56 MALACODERMA — TELEPHORIDAE. 



femora and tibiae until about middle usually blackisli. 

 Tooth on claws large. L. 5 1. Common. 



T. nigricans, Miill. 



T. discoidcus, Stepli., is a somewhat small variety of T. 

 nigricoMS. 



J) h. Legs entirely black. 



Black ; mouth, sides of thorax and of abdomen and 

 under-side of base of antennae yellow. Third joint of an- 

 tennae about half as long again as second and much shorter 

 than fourth ; tooth on claws large and sharp. L. 4 — 5 1. 

 Moderately common. T. ohscurtos, Lin. 



JB JB. Elytra yellow or pale yellows-brown ; or 

 elytra black, and antennae without bare im- 

 pressed lines. 



a a. Antennae of male without bare impressed 

 lines on central joints. 



A a. Antennae of male long and slender, 

 with third joint nearly twice as long as 

 second. 



Eeddish-yellow ; eyes, metasternum and base of ab- 

 dominal segments more or less blackish ; apex of antennae 

 brownish ; vertex of head and disc of thorax sometimes 

 dark ; legs varying from dark with light knees to unicolor- 

 ous yellow. Male with antennae long, slender, simple, 

 third joint nearly twice as long as second. Female with 

 antennae rather long, third joint rather longer than second, 

 seventh ventral segment of abdomen sinuate on each side, 

 central lobe acutely incised at apex ; elytra almost shorter 

 than abdomen. L. 4 — 4| 1. Common. T. liturattis, Fall. 



H I), Antennae of male rather thick, with 

 third joint not quite half as long again as 

 second. 



Black ; base of antennae, front of head, thorax, and 

 knees yellow-red ; thorax nearly square, diffusely and in- 

 distinctly punctured, with a variable black marking l3ehind ; 

 elytra and tibiae sometimes red-yellow, latter with black 

 lines. Male with antennae rather thick, simple, third joint 

 nearly half as long again as second, and elytra almost 

 shorter than abdomen. Female with antennae shorter, 

 third joint not much longer than second, and elytra shorter 

 than abdomen ; seventh ventral segment of abdomen 



