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h b. Thorax red-yellow, with a black spot in 

 middle of disc ; all femora red. 



Similar to T. fuscus but rather narrower, antennae 

 stronger, thorax rather flatter and tooth on claw rather 

 larger. L. 5 — 6 1. Common. T. rusticus, Fall. 



_B jB. Thorax unicolorous red-yellow. 



Head reddisli-yellow, with a black spot (not touching 

 eyes) on forehead ; elytra yellow ; presternum reddish- 

 yellow, with a small brown plate between coxae, rest of 

 under-side black, with more or less yellow on margin and 

 apex of abdomen ; antennae blackish, base lighter ; legs 

 reddish, on posterior pair upper-side of apex of femora, the 

 tibiae and part of tarsi black, part of intermediate tibiae 

 and tarsi also black. Fourth joint of antennae rather 

 longer than third and from two to three times longer than 

 second ; front and sides of thorax evenly rounded ; tooth 

 on claws strong and sharp. L. 5 — 6 1. Common. 



T. lividus, Lin. 



The variety T. dispar, Fab. has the elytra black. 



2, Length 3 — 5 lines. 



A A, Elytra black ; antennae with a smooth 

 impressed line on central joints. 



a a. Legs chiefly yellow. 



A a. Third joint of antennae about twice 

 as long as second joint. 



Head black, reddish-yellow below eyes ; thorax red- 

 yellow; prosternum, abdomen and legs red-yellow, posterior 

 tibiae and tarsi more or less pitch-brown, rest of breast 

 black ; antennae reddish-brown, lighter at base and darker 

 at apex. Thorax flatly rounded in front and only slightly 

 so at sides ; tooth on claws spinelike. L. 4| — 5 1. Com- 

 mon. T. pellucidus, Fab. 



2? b. Third joint of antennae about one- 

 third longer than second joint. 



Head black, from base of antennae forward yellow ; 

 thorax reddish -yellow, with a blackish spot (variable in ex- 

 tent) in middle ; under-side reddish-yellow, meso- and 

 metasternum, and sometimes some spots at sides of ab- 

 dominal segments, black ; antennae reddish-yellow, darker 

 toward apex ; legs red-yellow, on posterior pair apex of 



