12C • BEETLES. 



C. viridis, Fabr. (Plate XIII., Fig. 13). This beetle is 



clothed with green scales above, and with yellow on the sides 



of the pronotum and elytra, the latter with a short spine. It 



is common on alder, willow, and hazel in most parts of the 



Continent. 



Genus Minyops, Schonh. 



Apterous beetles, with small, elongated, oval eyes placed 

 laterally. The proboscis is rather stout and long, slightly bent. 

 The antennge are short, with the first joint elongated, the 

 second scarcely longer than the third, and the remaining ones 

 very short. 



M. variolosus (Plate XIIL, Fig. 14). Black, with numerous 



depressions, more or less covered with a grey dusting. It is 



a native of Southern France and Germany, where it lives 



under stones. 



Genus Molytes, Schonh. 



Apterous; either bare or spotted with yellow scales. The 

 elytra have the shoulders rounded. The llagellum of the 

 antennae does not extend to the eyes. Scutellum distinct. 

 It is found on paths, in grass, and under stones. 



* M. germanus, Linn. (Plate XIIL, Fig. 15). Wing-cases 

 and pronotum with numerous depressed yellows-scaled spots. 

 The last abdominal segment is simple in the female, but 

 slightly depressed in the male. It is found in chalky 

 places, and is rare and local. 



Genus Plinthus, Germ. 



Apterous. Elytra with a common concavity at the base, 

 with obtusely projecting shoulders. Scutellum very indis- 

 tinctly seen. AntenncT somewhat slender, the first two joints 

 elongated, and the others knot-like. They are found under 

 stones. 



