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— Head smaller ; thorax broadest near base ; legs and antennae longer ; 



striae of elytra longer 7. 



7. Club of antennae broader, dark, at least on the outer side ; base of thorax 



more strongly sinuate ; striae of elytra more closely pimctixred ; under- 

 plate of posterior femora in $ with a large sharp lobe-like tooth at 

 apex ; in ? with a distinctly angled lobe even in very small un- 

 developed specimens L. calcarata, Er. 



— Club of antenna} narrower, entirely reddish-testaceoiis ; base of thorax 



less strongly sinuate ; stria; of elj'tra more remotely punctured ; under- 

 plate of posterior femora in both sexes broadly rounded... 



L. macropus, Rye 



8. Head large ; club of antennaj dark, very broad, last joint very small in 



proportion to penultimate ; thorax strongly punctured, much widened 

 at sides and contracted behind, broadest about middle ; striae of elytra 

 very strongly pimctvircd ; last joint of posterior tarsi sub-cylindrical. 



...L. stenocoryphe, sp. nov. 



— Head smaller ; club of antenna) narrower, last joint broader in proportion 



to penultimate ; striae of elytra much less strongly ptuictured ... 9. 



9. First joint of posterior tarsi strongly widened at apex ; club of antennae 



dark ; thorax as in L. stenocoryphe L. curta, Fairm. 



— First joint of posterior tarsi sub-cylindrical 10. 



10. Size larger (length, 3"5 — 4'5 mm.) ; club of antennae dark ; thorax not 



much rounded at sides, strongly punctured L. silesiaca, Kr. 



— Size smaller (length not exceeding 3-4 mm.) ; club of antennae reddish- 



testaceous ; thorax finely punctured 11. 



11. Posterior angles of thorax very blunt ; 2nd to 4th striae of elytra straight ; 



antennae and legs longer, tibiae narrow L. lunicollis, Rye 



— Posterior angles of thorax obtuse, btit Avell marked ; 2nd to 4th striae of 



elytra sinuate ; antennae and legs shorter, tibiffi bi'oad... 



L. pallens, Sturm 



12. Average size smaller, form more convex ; chib of antennae testaceous ; 



legs short and stout L. badia, Sturm 



— Average size larger, form less convex ; club of antennae dark ; legs long 



and slender L. litura, Steph. 



13. Average size larger (length, 3'o — 6 mm.) ; form long oval ; elytra longer 



in proportion to thorax 14. 



— Average size smaller (length, 25 — 4'5 mm.) ; form short oval ; elytra 



shorter in proportion to thorax 16. 



14. Cliib of antennae black ; thorax broadest behind middle, anterior angles 



(viewed from the sides) rather sharp right angles... L. cinnafnomea, Pz. 



— Club of antenna concolorous with, or slightly darker than, rest; thorax 



broadest at middle ; anterior angles obtuse and blunt 15. 



15. Base of thorax truncate ; two outermost striae of elytra incomplete at 



base ; side border of elytra strong and entirely visible from above. 



...L. anglica, Rye 



