CEPIIENNIUM. 357 



angles ]iio(luced ; elytra with u deep depression at base, 

 very finely punctured. Thorax less dilated than in G. 

 tharacicum. L. -f — | 1. Bare. C. intermediu^n, Aub. 



SCAPHinilDAE. 



A, Antennae not very fine, with compact five-jointed club. 



Last joint of maxillary palpi half as long again as tliird ; 

 eyes emarginate ; mandibles with two-toothed apex ; scu- 

 tellnm free; mesosternum ridged; tarsi shorter than tibiae. 



Scaphidium, 01. 



jB. Antennae very fine, with last five joints larger. 



Last joint of maxillary palpi twice as long as third; eyes 

 entire ; mandibles with simple apex ; scutellum hidden 

 beneath middle of luise of thorax ; mesosternum raised but 

 not ridged; tarsi longer than tibiae. Scaphisoma, Leach. 



Scaphidium. 



Black, shiny ; elytra with two red transverse spots on 

 each ; antennae red-brown (except basal part of club), 

 tarsi reddish. L. 2| 1. Common. 



*S^. quadrimaciilaticm, 01. 



Scapliisonia, 



A. Eighth joint of antennae much smaller tlian the fol- 

 lowing joints. 



Black, shiny ; apex of elytra and antennae yellow, 

 last five joints of latter brown ; legs red-yellow. L. 1 1. 

 Common; aS'. agaricina, 01. 



JB, Eighth joint of antennae not much smaller than the 

 following joints. 



a. Elytra closely punctured, space between sutural 

 furrow and suture raised ; seventh joint of antennae 

 not broader than the last three joints. 



Pitch-black, sldny ; elytra gradually yellowish-red on 

 apical half ; antennae brownish, base yellow ; legs yellow- 

 red. L. 1 1. Very rare. >S'. assimilis, Er. 



b. Elytra not very closely punctured, space between 

 sutural furrow and suture not raised; seventh joint of 

 antennae broader than the last three joints. 



