116 nYDKADEniAOA^PYTIRCIDAE. 



a. Upper-side dark bronze, thorax and elytra with a 



narrow red-brown border, 

 01)long oval, broadest in middle. Under-side reddish- 

 pitch-brown. L. 51. Eare. /. sulci en cus, Er. 

 h. Upper-side bronze-brown ; thorax and elytra with a 



broad reddish-yellow border. 

 Oblong elliptic. Under-side red-brown. L. 4| 1. Com- 

 mon. /. fuliginosus, Fab. 

 e. Upper-side black. 



I. Length over 4 lines. 



1. Length 6^ lines; male with anterior claws not 

 toothed, and outer posterior claw suddenly hooked 

 at apex. 



Upper-side with a bronzy reflection, under-side red- 

 brown. Last abdominal segment with fine striae behind 

 and a fine ridge in middle. Eather common. 



/. ater, De G. 



2, Length 5 lines ; male with a small obtuse tooth 

 in middle of anterior claws and outer posterior 

 claw straight, Inroad, and rounded at apex. 



Deep black ; more pointed liehind than /. (iter. Last 

 abdominal segment with very feeble striae behind and a 

 fine I'idge in ndddle. Moderately common. 



/. ohscurits, Marsh. 



II, Length 4 lines or less. 



1, Antennae entirely l»rown-red ; body 1)roader. 

 A A. Body without metallic lustre. 



Black, without metallic lustre. Hinder light spot on 

 elytra roundish, and both often fee1)]e. L. 4 1. Not 

 uncommon. /• guttiger, Gyll. 



H li. Body with some metallic lustre. 



Similar to /. angiistior but usually somewhat smaller, 

 with less metallic lustre, and antennae unicolorous ; smaller 

 and less Ijlack than /. guttiger, with rows of punctures on 

 elytra less evident. Not very common. /. aenescens, Th. 



2, Antennae brown-red at base, blackisli at apex ; 

 body narrower. 



Black, with metallic lustre. Light spots on elytra very 

 small, often effaced. L. 3| 1. /. angiistior, Gyll. 



