lOG BEETLES. 



They are found gregariously on flowers and bushes standing 

 in grassy places. 



3L biguttatus, Payk. (Plate XL, Fig. 21). This species is 

 black, finely hairy. The elytra are punctate-striate and tipped 

 with sulphur-yellow. The front part of the head, the base 

 of the antennae, and the femora, are yellow. Length, 6-7 mm. 

 It is found in various parts of the Continent, especially in 

 mountainous districts. 



* 3f. (Malthodes) marginatus, Latr. (Plate XL, Fig. 22). 

 Elytra greyish - brown, tipped with sulphur - yellow. The 

 mouth, legs and tarsi, the edges of the pronotum, and some 

 markings on the abdomen, are yellow. The pronotum is 

 nearly quadrangular. It is common in and near woods. 



* M. (Malthodes) sanguinolentus, Fall. The pronotum is 

 orange, with a darker spot in the middle. The elytra are 

 brown, tipped with sulphur - yellow ; and the legs and the 

 edges of the abdominal segments are yellow. Length, 4 mm. 

 It is common in damp woods. 



Genus Malachius, Fabr. 



Antennae inserted between the eyes, eleven-jointed. Elytra 

 scarcely broader than the pronotum, twice as long as broad, and 

 expanded towards the extremity. The beetles live on flowers. 



* M. ceneus, Linn. (Plate XL, Fig. 23). This species is 

 coppery-green with dull -red elytra, very finely granulated, 

 with a green spot. The second joint of the antennae is pro- 

 duced in a point internally at the apex in the male, and there 

 is a long curved hook on the third. The larva lives in thatch. 



* Af. bipustulatus, Fabr. (Plate XL, Fig. 24). Shining green, 

 with the mouth yellow, and the front angles of the pronotum 

 and tips of the wing-cases red. The basal joints of the 



