HETEROCERUS. 515 



Ohlong, rather flat. Black ; thorax with sides (at least 

 in front) yellow ; elytra with outer margin, two spots 

 attached to it (one just before, the other behind middle), 

 two or three longitudinal lines from base to middle, two 

 spots close behind middle and two before apex yellow ; 

 antennae brown, first two joints yellowish ; legs either 

 black, with femora yellow in middle, or yellow, with tibiae 

 blackish at base. Eidge on first abdominal segment finely 

 notched in front in both sexes. L. 1| — 2|- 1. Common. 



H. laevigatus, Panz. 



II, Pubescence browoiish-gray, not silky. 



Very similar to H. laevigatas, elytra marked in the same 

 way, but rather more strongly punctured ; legs brown, 

 femora often rather lighter. Eidge on first abdominal seg- 

 ment not notched in female ; in male finely so in front. 

 L. 1| L Moderately common. E.fusculus, Kies. 



C, Posterior angles of thorax only finely bordered. 



Oblong. Black ; sides of thorax (especially in front) 

 red-brown ; elytra yellowish-brown-red, with suture and 

 three bands (aljbreviated outward) ]jrown ; antennae and 

 legs yellow. Pubescence short, silky, Avhitish-gray. L. 

 1 — 1^ 1. Eather common. H. sericans, Kies. 





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