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narrower behind the middle ; antennae and legs dusky- 

 yellow. L. 1^ — 2 1. Not common. A. hifasciata, Marsh. 



b. Middle of suture of elytra pale. 



Oblong, rather shiny, convex. Black ; elytra with a not 

 very sharply defined transverse band before middle, united 

 along suture with a round spot before apex, pale ; base of 

 antennae, tibiae and tarsi red-yellow. Thorax a little nar- 

 rower than elytra, latter with rows of hairs ; punctuation 

 strong and close, somewhat wrinkled. L. 1| 1. Kare. 



A. triguttata, Gyll. 



S. Elytra reddish-yellow-brown ; with two narrow dark 

 bands. 



Upper-side reddish-yellow-brown ; a broad straight band 

 on thorax, scutellum and two strongly bent toothed bands 

 on middle of elytra black ; under-side black, with pro- 

 sternum and legs rust-red. Punctuation very fine and 

 close, wrinkled ; pubescence very fine. L. If 1. Scarce. 



A. flexuosa, Payk. 



Serropalpus, 



Elongate. Brown ; pubescence tolerably close, silky. 

 Elytra with not very distinct striae ; punctuation very 

 fine, wrinkled. L. 6 — 8 1. Doubtful if indigenous ; a 

 specimen taken in a warehouse at Leicester in 1844. 



S. striatus, Hellen. 



JPJiloeotrya. 



Pitch-brown, slightly pubescent, thick punctured ; an- 

 terior ridge of thorax and body beneath rusty-pitchy ; 

 whole of legs and base of antennae red-yellow, apex of 

 latter brown ; elytra sometimes dull red-yellow. L. 4 — 7 1. 

 Scarce. P. Stephensi, Duv. 



Zilora, 



Eust-brown ; antennae and legs lighter ; pubescence 

 rather long, erect. Elytra parallel-sided, rounded at apex, 

 rather strongly punctured, here and there in rows. L. 3 — 

 3^ 1. Braemar. Z. ferruginea, Payk. 



Xylita, 



Pitch-black ; antennae, legs (sometimes except femora) 



