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finely i)Uiicturcd, puhcsccnt ; elytra scarcely so long as 

 thorax, rathei- more closely and distinctly punctured ; ab- 

 domen nuicli narrowed beliind, ditiusely and finely punc- 

 tured. L. !{ 1. Not uncommon. H. acuminata, Mark. 



Tliiasoi^Mla, 



A* Five penultimate joints of antennae not strongly 



transverse. 



Brown-red, base and often last joint of antennae and 

 apex of abdomen red-yellow, head and abdomen before 

 apex pitchy. L. 1| 1. Eatlier common. T. an(julata,^v. 



JB, Five penultimate joints of antennae strongly transverse. 

 Head and thorax pitch-brown, elytra red-brown, often 

 darker at the scutellum and outer posterior angle ; abdomen 

 rather darker than in T. angulata, punctuation of head and 

 thorax much stronger, l)ase of latter more strongly emargi- 

 nate, punctuation of elytra scarcely stronger than that of 

 thorax. L. 1;^ 1. Not common. T. inquilina, Miirk. 



3Iieroglossa. 



A. Punctuation of head and thorax very fine, indistinct. 



Pitch-black, shiny, with scanty yellowish pubescence ; 

 elytra dull pitchy-red, suture broadly bright-red, apex of 

 abdomen and margin of its segments, antennae and legs 

 red. Base of thorax slightly Insinuate, elytra rather dif- 

 fusely punctured in transverse wrinkles ; abdomen dis- 

 tinctly punctured, in front only moderately closely, behind 

 rather diffusely. L. 1;^ 1. Common. M. sicturalis, Sahl. 



B. Punctuation of head and thorax distinct. 



a. Abdomen less closely punctured ; length 1^ lines. 

 I, Thorax with sides and posterior angles red. 



Similar to M.pulla, but more parallel-sided, with punctua- 

 tion rather closer and much finer throughout. Black, 

 rather shiny, with close, short, yellowish pubescence ; sides 

 and posterior angles of thorax, the elytra (except round 

 scutellum and at outer apical angles), base and apex of 

 antennae, margin of abdominal segments and the legs red. 



M. marginalis, Gyll. 



