T.-^-O BEETLES. 



* Z. a-ngnstatus, Fabr. (Plate XIII., Fig. 31). Black, with 

 greyish pubescence, and dusted with greenish. Wing-cases 

 depressed at the base, punctate-striate. It is a larger beetle 

 than the last species. The larva lives in the stems of 

 mallow and thistle. 



* L. bicolor, Oliv. (Plate XIIL, Fig. 32). This species is 



dusted with rusty-brown. The elytra, which are not depressed 



at the base, are punctate-striate. It is found on walls in early 



spring. 



Genus Lepyrus, Germ. 



Body elongated oval, scaly, and provided with wings. 

 Scutellum distinct. Front margin of the pronotum very slightly 

 concave in its whole breadth. They are found on bushes. 



L. colon, Linn. (Plate XIIL, Fig. 33). Black, with grey 

 scales and hair. Elytra with a lighter scaly spot in the 

 middle. Abdomen with a row of white spots on each side. 

 It is found on willows in Southern and the southern portions 

 of Central Europe. 



* L, hinotatus, Fabr. (Plate XIIL, Fig. 34). This species 



closely resembles the foregoing, but is a shorter oval, and 



has no spots on the abdomen. It is found in woods and damp 



meadows, but is very rare in this country. 



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Genus Hylobius, Germ. 

 Wing-cases short, cylindrical, and entirely covering the 

 abdomen. Pronotum scarcely longer than broad, and greatly 

 narrowed in front. Front margin of the prosternum deeply 

 incised. Proboscis somewhat curved, and slightly thickened 

 towards the extremity. They live on pines, the larviB under 

 the bark of the old stumps. 



* H. ahietis, Linn. (Plate XIIL, Fig. 35). Black, with 

 yellowish -grey scales. The elytra have from two to four 

 irregularly-scaled yellow macular bands. The beetles are 



