22 GEO] )KriI -VGA — CAi; ABIDAE. 



NeJn'la. 



A. Thorax wholly or partly yellow. 



a. Elytra yellow, with black iiiarkings. 



Head and thorax yellow ; ligiila straight in front ; para- 

 glossao soldered and equal in length to the ligula. Dilated 

 joints of male anterior tarsi strong. L. 8 — 9| 1. Not 

 uncommon. N. comj^IanatK, Lin. 



b. Elytra black, with a yellow outer margin. 



Head black ; antennae and palpi yellow ; thorax yellow% 

 anterior and posterior margins black ; legs yellow. Apical 

 joint of maxillary palpi double as long as the third ; ligula 

 with a process in front, paraglossae free at apex and ecpial 

 in length with the process. "L. 6 — 7h 1- Not unconnnon. 



N. licida, Fab. 



JJ. Thorax entirely black. 



((. Antennae, pal})i and tibiae reddish. 



Black ; tarsi reddish ; elytra witli strongly punctured 

 striae and four impressions Ix'side tlie third stria. Sides 

 of l)reast coarsely punctured. L. 4?^— 5 1. Common. 



N. hrevicollis, Fal). 



h. Antennae, palpi, and til)iae l)lack. 



lUack ; tarsi reddish. Elytra with deep l)ut xerj finely 

 ])unctured striae and usually four impressions l^eside the 

 tliird stria. Sides of breast almost impunctate. L. 4|^ 1. 

 Common. A\ Gi/llcnlnili, Sell. 



Pelophila, 



Pn'onze l)lack. Elytra Math finely punctured striae, four 

 or five large conspicuoiis impressions in the tliird inter- 

 stice, and usually also two or three others in the fifth. 

 \^ 4_(; 1. Scarce. /'• IwrcalU, Payk. 



lA'istus. 

 A. U])per-side bluish. 



a. Side l)order of thorax broad and laiseil. 

 .7. Thorax modeialcly narrowed liehind. 

 Under-side dark brown. Extreme lateral margin of 

 thorax reddish, its sides divergent almost innncd lately on 

 leaving the base. L. 3^ — 4^ 1. Common. 



L. sj^ilnthd rhis, I'ab. 



