H8 BEETLES. 



Legs lonf]: and slender. The beetles live in the old wood of 

 pines and fir trees. 



* S. harhatus, Schaller. (striatus, Hellen), (Plate XII., Fig. 19). 

 This is a native of Central and Eastern Europe, and has been 

 once or twice taken in Britain. It is brown with silky hair, 

 and slightly striated elytra. Length, 14-20 mm. 



Genus Melandrya, Fabr. 

 Body elongated. Wing-cases slightly convex, expanded 

 in the middle, broader than the pronotum. Antennae filiform 

 and curved, with the joints only slightly longer than broad. 

 They live in old wood. 



* M. caraboides, Linn. (Plate XII., Fig. 20). The elytra 

 are thickly punctate -striate, and the tips of the antennae 

 and part of the tarsi are orange. It is found in beech and 

 oak trees. It is common in the London district. 



Family XXXV. LAGRIID^. 



Body elongated. Head rounded, and broader than the 

 pronotum, which is cylindrical. Antennae with short joints. 



Genus Lagria, Fabr. 

 This is the only European genus of the family. The elytra 

 are covered with rough hair. The only British species is : 



* L. hirta, Linn, (puhescens, Linn., $ ), (Plate XII., Fig. 21). 

 The last joint of the antennae is longer in the male than in 

 the female. The wing-cases are brownish -yellow and soft, 

 clothed with long shaggy hair. It frequents flowering shrubs. 



Family XXXVI. PYROCHROIDJE. 



Body somewhat Hat. Head broader than the pronotum, 

 which is almost round, but broader than long. Wing-cases 

 expanded towards the extremity. They live under the bark 

 of trees. 



