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Genus [580]. Macrocnema. Megerle. Seventeen species ? 

 M. Hyoscyami, Lin. Bluish black ; base of antennas, four 

 anterior legs, and the posterior tibia? and tarsi reddish 

 testaceous ; one and a half line ; plants and herbage. 

 PI. 82, fig. 4. 



Genus [581]. Cardiapus. Curt. One species. 



C. Matthewsii, Curt. Greenish black ; base of the antenna?, 

 and the tibiae and tarsi testaceous ; about one line ; 

 herbage ; not common. PI. 82, fig. 6. 



Genus [582]. Dibolia. Latr. Two species. 



D. Cynoglossi, Pint. Heft. Brassy green; base of antenna?, 

 four anterior legs, posterior tibia? and tarsi reddish tes- 

 taceous ; one and a half line ; on the hound's tongue, in 

 wastes. PI. 82, fig. 5. 



Genus [583]. Chjetocnema. Steph. Six species. 



C. concinna, Marsh. Brassy green ; base of the antenna?, 

 the tibia? and tarsi red; about one line. PI. 83, 



fig- 1. 



Genus [584]. Spileroderma. Steph. Five species. 



S. testaceum, Fab. Entirely of a reddish testaceous ; one 

 and a half line ; on thistles ; common. PI. 82, fig. 2. 

 Genus [585]. Mniophila. Steph. One species. 



M. Muscorum, Muller. Brassy black ; antennse and legs 

 testaceous; half line; in moss; not common, PI. 81, 



fig- 6. 



Tribe III. CHRYSOMELIN^E. Latr. 



Family [107]. Chrysomelid^e. Leach. 



Genus [586]. Timarcha. Megerle. Two species. 



T. laevigata, Lin. Entirely of a bright blue black ; seven 

 to nine lines ; common amongst rank herbage and on 

 heaths. PI. 83, fig. 6. 

 Genus [587]. Melasoma. Billwyn. Four species. 



M. Populi, Lin. Brassy green, with the -elytra reddish 

 testaceous ; five to six lines ; on sapling poplars in 

 woods. PI. 84, fig. 1. 

 Genus [588]. Curysomela. Lin. Twenty-six species 1 



C. fulgida, Lin. Bright golden green, with occasionally a 

 couple of coppery red streaks ; four to five lines ; marshy 

 places. PI. 83, fig. 5. 

 Genus [589]. PiiiEDON. Megerle. Twelve species ? 



P. fastuosum, Lin. Bright coppery green, with alternate 

 bright blue stripes; about three lines; hedges and dry 

 ditches. PI 83, fig. 3. 



