290 PHYTOPHAGA — HALTICIDAE. 



Ovate. Brownish-yellow ; elytra lighter, generally with 

 hinder part of suture, sometimes with disc dark ; posterior 

 femora often pitch-black. Thorax distinctly and diffusely 

 punctured ; elytra punctured distinctly and almost in rows 

 at base, less deeply toward apex. Punctuation of thorax 

 and elytra stronger than in T. mdanoc&pliala^ shoulders of 

 latter broader, antennae stouter. L. 1| 1. Eare. 



T. patriixlis, All. 



J5 &. Elytra not punctured in rows. 



Ovate, convex, shiny. Yellow-red ; eyes black ; head 

 and suture of elytra sometimes blackish ; under-side and 

 apex of antennae pitchy ; more or less of base of posterior 

 femora and sometimes the apex of tibiae and tarsi pitchy ; 

 winged. Darker than T. verhasci, thorax more distinctly, 

 elytra more strongly and less closely punctured, second and 

 third joints of antennae equal in length, and spur at apex 

 of posterior tibiae very much shorter and scarcely percep- 

 tibly curved. L. 1^ — 1^ 1. Eare. T. agilis, Eye. 

 2. Elytra almost pointed at apex. 



A A, Elytra coarsely and strongly punctured. 



Oblong-ovate, rather convex. Head, scutellum, breast 

 and abdomen pitch-black ; thorax yellow-red ; elytra pale 

 red-yellow, suture narrowly Ijrown ; base of antennae, an- 

 terior legs and posterior tarsi pale red-yellow, posterior 

 femora black-brown, their tibiae brownish. Thorax short, 

 finely punctured ; apical spine of posterior tibiae rather 

 short. L. \ — 1 1. Scarce. T. atriceps, Kuts. 



JB JB. Elytra finely punctured. 



Ovate, convex. Head and under-side pitch-black, thorax 

 yellow-red ; elytra pale red-yellow, suture dark brown ; 

 first five or six joints of antennae red-yellow, rest dark 

 brown ; femora black, front pairs generally yellowish at 

 apex ; tibiae and tarsi red-yellow, posterior tibiae darker. 

 Thorax scarcely punctured ; elytra with fine, very close 

 punctuation. L. 1 1. Common. 



T. melanocephala, Gyll. 



II, Shoulders of elytra not obliquely rounded. 

 1, Thorax black or pitch-black. 



A A. Elytra with suture and outer margin black ; 

 posterior femora red at base. 



