able in the males. Their colours are chiefly 

 fulvous, violet-black, and sanguineous. 



The larva is supposed to live in the earth; 

 the perfect insect is innoxious, and is found on 

 flowers. 



LYCUS RETICULATUS. 



SPECIFIC CHARACTER. 



Black ; lateral thoracic margins fulvous ; elytra 

 fulvous, w^ith a band, and extremity, blackish. 



SYNONYM. 



Lycus Reticueatus. Fahr. Syst. Eleut. pt. 2. 

 p. 111. Oliv. Ins. vol. ii. No. 29, p. 7. pi. 1, 

 fig. 7. 



description. 



Body deep black, polished : antennx exceeding 

 the middle of the elytra, opake : rostrum short : 

 thorax black, the dilated lateral margins a little 

 recurved, fulvous ; an acute carina in the middle ; 



plate XXI. 



