OXYPODA. 185 



legs red-yellow. Body spindle-shaped, closely and very 

 finely punctured ; thorax dull. L. 1 1. Eare. 



0. JVaterhousei, Rye. 



S, Elytra shorter than thorax. 



a. Base of abdomen lighter than middle. 



I, Body yellow, middle segments of abdomen blackish 

 at base. 



1. Antennae slightly thickened toward apex. 

 Elongate. Yellow-red ; fifth abdondnal segment blackish 



at base ; rather dull ; clothed with yellowish silky pubes- 

 cence. Thorax without basal depression ; posterior angles 

 nearly right angles ; elytra almost a third-part shorter than 

 thorax ; antennae reaching base of thorax. L. 1 1. Scarce. 



0. soror, Th. 



2. Antennae strongly thickened toward apex. 



Antennae reddish-yeUow, legs yellow, third joint of 

 former somewhat shorter than second. Punctuation of 

 elytra scarcely less close and fine than that of thorax ; 

 abdomen extremely finely punctured, with silky reflection. 

 L. 1 1. Common. 0. pallidula, Maim. 



II, Body red-brown ; middle of abdomen blackish. 



Elongate, rather parallel-sided, not shiny. Antennae 

 red-brown, legs yellow, third joint of former distinctly 

 shorter than second; elytra a little narrower and rather 

 more coarsely punctured than the thorax; abdomen closely 

 and finely punctured, with close, not altogether fine pubes- 

 cence. L. 1 1. Common. 0. Irachyptera, Steph. 



&. Base of abdomen not lighter than middle. 



I. Abdomen not very finely punctured, without silky 

 reflection. 



Nearly parallel-sided. Black, dull ; thorax varying from 

 dark reddish to nearly black ; elytra dark reddish ; antennae, 

 legs and apex of alxlomen dark red-yellow ; punctuation 

 close and fine. Similar to 0. hraclujptcra, but with antennae 

 scarcely so large in proportion and elytra a little longer. 

 L. 1\ 1. Dumfries. 0. tarda, Sharp. 



II, Abdomen extremely finely punctured, with silky 

 reflection. 



Blackish ; thorax, elytra and antennae brownish, base of 



