162 BRACHELYTEA — ALEOCHARIDAE. 



paler at apex ; thorax and elytra light yellow-brown, 

 I'ormer as Ioug; as broad and longer than latter ; antennae 

 and legs yellow-red. L. 1 — 1^ 1. Not uncommon. 



P. halticus, Kr. 



-B. Elytra pitch-black. 



Broader than P. halticus. Pitchy-black, shiny; thorax, 

 apex of abdomen, antennae and legs reddish. Female 

 black, with mouth, antennae and legs pitchy. Thorax 

 slightly broader tlian long, not longer than elytra. L. 

 male f — 1 1. ; female 1 — 1^ 1. Not uncommon. 



P. spinifer. Curt.* 



Siltisa, 



Elongate, black ; antennae, legs and elytra brown-red, 

 latter blackish at the outer angle and round scutellum, 

 front al)dominal segments red-brown at posterior margin. 

 Male with suture of elytra slightly raised Ijehind and sixth 

 abdominal segment ridged above. L. If 1. Not common. 



>S^. Tuhiginosa, Er. 



Actocharis, 



Narrow, linear. Eed-yellow, with abdomen (except 

 apex) l)rown, closely and very obsoletcly punctured and 

 pubescent throughout. Head Hat, longer than thorax, 

 slightly narrowed in front ; thorax narrowed toward base, 

 longer than broad, with a broad central furrow; elytra 

 shorter than thorax. Sixth alxlominal segment of male 

 elongate, with a broad longitudinal impression and at apex 

 a semicircular emargination. L. | 1. Scarce. 



A. Pleading i, Sharp. 



Ocalea, 



A. Elytra pitch-brown; length of body 2 — 2f lines. 



a. Elytra nearly half as broad again as thorax. 



Black-brown ; elytra pitch-brown ; base of antennae, 

 palpi and legs red-yellow, apex of former more or less 

 brown. Head and thorax finely, not closely punctured ; 

 elytra finely and very closely punctured. Antennae rather 

 longer tiian in 0. castanca, and not quite so nnicli thickened 

 toward apex. L. 2\ — 2| 1. liare. 0. latipennis, Sharp. 



