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II, Head small, ovate. 



1, Legs, including anterior coxae, black. 



Deep black; elytra with a dark red spot near apex. 

 Penultimate joints of antennae nearly as broad as long ; 

 punctuation of elytra close and rather deep, of abdomen 

 less close ; pubescence black. L. 3| 1. Moderately com- 

 mon. P- hipustulatus, Panz, 



2. Legs black or pitch-brown, with anterior coxae 

 wholly or partly brownish. 



A A. Antennae black, with first joint yellow- 

 brown beneath. 



Deep black ; legs pitch-brown, with coxae and usually 

 also femora of anterior pair dirty yellow-brown. Penulti- 

 mate joints of antennae longer than broad. Punctuation 

 of elytra stronger and less close than in P. varians, that of 

 abdomen much finer, even, and very close. L. 3| 1. Com- 

 mon. P- scyhalarius, Nord. 



J5 a. Antennae unicolorous black. 



a a. Penultimate six joints of antennae dis- 

 tinctly longer than broad ; elytra dull black, 

 with a red patch (often indistinct or even 

 absent) running obliquely from shoulder. 



Deep black. Punctuation of elytra and abdomen close and 



moderately fine, that of latter more diffuse behind. Seventh 



abdominal segment of male acutely triangularly excised. 



L. 21 — 8 1. Common. P. varians, Payk. 



h h. Penultimate six joints of antennae nearly 



broader than long ; elytra rather shiny, 



blackish-brown, reddish at apex. 



Head, thorax, abdomen, legs, and antennae black ; 

 punctuation of elytra only moderately close, that of abdo- 

 men finer. L. 2 — 2^ 1. Not common. P. agilis, Gr. 



l). Legs light-brown or yellowish. 

 I, Thorax about as broad as long. 



1. Penultimate joints of antennae rather broader 

 than long. 



A A. Anterior tarsi strongly dilated in male, 

 slightly in female. 



