Plate XXVII. — Continued. 



1)asc, more finely so towards the apex; each witli three indistinct ridges. Legs long, compi^ssed, 

 intermediate tibii«, with a tsmall tooth on the external margin towards the apex; basal joint of 

 posterior tarsi distinctly longer than the second. Length, 12-10 lines. 

 Very rare. London ; Norfolk ; Devonshire ; and near Manchester. 



Fig. 238. ASEMUM STRIATUM, L. [F. Cerambycidfe. G. Asemum, Eschscholl:.'] 

 (Callidium striatum, Curtis.) 



Elongate, black, opaque ; clothed with a short yellowi.sh grey pubescence. Head finely 

 punctate, with a broad impression between the antennae, a deep transverse one in front, and a 

 shallow one on the crown; antenna; a trifle longer tlian the head and thorax, robust. Thorax 

 sub-orbicular, .slightly emarginate in front, sinuate truncate behind, the disc with a broad shallow 

 central impression, and one or two ill-defined fovea; on each side of it; thickly granulate, with 

 fine punctures between the granulations. Elytra densely and finely granulate, each with five or 

 six ridges, the third and fifth usually most prominent. Legs short. Length, 5-9 lines. 



Occurs in fir-woods in Scotland. 



Fig. 239. RHAGIUM INQUISITOR, Fab., Curt. [_F. Lt-pturidre. G. Rhaginra, F.] 



Elongate, black, pilose. Head clothed with a den.se yellow pile, with a denuded punctate space 

 behind each eye, a transverse impression in front of the antenna-, and a fine central line on the 

 crown ; antennoe a little longer than the head and thorax, black at the base, brown towards the 

 apex, covered with yellowish grey pile. Thorax elongate, constricted at the base and apex, 

 with a broad transverse furi'ow in front and behind; sides rounded, with a large acute tooth in 

 the middle: coarsely punctate, with an indistinct central furrow; clothed with a yellow pile. 

 Elytra coarsely and irregularly punctate; mottled with a dense yellow pile; each with two trans- 

 verse reddish yellow bands, the first just before, the second a little behind the middle, and between 

 them, on the external margin, a large triangular denuded black patch ; the disc with two ridges. 

 Legs black, with a yellowish grey pile. Length, 6-11 lines. Common in dead firs, oaks, and 

 other trees. 



Fig. 240. OBRIUM CANTHARINUM, L., Curt. {F. Cerambycida;. G. Obrium Latr.l 



Elongate, ferruginous, tips of mandibles, base of antennje and legs pitchy black, clothed with 

 yellow hairs, shining. Head faintly punctate, with a large impression in front; antenna^ slender, 

 pubescent, basal joints pitchy black, ferruginous towards the apex. Thorax sub-cylindrical, con- 

 stricted and transversely impressed near the base and apex; sides with an obtuse tubercle a little 

 before the middle; sjiarsely punctate; with a short, broad, smooth, central elevation in front of 

 the posterior impression. Scutcllum obtusely triangular, traversed by a central furrow. Elytra 

 as wide again and nearly thrice as long as the thorax; coarsely punctate, the ]iuncturcs dimi- 

 nishing in dcjith towards the apex. Legs long, slender, clothed with long grey hairs; thighs 

 swollen at the tips. Length, .3-.5 lines. Rare. Near Brighton; Broxbourne, Ac. 



Fig. 241. STRANGALIA QUADRIFASCIATA, L. (Female.) [F. Lepturida;. G. 

 Strangalia, Serville.^ (Lcptura apicalis, Curtis.) 



Elongate, black, with yellow and brown pubescence, elytra with fonr transverse yellow bands. 

 Head elongate, constricted behind the eyes, thickly punctate, with a transverse impression in 

 front, and a fine central impressed line: antennse 11-jointcd, bl.ack, pubescent, the three or four 

 apical articulations reddish yellow. Thorax longer than broad, constricted and transversely 

 impressed in front ; base bi-sinuate, with a deep, transverse furrow : posterior angles prominent, 

 acute; sides rounded in front; thickly punctate, with a faint central impressed line, and a large 

 fovea on each side behind. Elytra nearly half as wide again, and more than thrice as long as the 

 thorax; obliquely emarginate at the tips; thickly punctate : each with four transverse reddi.sh 

 yellow waved l)ani-; extending from the lateral margin to the sutural stria ; the 1st near the base; 

 the 2d oblique, at nne-third from the base ; the 3d at two-thirds from the base ; the 4th nearly 

 circular, just within the apex. Legs elongate, black. The males have the antenna- longer, 

 and black throughout, and the thorax with the lateral fovcie obscure or wanting. Length, 7-9 

 lines. Widely distributed, but not common. 

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