•474 CLAVICOKNIA — GKYFTOPHAGIDAE. 



Ovate, convex. Deep black ; rarely red-brown or yellow- 

 brown ; shiny ; apex of elytra more or less red-brown ; 

 antennae reddish-yellow, club brownish ; leus lisflit brown, 

 base of tibiae and the tarsi yellow. Pubescence ratlier 

 thinner than in A. fuscata ; thorax more rounded at sides, 

 anterior angles depressed, posterior angles obtuse ; elytra 

 strongly punctured, broadest before middle, somewhat 

 pointed at apex. L. fl. Very rare; Leigh. ^. a^ra, Herbst. 



2? 6. Middle of posterior margin of thorax 

 only feebly raised. 



A 1, Elytra black, with a common tri- 

 angular spot on middle of disc and 

 usually also the apex brownish-yellow. 



Sliort oval, convex. Black ; shiny ; elytra as above ; 

 antennae brown-red ; abdomen and legs yellow. Thorax a 

 little narrower than elytra ; about half as Inroad again as 

 long, sides nearly straight, only a little rounded before 

 middle, and thence narrowed in front, convex, base with a 

 transverse impression with a little fold at each end, pos- 

 terior angles almost right angles ; punctuation tolerably 

 close and strong. L. f 1. Rather common. A. giotta, Steiph. 



jB 1, Elytra black-brown, lighter at apex. 



Oval, moderately convex. Black brown ; rather shiny ; 



apex of elytra lighter ; antennae and legs red-brown. 



Thorax convex, sides slightly rounded; elytra moderately 



closely and rather strongly punctured. L. f 1. Kare. 



A. rhenana, Kr. 



C J, Elytra black from base until nearly 



beyond middle, and bright yellow behind, 



the junction of the colours tolerably 



sharply defined, oblique. 



Oval, convex. ]jlack or dark-brown ; shiny ; elytra as 

 above ; antennae and legs red-yellow. Thorax narrower 

 than elytra, fully half as Ijroad again as long, sides rounded, 

 broadest before middle, I'ather uKn-e narrowed behind than 

 in front, moderately convex, all angles obtuse ; punctuation 

 close and distinct. L.fl. Common. A. mesoinelas, HeThst. 



2. Anterior angles of thorax acute, almost enclosing 

 eyes. 



A A. Basal transverse impression on thorax with 

 a fold on each side. 



