LESTEVA. 323 



Similar to L. 'pmidata, but witli antennae (especially 

 third joint) longer ; head less closely applied to thorax, 

 depressions deeper and more irregular ; punctuation coarser 

 and not so close ; elytra longer. L. 2 1. Scarce. 



L. iiiuscorvjm, Duv. 



AcUJota, 



A. Thorax slightly convex, disc not impressed; length 3 

 lines. 



Dark chestnut-hrown, sometimes lighter ; antennae and 

 legs red. Elytra half as long again as thorax, puncture<l 

 in tolerably regular rows. Not common. A. crenata, Fab. 



H, Thorax flat, disc with two shallow longitudinal impres- 

 sions ; length 2-^- lines. 



Yellowish-red. Elytra half as long again as thorax, 

 punctured in rows on inner part, irregularly at sides and 

 apex. Scarce. A. cruentata, Mann. 



In A. ferriiginca, Er., which is smaller, the elytra are 

 only a little longer than thorax. 



Oloiyhrum, 



A. Sides of thorax gently rounded, posterior angles 

 rounded ; elytra double as long as thorax. 



(i» Elytra confusedly punctured ; scutellum smooth ; 

 body brown-red. 



Convex. Antennae reddish, ligliter at base ; legs red. 

 Thorax nearly double as broad as long. L. 2\ 1. Common. 



0. piceum, Gyll. 



6. Elytra punctured somewhat in rows toward base and 

 suture ; scutellum with isolated punctures ; body 

 pitch-brown. 



Slightly convex. Antennae brownish, with first joint 

 red-brown, rarely entirely red-brown ; legs red-brown. 

 Thorax half as broad again as long. L. 2 1. Not very 

 common. 0. fuscum, Gr. 



2?. Sides of thorax sinuate behind middle, posterior angles 

 slightly prominent ; elytra more than double as long as 

 thorax. 



Narrower than 0. fuscum, somewhat convex. Pitch- 

 black ; antennae and legs pitch-brown, former at base, 



Y 2 



