54 MALACODERMA — TELEPHORIDAE. 



Apical spines of tibiae fine, often indistinct ; claws split. 



[Podahrics, Fiscli.] 



Head black, yellow before eyes ; thorax yellow, with a 

 black longitudinal spot, sometimes covering all the disc- 

 and anterior margin, at others indistinct ; elytra yellow or 

 black ; under-side blackish, presternum, margins and apex 

 of abdomen yellow ; antennae yellow, separate joints 

 brownish at apex ; legs yellow (sometimes black), tarsal 

 joints black at apex. Head strongly and closely punc- 

 tured, somewhat in wrinkles ; thorax half as broad again as 

 long, posterior angles toothed, often indistinctly ; third 

 joint of antennae scarcely longer than second and much 

 shorter than fourth. L. 5 — 6 1. Moderately common. 



T. alpimis, Payk. 



S. Head not strongly narrowed and not (or only indis- 

 tinctly) constricted behind. 



a. Apical spines of tibiae distinct; claws simple or 

 toothed at base [TelepJiorus]. 



I. Elytra dark blue ; both claws of male with a pro- 

 minence and of female with a fine spinelike tooth 

 at base. 



Black ; male with front of head, prosternum and abdo- 

 men reddish-yellow, elytra dark blue ; female with thorax 

 and first two joints of antennae also red-yellow. L. 5 — 7 1. 

 Scarce. T. ahdominalis, Fab. 



II. Elytra black or pale brownish-yellow ; outer 

 claw only more or less toothed. 



1. Length 5 — 6| lines. 



A A, Thorax marked with black. 



u U, Thorax red-yellow, with a black spot 

 (variable in extent) in middle of anterior 

 margin ; femora (except sometimes anterior 

 pair) black. 



Robust. Head, elytra and under-side black, with a gray 

 reflection through pubescence ; front of head, base of an- 

 tennae, inner-side of anterior tibiae, margins and apex of 

 abdomen red-yellow. Third joint of antennae half as long 

 again as second and shorter than fourth; tooth on claws 

 rather small and blunt. L. 5| — 6| 1. Rather common. 



T.fuscus, Lin. 



