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The elytra have two bands, which are denuded and taper 

 towards the extremity. It is found on pine-trees. 



Genus Laeinus, Germ. 



Body oval, winged, and usually pubescent. The proboscis 

 is rather long and rounded. The antenme are somewhat 

 long and seven-jointed, the first two joints being scarcely 

 longer than those following. They are found on thistles,. 

 and the larvae in the flower-heads. 



L. sturnus, Schall. (Plate XIIL, Fig. 27). Proboscis with 

 a raised line down the middle. Elytra very uniformly spotted 

 with grey. It is a native of various parts of the Continent, 

 living on Centaurea scabiosa. 



L. jacecc, Fabr. (Plate XIII., Fig. 28). This closely resembles- 

 the last species, but is smaller, and has not the median furrow 

 on the proboscis. The elytra are short and oval. It is found 

 on thistle-heads, and is a native of Southern and the southern 

 parts of Central Europe. 



L. pollinis, Laich. (Plate XIII., Fig. 29). This beetle is 

 similar, but the proboscis is only half as long as the pronotum. 

 The wing-cases are covered with yellowish-brown scales. The 

 abdomen has black linear spots and a yellow spot on the side^ 

 It is found in various parts of the Continent. 



Genus Lixus, Fabr. 

 Body long and cylindrical. Proboscis rather long and 

 rounded. Antenna; inserted near the middle of the proboscis. 

 Both the beetles and their larvae live in the stems of 

 Umhelliferce, &c. 



* L. parapledicics, Linn. (Plate XIIL, Fig. 30). Black, 

 dusted with greenish-yellow. Femora slender, not thickened. 

 The larvae live in the stems of umbelliferous plants, and are 

 especially partial to water-hemlock. It is a rare species. • 



