178 BRACHELYTRA — ALEOCHARIDAE. 



rarely somewhat lighter toward base ; legs black- 

 brown or pitch-brown, with tarsi or knees and tarsi 

 lighter. 



i. Abdomen parallel-sided. 



A A, Antennae and legs blackish-brown, tarsi 

 yellow. 



Grayish-black, fore parts with distinct bluish reflection. 

 Punctuation of fore parts extremely close and tine, that of 

 abdomen almost equally close ; thorax as long as broad, 

 central furrow usually distinct ; of the six penultimate 

 joints of antennae the basal ones distinctly, the apical ones 

 not much longer than broad. L. If 1. Rather common. 



T.flavitarsis, Sahl. 



S jB. Antennae and legs dark red-brown, base 

 of former somewhat lighter, knees and tarsi 

 yellow-brown. 



Black, with gray reflection, shiny. Punctuation of whole 

 body extremely close and fine ; thorax almost longer than 

 broad, central furrow shallow ; of the six penultimate 

 joints of antennae the basal ones double as long as, the 

 apical ones distinctly longer than broad. L. 1^ 1. Eather 

 common. T. i/mhratica, Er. 



2, Abdomen narrowed toward apex. 



A A. Penultimate joints of antennae double as 

 long as broad ; thorax almost longer than l)road. 



Black, dull ; antennae and legs pitch-brown, knees and 



tarsi yellowish. Punctuation of whole body extremely 



close and fine ; thorax with a sliallow central fun'ow. L. 



1| 1. Moderately common. T. atra, Gr. 



7> Ji. Penultimate joints of antennae almost 



broader than long ; thorax half as liroad again 



as long. 



Black, dull ; antennae black-brown ; legs pitch-lirown, 



tarsi yellow-brown. As closely and finely punctured as T. 



atra, abdomen more narrowed beliind. Thorax generally 



with a distinct central furrow. L. 1 1. Scarce. 



T. concolor, Er. 



IT, Antennae and legs red-yellow. 

 Black, rather shiny ; antennae and legs red-yellow ; 

 elytra brown. Forehead and thorax broadly clianneled, 



