132 PALPICORNIA — HYDlJOrinLIDAE. 



Eatlior narrower and less convex than A. limlxda. Head 

 black, sometimes with two small reddisli spots between the 

 eyes ; base of antennae red-yellow ; palpi pitchy, last joint 

 black ; legs pitchy-red. L. 1^—1^ 1. Varialde in size and 

 colour ; common in England, rare in Scotland. 



A. variabilis, Sharp. 



7?. Thorax red-yellow, disc more or less brown. 



Broad oval, moderately convex. Head l)lack, with two 

 large pale spots between the eyes; base of antennae red- 

 yellow ; palpi red-yellow, last joint pitchy ; elytra red- 

 yellow, strewed with black spots ; legs red-yellow. L. 

 1 — 1^ 1. Common in England, not in Scotland. 



A. hijJ^tstulata, Steph. 



IjffrrohhlS, 



A, Length 1| lines. 



Black ; sides of thorax and the elytra gray-yellow, latter 

 sprinkled with l)lack and usually with a lighter point near 

 sutiu'e before apex. Common. L. iiiinutus,JA\\. 



1^. Length 2 lines. 



Similar to L. minutus but obovate, with head bronze- 

 black, striae on elytra less deeply punctured, irregular, 

 alternate interstices with rows of larger punctures. 

 Common. L. nifjricepa, Tli. 



Herosus. 



A. Elytra with two spines at apex. 



Very convex. Brownish-yellow, vertex of head, almost 

 always two spots on disc of thorax and some spots on 

 elytra darker. Elytra with deep punctured striae, inter- 

 stices flat and punctured almost in a regular row. Fifth 

 abdominal segment unarmed. L. 2|- 1. Not uncommon. 



B. sioinosus, Stev. 



/>. Elytra without spines at apex. 



(I, Thorax red-yellow, witli an oval greenish-bronze 

 l)lack or violet spot, composed of two separate sliglitly 

 curved longitudinal lines. 



Very convex. Head greenish-bronzo-black ; elytra red- 

 yellow, with dark spots, with deep punctured striae, inter- 



