ATOMARIA. 477 



Oval, slightly convex. Brown-red ; very shiny ; 

 elytra with basal half (except slioulders) black, apical half 

 yellowish-red ; antennae and legs reddish-yellow. Thorax 

 rather narrower than elytra, not much broader than long, 

 gi-adually narrowed in I'ront, sides slightly rounded before 

 middle and tinely bordered, posterior angles sharp right 

 angles. L. ^ 1. Moderately common. A. versicolor, Er. 



Ephistenms, 



A. Body globose ovate ; length f line. 



Pitch-brown or Idackish ; antennae and legs yellow-red. 

 Thorax half as broad again as long. Punctuation of tliorax 

 diffuse, rather fine, that of base of elytra rather more diffuse 

 but coarse. Moderately common. E. glohosits, Waltl. 



JB. Body oval, moderately convex ; length | — f line. 



«. Apex of thorax emarginate on each side, anterior 

 angles very prominent. 



Black ; apex of elytra lighter ; antennae and legs reddish- 

 yellow. Thorax about twice as broad as long. L. | 1. 

 Common. E. gyrifioides, Marsh. 



6. Apex of thorax simply emarginate, anterior angles 

 prominent. 



Black ; apex of elytra gradually pitch-brown , antennae 

 reddish-yellow, legs yellow. Eather more convex than E. 

 gyrinoicles ; thorax about twice as broad as long. L. ^ 1. 

 Rare. E. (jlohnlus, Payk. 



BROTYLinAE. 



A, Tarsi distinctly five-jointed, joints simple. 



Antennae with three longer apical joints ; last joint of 

 palpi oval ; ligula horny, rounded, fringed. Body oblong 

 oval. Engis, Fab. 



H. Tarsi apparently four-jointed, tliird joint bilobed. 



a. Body oblong. 



Antennae with an oblong, three-jointed, rather loosely 

 articulated club ; last joint of maxillary palpi hatchet- 

 shaped, of labial palpi oval ; ligula horny, rather narrow 

 in front, with long hairs at side. Tri'plax, Payk. 



&. Body oval. 



