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Head and tliorax black; elytra (except posterior angles), 

 first five abdoininal segments (except a central spot on 

 each), and the base and apex of antennae Ijright red. 

 Thorax nearly half as broad again as long ; elytra strongly 

 punctured ; abdomen smooth. Exceedingly rare. 



M. Haw or t hi, Steph. 



II, Length 2 lines. 



Head black ; thorax red ; elytra black ; abdomen red, 



black at apex ; antennae blackish-brown, yellowish at 



apex. Thorax not much broader than long ; elytra strongly 



punctured ; abdomen almost smooth. Not common. 



ilf. CO liar is, Payk. 



b. Thorax closely and finely punctured. 



J. Thorax less than half as broad again as long. 



1, Abdomen impunctate above. 

 A A. Length 3 lines. 



Pitch-brown ; shoulders of elytra and base of abdomen 

 red-brown. Antennae longer than head and thorax, dark 

 brown-red, lighter at base, of the penultimate six joints 

 the basal ones rather longer, the apical rather shorter than 

 broad. Thorax distinctly broader than long ; elytra finely 

 punctured. Common. 31. humeralis, Gr. 



H B. Length not exceeding 2\ lines. 



a a. Antennae shorter; of the penultimate six 

 joints the basal ones slightly, the apical 

 rather strongly transverse ; body deep black- 

 brown. 

 Thorax nearly as long as broad, elytra very finely punc- 

 tured. L. 2^ 1. Moderately common. M. cognata, Mark. 



b b. Antennae longer ; of the penultimate six 

 joints the basal ones rather longer, the 

 apical rather shorter than broad ; body black. 

 More slender than M. cognata. Thorax nearly as long 

 as broad ; elytra very finely punctured. L. 2\ 1. Com- 

 mon. M. funesta, Gr. 



2. Abdomen with second, third and fourth seg- 

 ments closely and finely, fifth diffusely and sixth 

 indistinctly punctured. 



Black-brown ; antennae, base of elytra and of abdomen 



