red head and pronotum, clothed with a 

 velvety down. The male has branched antennae. It appears 

 in early spring on the shoots of willow-s and mountain-ash. 

 It is found in most parts of the Continent. 



* C. castaneus, Linn. Elytra orange, tipped svith black, dis- 

 tinctly punctate-striate. Head and pronotum thickly covered 

 with yellow, felt-like hair. Length, 9-10 mm. It is very rare. 



* C. cupreus, Fabr. (Plate XL, Fig. 3). Elytra yellow in front, 

 with the tip metallic-green or bronzy, frequently entirely 

 bronzed, like the pronotum. Length, 15 mm. 



* C. pedinicomis, Linn. (Plate XL, Fig. 1). Shining brassy, 

 •with more or less green. The antenna; are black, with the 

 branches in the male more than twice as long as the separate 

 joints. The elytra are finely punctate-striate, flat in the male, 

 distinctly convex in the female. Length, 14-18 mm. 



* C. tessellatus, Linn. Metallic-brown, clothed with patches 

 ■of thick silky yellow pubescence, which gives the upper 

 surface a rather variegated appearance. Length, 8-9 mm. It 

 is found in grassy places. 



* C. ceneus, Linn. (Plate XL, Fig. 4). Eather broad, smooth, 



and of a shining metallic-green, blue, coppery, or black, with dark 



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