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Variety flavipes Lee. In this, yellow scales seem to have replaced the 

 black, on the head, on the disc of the thorax, between the sinuous bauds 

 on the elytra, arranged in spots on the sides of the abdomen and in a 

 quadrilateral space on the last segment. Only a Aiint trace of white on 

 each side of anterior part of suture. The white bands are larger than in a 

 typical scroj)]iularl(E, two large white spots near the apex, represent the 

 posterior lateral prolongation of the sutural orange, and the apical spot. 

 (Fig. 67.) 



This variety I believe from the description given by Reitter to be the 

 variety albidus of Brulle, but I have not had the opportunity for compari- 

 son. 



VarieUj thoracicus Mels. The scales on the upper surface are black as in 

 scro'phularice, the orange suture may be present or replaced by white ; the 

 lii'st and second transverse bands are large, confluent at the sides only, or 

 throughout their entire extent, forming a very wide sub-basal band. 

 (Fig. ^8.) 



A. varius Fabr. Ovate convex, black, clothed Avith yelloAv, white, and 

 black, fine, long scales. Elytra marked by a larger humeral ring, a trans- 

 verse sinuous band, and an apical spot of mixed yellow and white scales. 

 Head coarsely punctate, covered with fine yellow scales. Eyes quite 

 prominent, entire; antennae black or rufous, 11-jointed, first and second 

 joints large, globular, sub-equal ; 3-8 small, equal, compressed ; 9-11 form a 

 club which equals the preceding part of the antennae, the last joint 

 decidedly larger than the other two. Thorax coarsely punctate, disc 

 sparsely clothed with yellow, sides and lobe of base covered with white 

 scales. Scutellum hardly discernible. Elytra black, coarsely punctate, 

 covered with black scales and ornamented with a large basal ring, a trans- 

 evei'se median sinuous band, and an apical spot of mixed white and j'el- 

 low. Body beneath black, clothed with fine, long, yellowish-grayscales, 

 mixed at sides with yellow, first abdominal segment with a naked groove 

 on each side of base to receive the posterior femora, last four marked with 

 brownish-yellow spots at lateral margins ; only a faint spot of black in the 

 middle of the last segment. Legs black, femora covered with scales. 

 Length .07-.12 inch ; 1.7-3 mm. (Figs. 70, 71.) 



The distinguishing characters of this species are the fine, narrow and 

 long scales Avhich clothe it ; the entire, prominent ej-^es, the 3-jointed 

 elongate antennal club, and the almost uniform absence of a large black 

 spot at the last ventral segment. The markings on the elytra vary con- 

 siderably in difiereut specimens, showing a series from a perfectlj' banded 

 to an obscurely mottled form. The insects are Avidely distributed and in 

 the larval stage are especially destructive to zoological collections. 



A. museorum Linn. Oblong, brown, moderatelj' convex, covered with 

 black and yellowish-white, small, triangular scales. ^ Elytra with black or 

 brown scales sparsely mixed with Avhite, three indefinite, irregular bands 

 also white. Head covered with scales which are brown, around the eyes 



