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which are elongated and the rest conical. They are found, 

 often in large numbers, on various bushes, which they denude 

 of their leaves. 



* P. calcaratus (Plate XIII., Fig. 3). This species is black,, 

 clothed with long, grey, yellowish-green, or golden scales. The 

 femora are distinctly toothed. It is common in woods. 



Genus Liophlgeus, Germ. 

 Wing-cases broad, truncated in front. Antennae rather long 

 and slender, flagellum seven-jointed. The femora are clavate,. 

 obtusely dentated. They live on flowering shrubs. 



* L. nuhilus, Fabr. (Plate XIII., Fig. 4). Black, thickly 

 punctured, and densely covered with grey scales. Antennae- 

 reddish-brown, with the exception of the club. It is common 

 on roads and on flowering bushes. Length, 8-11 mm. 



Genus Baeynotus, Germ. 

 These are wingless beetles, with the proboscis shorter than? 

 the pronotum, and rather thick. The antennae are somewhat 

 slender, with the flagellum reaching as far as the middle of the- 

 eyes ; the first two joints are elongated, and the rest short. 

 They are found generally under stones, but occasionally on 

 bushes. 



* B. ohscitrus, Fabr. (Plate XIII., Fig. 5). This species is- 

 black, with brown and grey scales. The wing-cases are in- 

 distinctly punctate-striate. It is a common species. 



Genus Strophosomus, Schonh. 

 Apterous beetles, scaly, with erect hair or bristles. The- 

 proboscis is short and angular, flat above. The antennae are- 

 rather slender, with the flagellum reaching to the hind margin 

 of the eyes. They are found on sandy, grassy places, under 

 stones, and rarely on bushes. 



