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in the centre and not touching anterior margin, and by the femora being 
mostly red ; the femora, moreover, are stouter, and the posterior angles 
of thorax are more rounded, and the tooth of the exterior tarsal claw is 
stronger and sharper. L. 9-11 mm. 
On flowers, shrubs, &c.; common and generally distributed throughout the 
kingdom. 
T. lividus, L. Entirely testaceous, with a frontal spot, the breast, 
part of abdomen, and the posterior knees and tibie, and sometimes the 
intermediate tibie, or a part of them, black ; eyes black, prominent, 
antenne black, with base red; thorax about as long as broad, with 
anterior angles quite rounded and not apparent, posterior angles marked ; 
elytra clothed with fine greyish pubescence, finely and rugosely punc- 
tured, shoulders prominent ; legs rather stout. L. 10-12 mm. 
Male with the antenne longer and the fourth to the tenth joints 
furnished with an impressed line, third joint double as long as 
second, 
Female with the antenne shorter, simple, third joint not much longer 
than second. 
On flowers and shrubs; common and generally distributed throughout the greater 
part of the kingdom ; not so common, but not rare in the north of England and in 
Scotland. 
V. dispar, F. In this variety the elytra are entirely black, and the 
intermediate and posterior tibiz are more broadly dark. 
Found in company with the type, but much less common. 
T. pellucidus, F. Head black, forehead reddish-testaceous, an- 
tenn dark with base reddish; thorax clear reddish-testaceous, with 
margins lighter, about as long as broad, with the angles rounded, the 
posterior ones, however, being slightly marked; elytra black, clothed 
with rather thick greyish pubescence, closely and rugosely sculptured ; 
legs red, posterior and sometimes intermediate tibie black ; abdomen 
red. L. 9-10 mm. 
Male with joints 5-10 of antenne with an impressed line, and the 
third joint much longer than second. 
On flowers and shrubs, &c.; common and generally distributed throughout the 
kingdom, but not so abundant in Scotland. 
T. nigricans, Miill. Very like the preceding, but smaller, and with 
the thorax of a duller and less clear colour and often marked with a 
more or less irregular black patch ; the elytra are more finely sculptured, 
and the abdomen is in great part black; the knees of the posterior 
femora, as well as the tibiz and tarsi, are black; in the male the third 
joint of the antennz is not much longer than the second, and the fourth 
to the eighth joints are furnished with an impressed line. L. 8-9 
mm. 
