LEIRTUS, 23 



TI. Thorax much uarvowod l)eliiii(l. 

 Under-side brown-red. Kaised sicU; l)ordcr of thorax en- 

 tirely red, its sides divergent shortly after leaving the base. 

 L. 3^ 1. liare. L. montanus, Steph. 



h. Side Iwrder of thorax narrow and not much raised. 



Brownish-bhie above. Thorax short, .much contracted 

 behind, its sides parallel for some distance after leaving the 

 base. L. 3 — 3| 1. Common. L. fulviharhis. Dej. 



H. Upper-side reddish. 



a. U]iper-side entirely red-brown. 

 Posterior angles of thorax right angles. L. 3 1. Common. 



Z. fcrrugineus, Lin. 



h. Head brownish-black ; rest of upper-side red-brown. 



Posterior angles of tliorax obtuse ; apex of elytra some- 

 times black. L. 3 1. Common. L. mfesccns, Fab. 



SCABITIDBS. 



A, Mandibles with three little teeth on inner-side at base; 



clyi)eus simple ; intermediate tibiae armed with a spine 



on outer-side before apex. 



Emargination of mentum with a simple tooth generally 

 nearly as long as the side pieces ; ligula narrowed and 

 produced in front, paraglossae usually much longer than 

 ligula ; third joint of antennae shorter than second ; elytra 

 with eight striae and a short one at base ; wings present. 



Clivina, Latr. 



IB. Mandibles without teeth (jn inner-side ; clypeus with 

 two or three teeth in front ; intermediate tibiae simple. 

 Labrum deeply emarginate ; mentum with a very small 

 tooth ; ligula rather broader at apex than at base, para- 

 glossae double as long as ligula ; elytra generally with 

 eight striae on disc and a marginal stria ; wings present. 



Dyschirius, Bon. 



Clivina. 



A. Elytra pitchy-l^laclc. 



Pitchy-black ; mouth, antennae, and legs red. Thorax 

 nearly square ; elytra with right angled shoulders, parallel 



