58 MALACODERMA — TELEPHOEIDAE. 



A A, Elytra entirely yellow. 



Upper-side yellow ; basal half of head and a large spot 

 on disc of thorax black ; under-side black. Margins of 

 abdominal segments and legs (except sometimes apex of 

 posterior femora) yellow. Third joint of antennae half as 

 long again as second and not much shorter than fourth ; 

 thorax not narrowed in front ; claws thin, without any dis- 

 tinct tooth. L. 2 1 — 3 1. Common. 



T. haemorrhoidalis, Fab. 

 JS J^. Elytra entirely blackish, or black with 

 yellow margin. 

 a a. Posterior claws without tooth. 



A a. Thorax red-yellow, with margins 

 lighter. 

 Head black, front yellow ; elytra black, with yellow 

 border, pubescence whitish, leaving some spots bare, and 

 with a mixture of longer yellow hairs ; under-side of head 

 reddish-yellow, with black marking, breast and abdomen 

 black, apex, sides and margins of segments of latter yellow ; 

 antennae yellow-red, brownish toward apex ; legs reddish- 

 yellow, posterior tibiae often more or less brown. Third 

 joint of antennae not nmch longer than second and almost 

 as long as fourth ; margins of thorax nearly straight ; all 

 claws of female without teeth, of male anterior claws with 

 a sharp tooth and intermediate pair with a weaker one. L. 

 2 — 2^ 1. Common. T. lateralis, Lin. 



S b. Thorax blackish, with side margins 

 yellowish in front. 

 Head blackish ; elytra elongate, rather shiny, black, 

 under-side and legs black, base and apex of tibiae yellowish, 

 tarsi brown ; antennae black, base reddish-yellow. Third 

 joint of antennae half as long again as second and not 

 mucli shorter than fourth ; thorax much broader than 

 long, sides rounded ; male with anterior claws toothed and 

 intermediate pair more feebly so, female with anterior claws 

 toothed. L. 2^ — 3 1. Rather common. T. paludosus, Fall. 



b b. Posterior claws toothed. 



A a. Thorax unicolorous yellow. 



Head pitch-brown, reddish-yellow in front ; elytra 

 pitch-brown, sometimes paler at suture; under-side and 

 legs reddish-yellow, breast rarely more or less brown ; an- 



