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jB. Elytra without band of whitish hairs ; third stria 

 joined behind with eiglith. 



a. Anterior femora with a strong tooth ; rostrum shiny. 



Black ; base of antennae yellow-brown ; disc of thorax 

 and elytra brown-red, margins of latter generally black ; 

 scutellum white. Thorax deeply punctured ; elytra with 

 deep punctured striae ; femora with a pointed tooth. 

 L. 1\ — 1| 1. Eare. A. varians, Payk. 



b. Femora feebly toothed; rostrum dull. 



J. Head and rostrum dark rust-red. 



Eather short ovate, convex, upper-side almost bare. 

 Dark rust-red. Eyes prominent and much approximated ; 

 rostrum rather short and dull, dilated at apex, moderately 

 curved ; thorax closely and finely punctured, sides only 

 slightly rounded ; elytra scarcely curved at sides, witli deep 

 punctured striae, interstices convex, with a row of punc- 

 tures ; anterior tibiae sinuate on outer-side at apex. L., 

 including rostrum. If 1. Eare. A. Iritannus, Des L. 



II» Head and rostrum black. 



1, Femora not strongly dilated in middle, and not 

 very abruptly narrowed before apex. 



Black, rather shiny; scape of antennae sometimes yellow- 

 brown ; pul)escence fine, gray, closer on breast; scutellum 

 whitish. Thorax extremely closely and finely punctured, 

 base fully half as broad again as apex ; elytra with strong 

 punctured striae, interstices rather convex ; anterior tibiae 

 gradually curved at base ; first joint of funiculus of an- 

 tennae much longer than broad. L. 1 1. Common. 



A. ruhi, Herbst. 



2, Femora strongly dilated in middle and abruptly 

 narrowed before apex. 



Similar to A. ruhi, but with elytra sometimes paler, 

 anterior tibiae abruptly bent at base and thorax less nar- 

 rowed at apex ; first joint of funiculus of antennae nearly 

 as broad as long. L. | 1. Not common. A. comari, Crotch. 



Antennae long, slender, funiculus with seven joints, first 

 three elongate, the others variable in length ; elytra sepa- 



