228 BRACIIKT.YTKA — ALEOCITAmDAE. 



thorax more strongly rounded at sides, more narrowed 

 Lehind ; antennae rather shorter. Moderately common. 



M. mi met a, Gr. 



2. Pemiltimate joints of antennae scarcely longer 

 than hroad. 



Black, dull ; antennae and legs pitch-Thrown. Narrower 

 and more parallel-sided than M. mimita, abdomen only 

 slightly narrowed behind. L. \ — | 1. Not uncommon. 



AI. gracilis, Mat. 

 U, Length 1^ lines. 



1, Antennae red-brown ; apex of abdomen lighter 

 than base. 



Similar to M. Kraatzi, but rather flatter, more brownish- 

 black, pubescence closer, with silky reflection ; suture and 

 outer margin of elytra sometimes extremely narrowly red- 

 1 )rown ; a1 xlomen with extreme margins of front segments 

 red-l>rown, hinder segments Ijrownish; legs generally brown- 

 ish, tarsi red-yellow. Not uncommon. M. donga ta, ]\Iat. 



2, Antennae pitch-brown ; abdomen unicolorous 

 black. 



Elongate. Black, dull ; antennae and legs pitch-brf)wn. 

 Thorax with base straight, posterior angles obtuse ; abdo- 

 men elongate, gradually gently narrowed behind ; ])enulti- 

 mate joints of antennae about double as long as broad. 

 Eare. M. Kraatzi, Sharp. 



J?. Thorax and elytra red-yellow. 



Broad. Eed-yellow ; head and abdomen (excei.)t mar- 

 gins of segments) pitch-bi'own. Thorax one-third longer 

 than elyti'a, posterior angles slightly obtuse ; abdomen not 

 strongly narrowed behind ; all joints of antennae longer 

 than Ijroad. L. f — 1 L Common. M. hrevicornis, Mat. 



A. Rather shiny; liody not variegated with yellow pubes- 

 cence. 

 Black; first joint of antennae red; tarsi red-brown. 



Punctuation close. L. 2} 1. A^ery rare. 



G. hrevicollis, Payk. 



/>. Shiny ; body variegated with yellow pubescence. 



Black ; first joint of antennae scarcely lighter than the 



