THY AMIS. 291 



Ovate, not very convex. Head, thorax and under-side 

 Hack ; elytra pale red-yellow, suture narrowly and outer 

 margin more broadly brown-black ; first four or five joints 

 of antennae red-yellow, rest black ; legs (except apex of 

 posterior femora) red-yellow. Thorax much narrower than 

 elytra, closely, finely and indistinctly punctured ; elytra 

 rather strongly and distinctly punctured, almost in rows at 

 base. L. 1 — 1| 1. Not uncommon. T. suturalis, Marsh. 



S H. Elytra with all margins black ; posterior 

 femora entirely pitch-black. 

 Ovate, not very convex. Head, thorax and under-side 

 pitch-black ; elytra pale yellow, bordered with pitch-black ; 

 base of antennae and legs (except posterior femora) red- 

 yellow, apex of former black. Thorax finely but distinctly 

 punctured ; elytra confusedly and distinctly punctured. 

 L. 1 1. Common. T. nasturtii, Fab. 



2. Thorax yellowish or yellow-red. 



A A, Prosternum yellow, rest of under-side 

 black ; body oblong oval. 



Not very convex. Head and under-side pitch-black ; 

 thorax and elytra pale yellow, suture black, very narrowly 

 at base and apex ; base of antennae and legs (except pos- 

 terior femora) red-yellow, apex of former and posterior 

 femora black. Thorax almost smooth ; elytra finely and 

 closely punctured. L. 1;^ 1. Moderately common. 



T. Foudrasi, Crotch. 



-Z? ^. Under-side entirely pitch-brown ; body 

 ovate. 



Convex. Head and under-side pitch-brown ; thorax and 

 elytra pale red-yellow, suture and sometimes side margin of 

 latter very narrowly pitch-brown ; base of antennae and 

 legs (except posterior femora) red-yellow, apex of former 

 brownish, posterior femora reddish, darker above. Punc- 

 tuation of thorax fine, that of elytra rather stronger and 

 almost in rows at base. L. | 1. Not uncommon. 



T. lycopi, Foudr. 



h. Suture reddish. 



Ovate, convex. Head reddish ; thorax yellow-red ; scu- 

 tellum dark, often black ; elytra pale red-yellow, suture 

 narrowly reddish ; prosternum reddish, rest of under-side 

 pitch-black ; first four joints of antennae and legs (except 



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