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obliquely at apex. L. 2| — 3^ 1. Common. 



A. contaminatus, Herbst. 



ft b. Sides of thorax not fringed. 



Oblong, convex. Black, with bronze reflection ; sides of 

 head and thorax yellow, elytra grayish-yellow, with black 

 spots, more finely pubescent than A. contaminatus ; apex of 

 abdomen yellow. Male with apical spines of anterior tibiae 

 gradually pointed. L. 2 — 2^ 1. Not very common. 



A. ohliteratus, Panz. 



2, Base of thorax not bordered. 



A A. Elytra with notched or punctured striae. 



a a. Elytra with sixth and eighth interstices 

 separate and apex rounded. 



A a. Length 5 — 6 lines. 



Oblong, rather convex. Upper-side dark brown, forehead 

 and disc of thorax black ; under-side and legs red-brown ; 

 antennae and palpi brown-red. Thorax diffusely and ex- 

 tremely finely punctured, with larger punctures toward 

 anterior angles. Common. A. rufipes, Lin. 



JB h. Length 3 — 4| lines. 



A 1, Palpi black ; apex of elytra with 

 fine pubescence. 



Oblong oval, rather flat. Black ; elytra black or 

 brownish-yellow, with black markings ; tarsi reddish. 

 Thorax rather closely and finely punctured ; interstices on 

 elytra diffusely punctured. Common. A. luridus. Fab. 



J5 1, Palpi red ; apex of elytra bare. 



Nearly oval. Black ; elytra black, red with black mark- 

 ings, or entirely red ; tarsi reddish. Thorax finely and 

 rather diffusely punctured with an admixture of larger 

 punctures ; interstices on elytra rather closely punctured. 

 Body more evenly arched than in A. luridus. Not un- 

 common. A. depressus, Kug. 



h b. Elytra with sixth and eighth interstices 

 united behind and apex produced into a 

 little tooth. 



Oblong, moderately convex. Black or pitch-brown, elytra 

 often lighter ; antennae and palpi reddish-yellow ; legs 

 l)rown-red. Elytra with notched striae, deeper behind; 



