226 BRACHELYTRA — ALEOCHARIDAE. 



I* Elytra impunctate. 



Black ; elytra (except outer apical angles), hase of an 

 tennae and the legs yellow. Thorax diflusely punctured 

 in two rows ; penultimate joints of antennae rather strongly 

 transverse. L. | 1. Moderately common. G. lucidula, Er. 



II, Elytra diffusely but distinctly punctured. 



Eed-yellow ; vertex of head, outer apical angle of elytra 

 and middle of abdomen brown. Thorax distinctly punc- 

 tured in middle, but not in rows ; penultimate joints of 

 antennae rather strongly transverse. L. ^ 1. Common. 



G. minima, Er. 



h. Elytra pitch-black or pitch-brown. 



I. Six penultimate joints of antennae equal in 

 breadth, strongly transverse, elytra moderately 

 closely and finely punctured. 



Pitch-black ; antennae and legs yellow. Thorax and 

 elytra broader than in G. minima, former tolerably closely 

 punctured, especially in middle ; abdomen very finely, 

 indistinctly punctured. L. | — 1 1. Common. G. manca,'Er. 



II, Six penultimate joints of antennae becoming 

 gradually l^roader, last of them strongly transverse ; 

 elytra extremely finely shagreened, with isolated 

 indistinct punctures. 



01)long. Pitch-black; antennae and legs yellowish. 

 Thorax wdth a few larger and many smaller, scarcely visible 

 punctures ; abdomen impunctate. L. f 1. Not uncommon. 



G. strictula, Er. 



A f/aricochara. 



Eather shiny. Head black ; thorax red-lirown ; elytra 

 yellow-l)rown, with a triangular spot at the outer apical 

 angle Ijlackish ; Ijase of antennae and legs yellow, apex of 

 former red-brown. Thorax and al»domen smooth. L. ^ 1. 

 Eather common. A. laevicollis, Kr. 



GYlIJ^USinHS, 



A. All tarsi with four joints. 



Ligula entire, moderately long; labial prdjd with two 

 joints, Uifjlossa, Ilal. 



