AGAPANTHIA. 307 



A(japanthia, 



A, Length 6 — 8 lines. 



Black ; with rather short, yellow pubescence (on elytra in 

 spots) and also with long, erect black hairs ; central line and 

 sides of thorax and the scutellum closely covered with 

 yellow hairs ; antennae reddish-yellow, with white hairs, 

 first joint and apex of each following joint black. Mode- 

 rately common. A. lineatocollis, Don. 



J5. Length 4| — 5 lines. 



Purple or dark violet ; a line at sides of thorax, scutel- 

 lum and sides of breast closely covered with white hairs. 

 Punctuation of elytra mucli coarser than that of head and 

 thorax. (?Brit.) ^. mn'caws, Payk. 



Saperda. 



A, Elytra considerably narrowed toward apex. 



Black ; thickly covered with yellowish pubescence, 

 sprinkled with black points. Elytra pointed at apex. L. 

 10 — 12 1. Moderately common. S. carcharias, Lin. 



J5. Elytra not much narrowed toward apex. 



a. Elytra flattish, black, with suture (dilated in six 

 places), and some spots at outer margin covered with 

 greenish-yellow pubescence. 



Head and thorax black, covered (except a triangular 

 spot on former and part of disc of latter) with greenish- 

 yellow pubescence. L. 6 — 8 1. Scarce. 



*S'. scalaris, Lin. 



?>. Elytra rather convex, black, with yellowish-gray 

 pubescence, four spots on each more thickly covered 

 with yellowish pubescence. 



Head and thorax black, with yellowish-gray pubescence 

 and latter with three lines of yellowish hairs. L. 5 — 6 1. 

 Rather common. >S'. popiclnea, Lin. 



Phytoecia. 



Black ; pubescence grayish ; central line of thorax and 

 the scutellum covered with whitish hairs ; anterior legs 

 (except base of femora) reddish-yellow. L. 4 1. Not com- 

 mon, P. cylindrica, Lin. 



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