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as or longer than the head ; rostrum reaching to about the 
apex of the mesosternum ; pronotum trapeziform, its lateral 
margins carinated ; base nearly straight, covering the base 
of the scutellum, which is punctured; elytra elongate, 
except in holsatus ; legs elongate ; posterior femora dentate 
in calcaratus, simple in the other species; tibiz, especially 
the posterior pair, bent inwards near the base, except in 
holsatus. There are six species recorded as European by 
Dr. Puton, of which we have three in this country ; virens, 
Linn., I think, is likely to be found with us, but it 
might easily be mistaken for lwvigatus. It is, however, a 
stouter insect; the first joint of the antennee is shorter, 
scarcely as long as the head, and the pronotum is wider. 
(4) 1. Hind femora simple. 
(3) 2. Insect elongate ovate, basal joint of antenne 
clothed with very short hairs 
: . HOLSATUS. 
(2) 3. Insect elongate, basal joint of antenne 
densely clothed with long hairs . : . L&®VIGATUS. 
(1) 4. Hind femora toothed beneath ‘ ; . CALCARATUS. 
M. holsatus, /Fab.—Elongate ovate, ochreous or 
greenish, punctured; eyes rather large and prominent, 
vertical impression short; forehead margined with dark 
brown round each eye; basal joint of antenne thick, rather 
longer than the head, clothed with short black hairs, second 
about as long as the third and fourth together; pronotum 
with all its margins nearly straight, rather wider at the 
base than long, dorsal line and sides pale, a line on each 
side within the pale margin darker; scutellum punctured, 
with a pale central carina, its basal angles black; 
elytra pale ochreous or greenish, with the clavus and 
corium inwardly brown; femora spotted with brown, tibice 
straight. 
L. 5-6 mm. 
Common and generally distributed in summer, taken by 
sweeping; some specimens hibernate, and occur in moss 
in winter. 
M. levigatus, Linn.—Elongate, punctured, green, or 
