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A a. Antennae shorter, penultimate joints 

 scarcely transverse ; punctuation closer. 



Black, shiny ; antennae and legs pitchy-red ; elytra with 

 a red apical spot cm each. Thorax closely and finely punc- 

 tured throughout, more than lialf as broad again as long ; 

 elytra as long as thorax, closely punctured ; abdomen 

 parallel-sided, finely, not very closely punctured ; antennae 

 slender, joints four to ten scarcely transverse. L. Ih — 2 1. 

 Eare. A. cuniculorum, Kr. 



U b. Antennae longer, penultimate joints 

 transverse ; punctuation more diffuse. 



Larger than A. cuniculorum, with longer and stouter an- 

 tennae, sliorter legs (intermediate tarsi especially shorter), 

 femora darker, more sparingly covered with golden-yellow 

 pubescence, and with a less closely punctured abdomen. 

 Bare; North Devon. A. maculata,V>v\'s>. 



11. Thorax diffusely punctured at sides, central line 

 smooth, with a row of larger punctures on each side. 



1, Elytra wdtli a red spot. 



Narrow. Black, shiny ; elytra with a sharply defined 

 yellow-red spot at apex of each near suture ; antennae 

 black ; legs pitch-black, tarsi red-brown, elytra as long as 

 thorax, moderately closely, strongly punctured ; abdomen 

 finely punctured, moderately closely in front, more diffusely 

 behind, slightly narrowed behind in male. L. 1-| — If 1. 

 Common. A. nitida, G-r. 



2. Elytra unicolorous. 



Similar to A. nitida but with elytra unicolorous black, 

 and abdomen strongly and moderately closely punctured. 

 L. 1| — 2\ L Not uncommon. A. bilineata, GyU. 



b. Length not exceeding 1^ lines. 



I. Abdomen parallel-sided. 



Black, shiny ; legs pitch-brown, knees and tarsi red- 

 brown. Tliorax diffusely and finely punctured ; elytra as 

 long as thorax, moderately closely and strongly punctured, 

 abdomen strongly punctured on front part of basal seg- 

 ments, otherwise smooth ; last joint of antennae very long. 

 L. 1 — Ij L Eare. A. inconspicva, Aub. 



