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diffusely and strongly punctured, with scattered black hairs ; 

 sides of elytra straight. Antennae of male strongly saw- 

 like. L. 2|- 1. Common. L. minutus, Lin. 



&. Tarsal claws long and fine, with traces of a tooth at 

 base only. 



Black, witli greenish-bronze reflection ; tibiae and tarsi 

 yellow ; pul^escence thick, yellowish. Thorax moderately 

 closely and finely punctured, without scattered black hairs ; 

 sides of elytra slightly curved. L. 3 — 3| 1. Kare. 



L. parvulus, Panz. 



Atlious, 



A, Thorax without central furrow. 



a, Fourtli tarsal joint considerably shorter and narrower 

 than third joint. 

 I» Antennae strongly sawlike from third joint. 



1, Under-side brown or rust-red; third joint of 

 antennae fully as long as fourth. 



Brown or rust-red ; head and thorax rather darker. 

 Thorax and elytra rather closely covered with long gray 

 hairs, latter with two more or less bare oblique bands en- 

 closing a rhombic spot of stronger pubescence ; thorax more 

 closely punctured at sides than on disc, posterior angles 

 moderately sharp, feebly ridged. L. 9 1. Eare. 



A. rhomheus, 01. 



2. Under-side black ; tliird joint of antennae shorter 

 than fourth. 



Black, more or less shiny, elytra sometimes yellow- 

 brown ; pubescence rather close, long, gray. Thorax 

 moderately finely and closely punctured, posterior angles 

 rather sharp, with a somewhat sharp ridge; second and 

 third tarsal joints heart-shaped. .Female broad. L. 4^ — 

 7 1. Rather common. A. niger, Lin. 



II. Antennae feebly sawlike, third joint reversed 

 conical, without sharp inner angle. 



1, Third joint of antennae much longer than second. 



Pitch-brown or black ; elytra lighter brown ; abdomen 

 either entirely or with margins and sides of segments and 

 its apex reddish ; tibiae and tarsi sometimes reddish. 

 Thorax closely and rather strongly punctured, posterior 



