302 BRACHELYTRA — STENIDAE. 



h h. Legs black, with tarsi red-yellow. 

 Leaden-black ; antennae (except first joint) red-yellow. 

 Punctuation close and deep. L. 2 J- 1. Common. 



S. tarsalis, Ljung. 



2, Palpi darker at apex than at base. 

 A A. Middle of antennae yellow. 



a a. Legs red-brown, knees rather darker, 

 tarsi reddish-yellow. 



Leaden-black ; palpi yellow, second joint brownish at 

 apex, third joint brown with yellow l)ase; antennae yellow, 

 first joint ])lack, second black-lirown, club brownish. Punc- 

 tuation close and strong. L. 1-i 1. Common. 



S. 'paganus, Er. 

 b h. Legs red-l^rown, tarsi not lighter. 



Leaden-black; palpi and antennae coloured as in S. 

 paganus. More shiny than that species and S. latifrons, 

 with punctuation not quite so close and less strong, fore- 

 head more distinctly raised in middle, and thorax rather 

 less suddenly and more slightly narrowed behind. L. 1 § 1. 

 A single specimen taken at Holme Bush, Sussex. 



S. oscillator, Eye. 



JB B. Middle of antennae pitch-brown. 

 a <(. Legs red-brown. 

 Lcadcn-ltlack ; palpi pitch-brown, first joint and Ijase of 

 second yellow ; antennae short, brownish, base and apex 

 blackish. Elytra not much longer than thorax. Punctua- 

 tion close and deep. L. 1| 1. Common. >S^. latifrons, Er. 

 h h. Legs black, tiliae with a broad red-yellow 

 ring at base. 

 P.lack, shiny; palpi black-brown, first joint yellow; 

 antennae pitch-})rown, l)lack at apex. Elytra half as long 

 again as thorax, broad, strongly convex. Punctuation 

 close and rather coarse. L. 1 1. Not uncommon. 



>S'. fo r n i ca t it s, Steph . 



OXYTJ^LIDAU, 



A. Intermediate coxae placed very far apart, on sides of 

 l)i'east. 

 ]\Iuntum divided l)y a deep cleft; maxillary palpi with 



