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h. Elytra reddish-yellow, with the apical angles hlack- 

 hrowii ; dorsal row containing about twelve or four- 

 teen ^junctures. 



Head black-brown ; thorax reddish-yellow ; abdomen 

 red-brown ; antennae dark brown, lighter at base ; legs 

 yellow. L. If 1. Eather common. B. exolctus, Er. 



(', Elytra lirownish-yellow, with an imperfectly defined 

 1 )lackish-brown spot in apical angles ; dorsal row con- 

 taining aljout six punctures. 



Head black ; thorax l)rownish-yellow, with disc darker ; 

 abdomen l)rownish-red, base of segments often darker ; an- 

 tennae brownish, lighter at base ; legs yellowish. L. 1 — 2 1. 

 Common. " B. jn/gmaeus, Fab. 



Sryojyorus, 



A, Thoracic punctures approximated to anterior and pos- 

 terior margins. 



a. Elytra with three distinct rows of punctures, inter- 

 stices with isolated punctures. 



Eeddish-yellow-brown; head,breast and base of abdominal 

 segments pitch-black ; antennae dark brown, their base and 

 the legs red-yellow ; eyes convex. L. 2^-1. A dark variety 

 (pitch-] )lack, edges of thorax and elytra and margins of 

 abdominal segments lighter) taken on Grayvel. 



i>. rugipennis, Pand. 



&. Elytra with only about five, somewhat indistinct 

 punctures placed in the striae. 



Yellow-red ; head reddish-pitchy; abdomen pale chestnut- 

 brown ; antennae (except first three joints) black. Smaller 

 and narrower than B. rugipennis. Eare. 



B. Hardy i, Crotch. 



B. Thoracic punctures placed somewhat far from anterior 



and posterior margins. 



Pitch-lilack, shiny ; thorax black or chestnut-brown ; 

 elytra, mouth, margins of segments and the apex of abdo- 

 men chestnut-brown; legs reddish; antennae pitchy, first 

 three joints red, apical joint rather longer than the others. 

 L 2'' 1 Eare. ^- c emu us, Gr. 



