222 BRACHELYTRA — ALEOCHARIDAE. 



Pliloeopova. 



A, Elytra brick-red ; abdomen pitch-brown, with apex red. 



Head and thorax pitch-ljrown ; antennae red-brown, 

 lighter at base ; legs red. Abdomen very closely punctured. 

 L. 1-1^ 1. Common. P. rep tans, Gr. 



-B. Elytra black, with reddish apex ; abdomen black. 



Head and thorax black ; antennae and legs red-brown, 

 former lighter at Ijase. Narrower, more convex and less 

 closely punctured than P. rcptans. L. 1^ 1. Not common. 



P. corticalis, Gr. 



Hyfjronoiiia. 



Black ; elytra l)lackish on basal third part, the rest clear 

 yellow ; antennae brownish-yellow, lighter at base ; legs 

 yellow, tarsi short and Hat. L. 1| 1. Common. 



H. dimidiata, Gr. 



Sch fstof/Iossa. 



Scarcely shiny. Black ; antennae and legs red-brown, 

 L. IJ 1. Eare. S. viduata, Er. 



Ollffota. 



A, Antennae with four apical joints gradually larger. 



Pitcli-black, shiny ; elytra and apex of alxlomen red- 

 brown ; antennae and legs red. L. ^ 1. Eatlier common. 



0. inflata, Mann. 

 2?. Antennae with three larger apical joints. 



a. Apical segments of abdomen bright yellow. 



Narrow, linear, similar to 0. 2^'i'^sillima but with brown 

 elytra and punctuation finer and closer ; legs entirely pale. 

 L. scarcely ^ 1. Not connnon. 0. parva, Kr. 



b. Apex of abdomen brownish. 



jT. Antennae and legs pitch-brown. 



r>roa(ler than 0. pusiUiyiia. Black, shiny ; apex of ab- 

 domen brownish ; antennae and legs pitch-brown. Abdo- 

 men slightly narrowed toward apex. L. | 1. Eather 

 common. 0. atamaria, Er. 



JT. Antennae and legs red-brown or yellow-red. 



