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the legs are orange. It is common on flowers in Southern 

 and the southern portions of Central Europe. 



Genus Dorcadiox, Dalm. 



Body broad. Pronotum widest in the middle. AntenucT 

 rather stout, setiform, rarely longer than the body. They are 

 found on roads and on walls, sitting usually on their hind legs. 



D. gitadrilincatum, Muls. (Plate XVI., Pig. 20). This is a 

 native of South France. It is a striped variety of 



D. fuliginatoVy Linn. (Plate XVI., Pig. 21), which is black, 

 with thick white pubescence on the wing-cases. It is found ia 

 Switzerland and in Southern Europe. 



Genus Lamia, Pabr. 

 Winged. Elytra granulated, and twice as long as broad. 



* L. textor, Linn. (Plate XVL, Pig. 22). Black, with close,, 

 sessile, brown pubescence. It is found on old willows and 

 poplars, but is rare in this country. 



Genus Monohammus, Meg. 

 Wing-cases cylindrical in the females, attenuated behind ini 

 the males. They are mountain species. 



* M. sutor, Linn. Black, with a metallic-brown gloss. The- 

 scutellum has a yellowish pubescence, with a deep bare longi- 

 tudinal line. It is found on felled pine-wood, and is very rare^ 



Genus Acanthoderus, Serv. 



The third tarsal joint very long. Pemales provided with, 

 an ovipositor. 



A. varius, Pabr. (Plate XVII., Pig. 1). This is a black 

 species, covered with thick pubescence. It is found in the- 

 old trunks of beech and oak-trees, and sometimes in timber- 

 yards on the Continent. 



