292 PHYTOPHAOA — HALTTCIDAE. 



posterior femora) red-yellow, apex of former black ; pos- 

 terior femora reddish, with a blackish spot above. Punc- 

 tuation fine ; posterior femora and tibiae long. L. 1^ — 1| 1. 

 Rather common. T. femoralis, Marsh. 



J), Elytra unicolorous pale yellow, yellow or red. 



«. Elytra not gaping at apex. 



I, Antennae darker at apex than at base. 



1, Punctuation strong. 



A A. Head pitch-black. 



Oblong-ovate, convex. Head and under-side pitch- 

 black ; thorax and elytra pale red-yellow ; antennae red- 

 yellow at base, black at apex ; legs red-yellow, posterior 

 femora pitch-brown. Elytra nearly pointed at apex. L. 

 1 1. Eather common. T. ballot a e, Marsh. 



jB J?. Head reddish. 



a a. Punctuation of elytra distinctly in rows. 



Oblong-ovate. Reddish ; labrum brown. Thorax finely 

 punctured; elytra more closely and strongly punctured, 

 most of the punctures arranged in rows and mixed with 

 wi'inkles. Apterous. L. f 1. Rare. T. cerina, Foudr. 



b b. Punctuation of elytra confused, or only in 

 indistinct rows. 



Ovate, convex, shiny. Head rust-red, vertex darker, 

 labrum pitch-black ; thorax reddish ; elytra, base of an- 

 tennae and the legs red-yellow ; abdomen black, with last 

 segment and pygidium rust-red. Thorax transverse, punc- 

 tured in wrinkles ; elytra ovate, with shoulders prominent, 

 punctuation strong, confused or in indistinct rows, apices 

 scarcely jointly rounded ; apical spine of posterior tibiae 

 long; apterous. L. 1 1. Rare. T. Waterhousei, Kuts. 



2, Punctuation fine. 



A A, Abdomen pitch-black. 



a a. Posterior femora black at apex, reddish at 

 base. 



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

 pitch-brown, disc reddish ; elytra pale red-yellow ; antennae 

 red-yellow at base, brown at apex ; legs yellow-red, pos- 



