284 BRACHELYTRA — PAEDERIDAE. 



tennao and legs red-brown. Third joint of antennae half 

 as long again as second ; head and thorax very closely 

 punctured ; elytra almost half as long again as thorax, very 

 closely, finely punctured. Rare. L. castanea, Gr. 



II, Length 2— 2i lines. 



1, Thorax with a narrow but distinct impunctate 

 central line. 



Pitch-black, rather shiny; elytra, antennae, legs and 

 anus rust-red. Head orliiculate, closely punctured, thorax 

 less closely punctured, elytra half as long again as thorax, 

 slightly brownish at scutellum. L. 2J 1. Scarce. 



L. maritima, Aub 



2, Thorax evenly punctured throughout. 

 Broader and flatter than L. fuscida. Eeddish-brown, 



rather shiny ; apex of abdomen reddish-yellow ; fore parts 

 very closely and finely punctured, elytra somewhat in 

 wrinkles. L. 2| 1. A specimen taken near Dumfries. 



L. dilutee, Er. 



6. Second joint of antennae about equid to tldrd. 



I, Elytra half as long again as thorax. 



Eust-red, slightly shiny ; head brown. Head and thorax 

 very closely, elytra not very closely and finely punctured, 

 thorax with an impunctate central line. L. 2 1. Not 

 uncommon. X. fuscula, Mann. 



II, Elytra not much longer than thorax. 

 Red-brown ; head and thorax rather darker. More 



cylindrical than L. fuscula, rather more shiny, with punc- 

 tuation of head and thorax coarser and a little more diffuse, 

 less in wrinkles, central line on latter impunctate ; elytra 

 rather less closely punctured. L. 2 1. Moderately connnon. 



L. hricnnea, Er. 



jB. Head black or blackish. 



a. Thorax red-brown or pitchy. 

 Elytra nmch longer than thorax. 



I, Thorax with an impunctate central line. 

 1, Thorax ])itch-black. 

 Dark pitchy; elytra rather lighter; antennae and legs 

 rust-red, former with six basal joints slightly brown. L. 

 2 1. Rare. L. picea, Kr. 



