258 PHYTOPHAGA — CKYPTOCEPHATJDAE. 



h. Elytra red or yellow, with or without black spots, or 

 entirely blue or black. 



I. Thorax yellow, spotted with black. 



Black ; base of antennae, a frontal spot, thorax (except 

 spots) and legs yellow ; elytra varying from yellow, with 

 five black spots on each, to entirely black. L. 1| — 2 1. 

 Rare. G. decempunctatus, Lin. 



IT. Thorax black, with or without yellow anterior 

 margin, or entirely yellow. 



1, Elytra entirely blue. 



A A» Front pairs of legs yellow. 



Elongate. Black ; elytra blue ; base of antennae, a 

 forked frontal spot, mouth, anterior margin of thorax and 

 front pairs of legs yellow. Thorax coarsely and deeply 

 punctured, more scantily on disc ; elytra with coarsely 

 punctured striae. L. f — 1| 1. Rare. C. punctirjer,'Pa.jk. 



JB S. Legs blue. 



Dull violet ; under-side of head, base of antennae and 

 coxae yellow ; male also with anterior margin of thorax 

 yellow. Thorax transversely impressed behind ; interstices 

 on elytra smooth. L. If 1. Not common. 



C.fulcratus, Germ. 



2» Elytra red or yellow, with or without black 

 markings. 



A A. Legs black ; lenoth 24 lines. 



a a. Elytra red, with a longitudinal black line 



on disc of each. 



Black, shiny ; elytra red, with outer margin, suture and 



a longitudinal line on disc black ; base of antennae pitchy. 



Not uncommon. C. lineola, Fab. 



h I). Elytra black, with a waved red spot at 

 apex of each. 



Black, shiny ; elytra with a waved red spot at apex of 

 each ; base of antennae pitchy. Scarce. 



C. hip>ustulatus, Fab. 



JB jB. Legs reddish-yellow; length | — 1;^ lines. 



a a. Thorax black, with anterior margin and 

 sides yellow. 



