BEETLES. 159 



* T. tenehricosa, Fabr. (Plate XIX., Fig. 36). Black, with the 

 pronotum widest before the middle. The beetle, and its stout 

 dark green larva, are common on bushes in early spring. 

 Length, 11-18 mm. 



* T. coriaria, Fabr. (Plate XIX., Fig. 37). Black, very 

 shining, with the pronotum widest in the middle. Antennae and 

 let's reddish-brown. It is common on heaths and commons. 



T. metallica, Fabr. (Plate XIX., Fig. 38). Bronze-coloured. 

 It is found in the mountains of the Austrian Empire. 



Genus Chrysomela, Linn. (Golden Apple Beetles). 

 Body oval or elongated, very convex, generally winged. The 

 second joint of the antennse is narrower than the first and 

 third. They live on low plants and bushes, often in such 

 numbers as to be very destructive. 



* C. staphylea, Linn. (Plate XIX., Fig. 39). This is an oval, 

 shining, metallic, yellowish-brown beetle, with irregularly 

 striated wing-cases. It is common in the spring under stones. 



* G. varians, Fabr. (Plate XIX., Fig. 40). Dark blue, 

 greenish-violet, dark green or bronzy, with a coppery or 

 golden shine. It is found on St. John's wort, &c. 



* C. goettingensis, Linn. (Plate XIX., Fig. 41). This is 

 violet, with rusty-yellow antennse, palpi, and tarsi. It is 

 found in spring under stones, in sandy and chalky places. 

 Length, 7-9 mm. 



* C. marginata, Linn. (Plate XIX., Fig. 42). Bronzy-brown, 

 with the base of the antennse and a narrow border on the 

 elytra orange. It is found in sandy places, but is rare. 

 Length, 5-7 mm. 



C. violacea, Panz. (Plate XIX., Fig. 43). Blue or bluish- 

 green, with scattered punctures on the wing-cases. It is found 

 in ditches, on species of Mentha, on the Continent. 



