BEETLES. 147 



Genus Mesosa, Serv. 



Wing-cases much broader than the pronotum. Antennae 

 longer than the body, with long erect hair on the under surface. 

 Femora somewhat thickened. They are generally found on pines. 



M. curculionoides, Linn. (Plate XVIL, Fig. 6). Black, with 

 grey pubescence and golden-yellow spots. The pronotum 

 and elytra have each four black pubescent spots upon them. 

 It is found on the Continent. 



* M. nubila, Oliv. (Plate XVIL, Fig. 7). This species is 

 clothed with reddish-brown and grey hair, and there is a 

 whitish band on the elytra. It is found in the branches 

 of oak and beech trees. It is rare in England. 



Genus Agapanthia, Serv. 



Elytra broader than the elongated pronotum. Head with 

 a strongly convex top. They are found on flowers, especially 

 on thistle-heads. 



A. angusticollis, Gyll. (Plate XVII., Fig. 8). This beetle 

 is black, with yellowish pubescence, and the first joint of the 

 antennae is clothed with thick yellow hair. It is common 

 on the Continent on flowering thistles. 



Genus Saperda, Fabr. 

 Wing-cases with the shoulders projecting, and either of 

 uniform breadth or narrower behind. Antennae as long as, or 

 longer than, the body. They are found on flowers and bushes. 



* S. carcharias, Linn. (Plate XVIL, Fig. 9). This is covered 

 with a grey or brownish-yellow pubescence. The males are 

 distinctly attenuated behind. It lives on growing poplars 

 and willows. 



* S. scalaris, Linn. (Plate XVIL, Fig. 10). Black, with 

 yellow markings on the elytra, and a yellow suture. The 



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