478 CLA"\^CORNIA — EROTYLIDAE. 



Antennae with tliree large, closely articulated apical 

 joints ; mouth parts as in Triplax, but with very short 

 hairs on margin of ligula. Tibiae spined. Tritoma, Fab. 



Eiujis, 



A, Thorax red-yellow. 



Black; head, thorax, a spot on slioulders of elytra, an- 

 tennae and legs red-yellow. L. 1^ 1. Not uncommon. 



E. humeralis, Fab. 

 JB, Thorax pitch-black. 



Pitch-black ; head, a spot at shoulder and the apex of 

 elytra, antennae and legs rust-red. L. 1^ 1. Common. 



JiJ. rvfifrons, Fab. 



TripTaoc* 



A. Head and abdomen red-yellow ; antennae black. 



a. Elytra black. 



Thorax red-yellow; breast often black. Elytra with 

 punctured striae and extremely finely punctured inter- 

 stices. L. 3 1. Common. T. russica, Lin. 



b. Elytra greenish -blue. 



Thorax and breast red-yellow. Elytra punctured in 

 rows, interstices indistinctly punctured. L. If — 2| 1. 

 Moderately common. T. aenea, Payk. 



jB. Head and abdomen black ; antennae rust-brown. 



Black ; thorax red, apex of abdomen pitch-brown ; legs 

 dark red. L. 2h 1. Rare. T. Lacordairei, Crotch. 



Tritoma, 



Black, shiny ; elytra with a large red spot at shoulder ; 

 tliorax sometimes red. L. If 1. Rather common. 



T. bipustulata, Fab. 



COCCINELLIDA B. 



A . Socket holes of anterior coxae closed. 

 n. Upper-side of body not pubescent. 



£, Antennae not very short. 

 Base of antennae not covered ; labrum distinct. 



