PHILONTHUS. 2G1 



and strongly, abdomen somewhat more diffusely punctured. 

 Anterior tarsi strongly dilated in both sexes. L. 3 — 4 1. 

 Not common. P. air at us, Gr. 



h b. Legs yellow-brown, femora darker. 



Black ; elytra somewhat bronze-black. Penultimate 

 joints of antennae as long as broad ; elytra and abdomen 

 closely and rather finely punctured. Anterior tarsi of male 

 strongly, of female scarcely dilated. Apical ventral seg- 

 ments of abdomen usually bordered with red-brown. L. 3 1. 

 Not very common. F. ttmbratilis, Gr. 



JB S. Head ovate, much narrower than thorax. 



a a. Sides of thorax yellow. 



Black ; elytra blackish-green ; first joint of antennae on 

 under-side and legs yellow, apex of ventral abdominal 

 segments often red-brown. Penultimate joints of antennae 

 rather longer than broad. Punctuation of elytra close and 

 distinct, of alidomen rather close and fine. Anterior tarsi 

 of male strongly, of female less dilated. L. 4 1. Common. 



P. marginatus, Fab. 



h I), Thorax unicolorous. 



A a. Antennae unicolorous black ; legs 

 black-brown or dirty yellowish-brown. 



A 1, Elytra bronze-green (with or without 

 red apex), covered (like abdomen) with 

 blackish hairs ; anterior tarsi of male 

 strongly, of female more feebly dilated. 



Head, thorax and abdomen black. Penultimate joints of 



antennae a little broader than long. Punctuation of elytra 



and abdomen only moderately close and fine. L. 3 — 3| 1. 



Common. P. varius, Gyll. 



U 1. Elytra pitch-black, with greenish- 

 gray reflection (very rarely dark reddish), 

 covered (like abdomen) with rather 

 rough and long gray hairs ; anterior 

 tarsi of male slightly dilated, of female 

 simple. 



Head, thorax and abdomen black, latter versicolorous, 

 with apex of ventral and sometimes of last dorsal segments 

 dirty yellow-brown. Antennae shorter than in P. varius, 

 penultimate joints as broad as long. Punctuation of elytra 



