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longer and distinctly broader than thorax ; antennae mode- 

 rately long and stout ; slightly thickened toward apex. L. 

 1^ — li 1. Scarce. H. laevana, Mills. 



b 1. Head and thorax dull, almost 

 brassy, elytra dull brownish ; abdo- 

 men distinctly narrowed toward apex. 



Black ; elytra dark l)rown ; legs yellow. Elytra one- 

 third longer and a little broader than thorax ; antennae 

 rather long, scarcely thickened toward apex. L. 1| 1. 

 Not common in England, moderately common in Scotland. 



If. cinnamoptera, Th. 



2, Legs pitchy. 



A A, Length 1^ lines or more, 



a a. Fore parts deep black, not very shiny. 



Abdomen black and shiny, not much narrowed, except at 

 apex ; knees and tarsi reddish. Thorax about half as broad 

 again as long. Punctuation tolerably strong. L. 1\ 1. Not 

 very common. H. villo sulci, Kr. 



b b. Fore parts dull brassy-black. 



Abdomen black and shiny, scarcely narrowed tow^ard 

 apex. Thorax al^out one-third broader than long, a little 

 narrower than elytra. L. \\ — 11 1. Common. 



H. atramentaria, Gyll. 



B B. Length 1 line. 



a a. Antennae distinctly thickened toward 



apex ; thorax about one-third broader than 



long; hinder pairs of tibiae each with two 



fine, rather short bristles. 



Shiny. Black ; elytra pitch-black, about one-third 



longer than thorax. L. 1 1. Not very common. 



H. setigera, Sharp. 



b b. Antennae only slightly thickened toward 



apex ; thorax nearly half as broad again as 



long ; hinder pairs of tibiae each with two 



fine bristles, the basal one being much the 



shorter. 



Shiny. Black ; elytra pitch-black, a little longer than 



thorax. Head rather small ; thorax a little narrower in 



front than behind ; punctuation rather closer than in H. 



setigera. L, 1 1. Common. II. parva, Sahl. 



