150 BEETLES. 



R, mordax, Fabr. (Plate XVIII., Fig, 1). This beetle is 

 tliickly covered with yellow pubescence, with broad dull 

 yellow transverse bands on the wing-cases. It is found on 

 oak and alder, and the larva under the bark. It is an in- 

 liabitant of various parts of the Continent. 



* B. inquisitor, Fabr. (Plate XVIIL, Fig. 2). The transverse 

 hands on the elytra are sharply-defined and orange-coloured, 

 and interrupted at the suture. It is common on beech and 

 uak, the larva living under the bark. 



* R. indagator, Fabr. (Plate XVIII., Fig. 3). Brownish- 

 yellow, covered with w^liite pubescence. The wing-cases have 

 two indistinct transverse bands. It is found on firs and pines, 

 the larva living under the bark. It is rare in England. 



* R. hifasciatum, Fabr. (Plate XVIII., Fig. 4). Elytra not 

 pubescent, black, with two oblique yellow marks. It is found 

 on the trunks of pine-trees, and the larva under the bark. 



Genus Toxotus, Serv. 



Elytra tw^ice as broad as the pronotum at the base, with 

 projecting shoulders. Legs long and slender, with the femora 

 somewhat thickened. They are found on flowering shrubs. 



T, cursor, Linn. (Plate XVIII., Fig 5). The female is 

 entirely black, but the male (nodis, Linn.) has red elytra, 

 and reddish-ochreous antennae and tibi?e. It is found in 

 lir-woods, and the larva in stumps. It is an inhabitant of 

 several of the countries of Central Europe. 



* T. meridionalis, Linn. (Plate XVIIL, Fig. 6). Elytra con- 

 siderably narrowed towards the extremity in the male, slightly 

 narrowed in the female, which is either entirely reddish- 

 ochreous, or only on the shoulders. The pronotum has an 

 obtuse elevation on each side. It is connnon on flowers. 



