294 PKYTOPHACiA — HALTIGIDAE. 



of antennae and generally under-side brownish. First joint 

 of posterior tarsi rather longer than in T. tabida, punctua- 

 tion of elytra stronger. L. l^^ 1. Not uncommon. 



T. riitila, 111. 

 6 6. Length f — 1^ Knes. 



A a. Elytra punctured at apex ; insects 

 winged. 



A 1. Apex of posterior femora black. 



Ovate, not very convex. Pale yellow ; mouth, eyes and 

 apex of posterior femora black ; breast and apex of antennae 

 brown. Thorax smooth ; elytra very finely punctured ; 

 forehead distinctly ridged. L. 1 — 1^ 1. Common. 



T. ochroleuca, Marsh. 



JB 1. Posterior femora entirely yellowish. 



Oblong-ovate, rather fiat, shiny. Whitish-yellow ; head, 

 breast and abdomen pale rust-red ; mouth pitchy ; apex of 

 antennae and last joints of tarsi (with claws) brownish. 

 Thorax transverse, rather broad, not or scarcely punctured ; 

 elytra ovate, transparent, shoulders moderately prominent, 

 very finely and indistinctly confusedly punctured, apices 

 nearly separately rounded ; apical spine of posterior tibiae 

 short ; winged. L. f — ^ 1. Not common. 



T. gracilis, Kuts. 



The variety T. Poweri, All. has the vertex of head, 

 scutellum, sutural margins of elytra, breast and abdomen 

 brown ; joints of antennae rather longer, apical joints 

 darker, punctuation of thorax closer and (as also that of 

 elytra) more distinct ; male with depression on last seg- 

 ment of abdomen rounded. 



H &. Elytra impunctate at apex ; insects 

 apterous. 



A 1, Shoulders of elytra rounded; apex 

 of posterior femora pitch-brown. 



Oblong-ovate, convex. Pale red-yellow, under-side 

 slightly darker ; mouth and apex of posterior femora pitch- 

 brown ; apex of antennae dark. Head and thorax im- 

 punctate ; punctuation of elytra scarcely visible, even when 

 strongly magnified. L. 1 1. Common. T. laevis, Duft. 



B 1, Shoulders of elytra distinctly promi- 

 nent ; posterior femora entirely reddish. 



