276 PHYTOPHAOA — HALTICIDAE. 



Violet, shiny, not very convex. Frontal tubercles large, 

 oblique sub-angular line scarcely well-defined ; facial 

 ridge obtuse : elytra finely punctured, scarcely dilated 

 toward apex, which is only slightly inclined ; third joint of 

 antennae slightly longer than second. L. If 1. Eather 

 common. H. consobrina, Kuts. 



J5. Body convex, oval. 



a. Lateral margin of thorax forming tooth at anterior 

 angle. 



Green or blue-green ; under-side and legs greenish-black. 

 Thorax broader than long, very finely punctured ; elytra 

 closely and rather strongly punctured. L. 2| 1. Rather 

 common. IT. ericeti, All. 



H. longicollis, All. is smaller, with punctuation finer ; 

 anterior tarsi much dilated. 



b. Anterior angles of tliorax without tooth. 



I. Sides of thorax nearly straight ; elytra strongly 

 punctured. 



Green, shiny ; antennae black ; under-side greenish- 

 black. Thorax short, very finely and indistinctly punc- 

 tured. L. 1| — 2 1. Common. H. pusilla, Duft. 



The variety H. montana, Foudr. is dark l)lue, rather 

 shorter in proportion. 



II. Sides of thorax slightly rounded ; elytra not very 

 strongly punctured. 



Very similar to H. pusilla, but with broader and more 

 distinctly punctured thorax ; elytra ratlier broader and more 

 convex. L. If 1. Common. H. helianthemi, All. 



HerTnaeopJiaga. 



Short ovate, convex. Black-blue ; under-side blackish ; 

 antennae black-brown. Punctuation very fine. L. 1 — 1\ 1. 

 Common. H. mercurialis, Fab. 



Crepidodera. 



A. Under-side reddish-yellow. 



a* Elytra with rows of double punctures. 

 Oblong-ovate. Reddish-yellow-lirown. Forehead with 



