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stato, lateribus Icviter rotundatis ; elytris apice sulphureo-guttatis , 

 striato-punctatis, pedibus ferrugineo-flavis. Long. 4-4 1/2 HiiH- 



Mas: tiMis posti ci s medio curvatis, margine interno pyofunde erosis. 

 Sardegna (Raymond). 



7. MALTHINUS SORDIDUS : - Testaceo-flavus, oculis niyris, elytris infu- 

 scatis, antennis tenuioribus, corporis dimidium superantibus, capite 

 lato, basi Tnodice attenuato ; prothorace subquadrato, antrorsum magis, 

 basin versus minus angustato, canaliculato Long. 3-3 '/^ railL 



Mas: tibiis posticis margine interno ajìicem versus leviter angulato- 

 dilatatis. Toscana (vora Bruck). 



S. MALTHINUS FILICORNIS. Sardegna (Raymond; ; Italia meridionale, Si- 

 cilia. 



'.'. MALTHINUS SICANUS: Testaceo-flavus, capitis basi attenuali vertice prò- 

 thoraceque lateribus testaceo, antennis apicem versus, geniculisque po- 

 sterioribus nigris ; elytris apice sulphureo guttatis , sutura et ante 

 apicem late infuscatis, obsolete punctulaio-rugulosis, vix substratis ; 

 prothorace longitudine vix latiore, antice angustato. — Long. 3 i/.-4 niill. 

 Mas : tibiis posticis medio leviter curvaiis, margine interno vix emar- 

 ginatis. 



Foeraina : oculis minus %)rominulis, capite minus lato, fronte testacea, 

 pedibus semplicibus etc. differt. Sicilia (Rottenberg . 



10. MALTHODES CRUCIATUS. Sardegna. 



11. MALTHODES RAYMONDI : Piceo-niger, subtiliter pubescens, ore prò- 



thoraceque testaceis, hoc macula fusca cruciato, transversim quadrato, 

 nitidulo, elytris apice sulphureo-guttatis . Long. 3-3 '/^ mill. 



Mas : segmento dorsali ante-penultimo magno, apice profunde rotun- 

 datim eroso, angulis anticis in laciniam rectam, apice subhamatant 

 productis, ultimis duobus parvis simplicibtis ; ventralibus penultimo 

 rotundato, emarginato, ultimo stylum longioreni, medio leviter curvatura , 

 apice tringulariter excisum formante Sardegna. 



12. MALTHODES TENAX: Niger, subtilissime griseo-pubescens, prothorace 



testaceo, macula fusca cruciato, elytris livido-pellucidis, apice flavo-gut- 

 tatis, antennis maris carpare subaequalibus. Long. 3 1/2 ^Hl- 



Mas: segmentis dorsalibus ante-penultimo apice late rotundato-emar- 

 ginato, angulis anticis in lobum linearem, apice rotundatum porrectis, 

 ultimis duobus parvis simplicibus; ventralibus penultimo rotundato -emai - 

 ginato, lobis lateralibus rotundatis, ultimo stylum leviter sinuato-cur- 

 vatum, apice incrassatum, dilatatum et triangulariter excisum exhibentc. 

 Corsica (Raymond). 



13. MALTHODES MENDAX : Subtiliter pubescens, antennis viaris carpare 



longiaribus, prathoracis margine basali et elytrorum gutta apicali sul- 

 phureis. Long. 2 1/, Un. 



Mas: segmentis ultimis dorsalibus modice elongatis, ultimo angustato. 

 apice triangulariter inciso, lateribus dente dearsum vergente instructo, 

 ventralibus penultima profunde emarginato, lateribus lobata-producto, 

 ultimo stylos duos, basi distantes, ad forcipis instar curvatos, exhi- 

 bente. Corsica (Raymond). 



