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 The punctation and other sculpture of head and pronotum same as in 

 floral is or somewhat more robust, antennae robust; elytra robustly and 

 densely punctated, the punctures not, as in f loralis , connected by lines, 

 but rowed at the dorsum, and the rows most often slightly groove-like 

 deepened; abdomen very finely and rather densely punctated, its four first 

 dorsal joints at middle with two small, grayish glistening spots. L. 4-5 mm. 

 Fig. 184. Phyllodrepa salicis Jyllh. 

 Distributed in Middle and North Europe; rare in this country; in hol- 

 low trees, at outflowing tree sap, and on flowers, also at rotting plants 

 and under carrion. 



4. Ph. melanocephala Fabr. 



(Fabr. Mant. Ins. I 222; Ganglb. Kaf. M. II, 740. - brunnea Payk. Mon. 

 Staph. 63; Erichs. Ka*f. Mk. Br. I, 633; Jen. Spec. Staph. 881; Kraatz Ins. 

 D. II, 995; Thorns. Skand. Col. Ill, 215; Pey Brevip. 1880, 239). 



From salicis which is very closely allied to melanocephala it is easi- 

 ly separated by the color, and punctation of abdomen. 



Yellowish-red, glistening, naked; the head black, an obliterated spot 

 posteriorly on elytra, the last abdominal joints, most often also a long- 

 itudinal streak at middle of pronotum, also metathorax pitchy brown. 



Head and pronotum with rather robust and isolated punctation, the sur- 

 face smooth, their impressions same as in floralis ; the antennae less ro- 

 bust than in salicis ; elytra hardly twice as long as pronotum, robustly and 



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 densely, at dorsum and at the suture with rowed punctation, the punctures 

 mutually not connected by lines; abdomen rather robustly and densely punc- 



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