15G BEETLES. 



* L. (Crioceris) asparagi, Linn. (Plate XIX., Fig. 15). Wing- 

 cases yellowish, with six black spots and a black cross. Both 

 beetle and larva are found on asparagus. 



Genus Clythra, Laich. 



Cylindrical beetles, with the head retracted and generally 

 with a vertical front. Pronotum as broad as the elytra, usually 

 somewhat expanded. They are found in meadows and on low 

 plants, and the larvae live in hairy, leathery cases, with only 

 the head and legs free, and drag the cases after them. 



C. longipes, Pabr. (Plate XIX., Fig. 16). This is black, with 

 the elytra pale yellow, with three black spots. In the 

 male the front legs are very long. It is a South European 

 species. 



C. longimana, Linn. (Plate XIX., Fig. 17). Elytra pale 

 yellow, with a small spot on the shoulders. Antennae violet, 

 reddish at the base. The head is very large in the male, and 

 the front legs are very long. It is common in many parts of 

 Central Europe. 



* C. quadripundata, Linn. (Plate XIX., Fig. 18). Shining 

 orange -colour, with two black spots on each of the elytra. 

 It is found on willow, lime, and aspen. The larva lives on 

 low plants in a case. (Fig. 19.) 



0. Iccviuscula, Eatzb. (Plate XIX., Fig. 20). This species is 

 also orange, with a smooth shining pronotum. There are two 

 black spots on the elytra, the hinder of which is very large. 

 It is a native of Southern Europe. 



C. cganea, Linn. (Plate XIX., Fig. 21). Pronotum and legs 

 orange. Elytra shining blue, or bluish-green. It frequents 

 damp meadows and ditches, and is found in many parts of 

 the Continent. 



