164 BRACIIELYTKA — ALEOCHARIDAE. 



Lex>tusa, 



A. Thorax dark red-brown, or pitch-brown. 



a. Abdomen dark red-brown, blackish before the apex, 



which is lighter. 

 Narrow, cylindrical, dull. Head dark brown ; elytra 

 dark red-brown. Thorax without distinct punctuation; 

 elytra half as long again as thorax, closely and moderately 

 finely punctured ; abdomen closely punctured in front, 

 diffusely behind. L. Ih 1. Not uncommon. 



L. anal is, Gyll. 



h. Abdomen pitch-black, with the apex reddish. 



Elongate, rather shiny. Head and elytra pitchy. Thorax 

 finely and closely ])unctured ; elytra half as long again as 

 thorax, moderately finely and closely punctured ; abdomen 

 closely punctured in front, diffusely behind. L. 1 J 1. 

 Eather common. L. fumida, Er. 



J5. Thorax red or yellow-red. 



a. Head and elytra pitch-black. 



Elongate. Head, elytra and abdomen pitch-ldaek, n]^ex 

 of latter red-brown. Thorax distinctly punctured ; elytra, 

 scarcely longer than thorax, moderately closely and ratlier 

 strongly punctured ; abdomen diifusely punctured in front, 

 impunctate behind. L. 1| 1. Eather common. 



L. ruficollis, Er. 



&. Head and elytra yellow-red. 



Elongate, linear, flattened, resembling Phytosus halticus. 

 Yellow-red, rather dull, abdomen dark. P^lytra very short, 

 antennae long. L. 1^ 1. Very rnre ; Whitstal)le. 



L. testacea, Ihis. 



JEiivj/usa, 



Elongate. Head and thoi'ax rod-brown; elytra brick- 

 red, darker at base; abdomen red-brown, blackish before 

 apex, which is yellowish-red. L. 1| 1. Scarce. 



JiJ. laticollis, Heer. 



Hornoetisa, 



Eed-brown, shiny ; alxlomen ]iitch-brown before apex, 

 which is light. Thorax broad and sliort, rather closcdy and 



