224 BKACHELYTRA — ALEOCIIAIIIDAE. 



Thorax more than twice as Lroad as long ; elytra more 

 than half as lon<^ again as thorax. Agaricochara, Kr. 



JEncej)h(fJus, 



Shiny, impunctate. Black ; elytra brownish in middle ; 

 legs and antennae yellow. L. 1 1. Moderately common. 



U. com2)licans, Steph. 



A, Length 1^ — 1^- lines. 



«. Elytra closely and finely punctured ; antennae short. 



Head black ; thorax pitch-brown, margins lighter ; ely- 

 tra and abdomen red-yellow, outer apical angles of former 

 and middle of latter pitch-lirown ; breast red-brown ; an- 

 tennae and legs yellow. Thorax punctured rather closely 

 and moderately strongly in two rows, with isolated stronger 

 punctures; abdomen distinctly narrowed behind, almost im- 

 punctate ; penultimate joints of antennae very slightly 

 transverse. L. l\ 1. Moderately common. 



G. gentilis, Er. 



h. Elytra scarcely perceptibly punctured ; antennae 

 long. 



Head pitch-brown ; thorax brown, margins reddish-yel- 

 low ; elytra yellow, outer apical angles darker ; abdomen 

 red-yellow, middle pitch-brown ; antennae and legs yellow. 

 Thorax with isolated not very strong punctures, the two 

 rows scarcely perceptible ; abdomen distinctly narrowed 

 behind, in male impunctate, in female closely and finely 

 punctured toward apex ; penultimate joints of antennae as 

 long as broad. L. 1^ 1. Not uncommon. 



G. pulchella, Heer. 



J5. Length 1 line. 



a. Elytra punctured. 



I. Penultimate joints of antennae almost longer than 

 broad. 

 Pitch-black ; thorax, elytra, apex of abdomen and an- 

 tennae brown, base of latter and legs yellow. Thorax 

 diffusely punctured in two distinct rows ; elytra extremely 

 finely shagreened and diffusely, distinctly punctured ; ab- 

 domen distinctly narrowed behind, impunctate. Less 



