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2. Thorax red-brown or brown. 



A A, Eyes small, shorter than temples. 



a (I, Abdomen red-brown. 



Eed-brown, dull ; head blackish ; thorax reddish ; an- 

 tennae and legs red-yellow. Head and thorax very closely 

 and finely punctiu'ed, smooth central line on latter indis- 

 tmct ; elytra half as long again as thorax, very closely and 

 finely punctured. L. 2 1. Eare. L. ripicola, Kr. 



h b. Abdomen dark brown. 



Dull ; very closely and finely punctured throughout. 

 Similar to L. ochracea, but antennae red-brown, penul- 

 timate joints not longer than broad ; head black ; thorax 

 dark red-brown, a little shorter ; elytra red-brown, with 

 posterior angles dark brown, more strongly punctured ; 

 abdomen dark brown, lighter at apex, especially beneath ; 

 legs red-brown. L. If 1. Eare. L. apicalis, Kr. 



JB IB, Eyes tolerably large, not shorter than 

 temples. 



Dull. Head l)lack ; thorax red-brown ; elytra dirty 

 yellow-brown ; abdomen brown, apex and margin of seg- 

 ments yellow-brown ; antennae and legs yellow. Punc- 

 tuation very close and fine ; thorax with slightly raised 

 central line ; penultimate joints of antennae ahnost longer 

 than broad. L. If 1. Common. L. ochracea, Gr. 



II* Thorax evenly punctured throughout. 



Pitch-black, dull; antennae brown, second to sixth joints 

 blackish ; legs pitch-brown, tarsi yellow-brown. Punctua- 

 tion very close and fine ; thorax without trace of raised 

 central line, as long as broad ; elytra half as long again as 

 thorax, L. If L Eather common. L. ol sol eta, Nord. 



h. Thorax blood-red. 



I, Elytra not much longer than thorax. 



Pitch-black, shiny ; thorax red ; elytra brownish-red, 

 nearly blackish in middle ; apex of abdomen red-l)rowu ; 

 antennae and legs reddish-yellow. Punctuation not very 

 close, distinct ; head oval ; thorax with rather broad, im- 

 punctate central line. L. 1-^ 1. Common. 



L. melanocefliala. Fab. 

 II» Elytra one-third longer than thorax, 



