256 PHYTOPHAGA — CLYTHRIDAE. 



Black, not very shiny; elytra shiny yellow-red, each 

 with a iDlack spot at shoulder and a larger transverse one 

 (often divided into two) behind middle ; head and under- 

 side with gray pubescence. Thorax very short, not very 

 convex, closely and unequally punctured. L. 3 — 5 1. 

 Moderately common. C. quadripicnctata, Lin. 



b. Sides of thorax narrowly bordered and raised, disc 

 impunctate. 



Black, shiny ; elytra yellow, each with a black spot at 

 shoulder and a broad black band (interrupted only nar- 

 rowly by suture and nearly reaching side margin) some- 

 what behind middle; under-side and head with gray 

 pubescence. Thorax short, convex, impunctate. L. 3 — 5 1. 

 Eare. C. laeviuscula, Eatz. 



Ziafnpr'osotna. 



Black, with brownish reflection. Upper-side very finely 

 confusedly punctured, elytra also with rows of punctures. 

 L. 1 — 1^ 1. Not uncommon. L. concolor, Sturm. 



CnYFTOCJErHALIJDAB, 



Head hidden ; thorax more or less cylindrical or globular, 

 apex slightly emarginate, base somewhat produced in 

 middle ; scutellum large ; elytra short, cylindrical, sepa- 

 rately rounded at apex. CryiHocei^lialus, Geoifr. 



CvyptocephcUus. 



A, Elytra confusedly punctured, or with irregular rows of 

 punctures here and there only. 



a. Elytra red or yellow, with or without black markings. 

 I, Femora entirely black. 



1. Elytra brick-red, with five black spots on each. 



Black; elytra as above; base of antennae brown. 

 Thorax punctured ; elytra with scattered punctures. L. 

 2| — 2f 1. Eare. C. imperialis, Fab, 



2, Elytra red, usually with black shoulders. 



Black, shiny ; elytra as above ; base of antennae and 

 two lines on forehead yellow ; female also with red thorax. 

 Thorax very finely, elytra more coarsely punctured, latter 



