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with brown and gray liairlike scales ; rostrum, foreliead, a 

 small spot somewhat before middle of each elytron, a broad 

 band before their extreme apex and the under-side with 

 white scales. Thorax in middle with three tubercles 

 (placed in a transverse row) covered with black hairs ; 

 elytra with feeble rows of punctures, third interstice with 

 three or four black tufts. Antennae in male with apex of 

 all joints, besides apical part of eighth and basal part of 

 ninth, in female only eighth joint closely covered with 

 white scales. L. 3^ — 4 1. Eare. A. albinus, Lin. 



Sr achy tarsus. 



A. Lateral elongations of transverse basal ridge on thorax 

 strong and reaching apex. 



Ovate. Black ; elytra red, alternate interstices some- 

 what raised and checkered with spots of black and white 

 hairs. Punctuation close ; eyes prominent ; posterior 

 angles of thorax prominent, acute ; elytra with punctured 

 striae. L. 1| — If 1. Not very common. 



B. scahrosus, Fab. 



J5. Lateral elongation of transverse basal ridge on thorax 

 not very strong and scarcely reaching middle of sides. 



Ovate. Black-brown, dull ; with fine yellow-gray hairs, 

 closer beneath than above ; thorax with gray lines ; elytra 

 with rather deep punctured striae, sprinkled with gray, 

 almost quadrangular spots ; eyes prominent ; posterior 

 angles of thorax prominent, acute, L. 1 — If 1. Not un- 

 common. B. varius, Fab. 



Choragus. 



Pitch-black ; base of antennae yellow ; base of femora, 

 tibiae and tarsi yellow-brown. Thorax extremely finely 

 punctured ; elytra striate, deeply punctured. L. 1 1. Not 

 common. C. Shep;pardi, Kirb. 



PHYTOPHAGA. 



A, Head not hidden beneath thorax. 



a. Head produced into a very short, flat rostrum. 



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