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ii. Rhinusa, Steph. 



A 1. Rostrum straight, not attenuate. 



B 1. Rostrum filiform, male and female differing markedly. 



TJinpsicola, Germ. 



B 2. Thorax transverse neiits, Germ. 



B 3. Thorax nearly as long as broad, narrowed in front. 



nielas, Schh. 

 B 4. Thorax a little broader than long, narrowed in front 



and behind coUinus, G^/Z. ; Linarias, Pz. 



A 2. Rostrum attenuate at the apex. 

 B 1. Form oval. 



C 1. Thorax transverse Antirrhini, Germ. 



C 2. Thorax a little broader than long. 



Noctis, Hb. ; Herbarum, Bris. 

 B 2. Form elongate pilosus, Schh. 



iii. MiARUS, Slejjh. 

 A 1. Form oval. 



B 1. Posterior femora dentate Graminis, Gyll. 



B 2. Posterior femora simple. 



Campanulse, L. ; Micros, Germ. 

 A 2. Form elongate Plantarum, Germ. 



1. G. Pascnorwn, Gyll. (1815), Schh. — Blacl^, with a gray 

 pubescence ; antentiaj ferruginous ; legs black or pale ; tarsi 

 always pale ; elytra very variable, black or entirely ferrugi- 

 nous, most commonly with a red dash, f — 1 line. \^ery 

 variable in size and form, extremely narrow individuals occa- 

 sionally occurring ; but the peculiar pubescence, partly 

 raised and partly decumbent, will always distinguish it. It 

 is found throughout Europe, in meadows. The ictericus, 

 Sc/ih., which has been found in Berlin, closely resembles it, 

 but has the thorax shorter and the pubescence much longer 

 and thicker. 



2. G. rillosuhts, Schh. (1838). — Black, densely clothed with 

 cinereous scales ; elytra and legs obscurely ferruginous ; su- 

 ture darker ; thorax with a dorsal line cinereous ; elytra ob- 

 solclely punctate-slriate. Ij — 1^ line. Recognized by its 

 dejnessed, almost silky pubescence. It feeds on Veronica 

 Anagallis, and is found nearly all over Europe ; it is not, 



