64 MALACODERMA — TELEPHORIDAE. 



shorter and blunter point, penultimate ventral segment 

 slightly emarginate, last ventral segment rather narrow, 

 flattened, tolerably parallel-sided, grooved throughout its 

 length and triangularly emarginate at apex. L. If — 2 1. 

 Moderately common. M. flavogvAtatus, Kies. 



h I). Thorax yellow-red, often blackish in 

 middle. 

 Head brown, moutli reddish-yellow ; under-side brownish- 

 black, with yellow markings, antennae pitch-brown, base 

 reddish-yellow ; legs reddish-yellow, femora blackish. Head 

 scarcely narrowed behind, very finely punctured, with a 

 more or less distinct furrow lietween eyes ; anterior margin 

 of thorax rounded. Male with last dorsal abdominal seg- 

 ments simple and not elongate, penultimate ventral segment 

 moderately deeply emarginate, last ventral segment some- 

 what elongate, split to base. L. \\ — If 1. Common. 



M. sanguinolentus, Fall. 

 H I>, Elytra unicolorous black. 



Black ; base of antennae rarely lighter ; legs dark brown, 

 knees rather lighter. Head narrowed behind, extremely 

 finely and diffusely punctured, impressed between eyes ; 

 thorax double as broad as long, all angles raised and slightly 

 prominent ; antennae not reaching apex of elytra. Male 

 with penultimate dorsal abdominal segment somewhat 

 elongate, simple, last dorsal segment very narrow, apparently ' 

 composed of two pieces placed side by side, penultimate 

 ventral segment deeply emarginate, last ventral segment 

 somewhat short, divided at apex. • L. 1 — 1^ 1. Eare. 



M. nigellus, Kies. 

 3, Elytra about twice as long as together broad. 



Black ; thorax generally with narrow yellow border at 

 base and apex ; elytra with yellow apex ; under-side with 

 yellow markings ; antennae pitch-brown, base often lighter ; 

 legs brown. Head somewhat narrowed behind, very finely 

 punctured ; elytra with traces of fine raised lines. Male 

 with last dorsal abdominal segments elongate, penultimate 

 one with posterior margin produced in middle, projecting 

 over last segment, which is bent downward, somewhat im- 

 pressed in middle and emarginate at apex, penultimate 

 ventral segment deeply triangularly emarginate, last ventral 

 segment split to base. L. If — 2 1. Rare. 



M. fiuttifcr, Kies. 



