Rhagonycha.] SERRICORNIA. 145 
Male with the antenne longer than in female, the head broader and 
the eyes more prominent; the third joint of the antenna, also, is some- 
what longer in proportion. 
On Scotch fir; local, and only found in Scotland in the Tay, Dee, and Moray 
districts. 
It seems rather doubtful whether we possess F. atra as British; this 
species appears to be very closely allied to &, elongata, but to be rather 
smaller on the average, with the thorax somewhat transverse, and the 
pubescence of the elytra more scanty; there are also said to be differences 
in the colour of the base of the antenne and legs, but these differences 
are certainly presented by specimens of &. elongata ; the species is said 
by Thomson to occur on the spruce fir (“‘ pa barren af Gran ”), whereas 
R. elongata occurs on the pine or Scoteh fir (‘‘ pa barren af Fur”). 
MALTHINUS, Latreille, 
This genus contains about fifty or sixty species, which are chiefly 
found in Europe and the circum-Mediterranean region ; representatives, 
however, have occurred in Siberia, Ceylon, South America, &c.; they 
closely resemble the species of the sueceeding genus, and like them have 
the elytra much abbreviated, with the apex, as a rule, sulphureous 
yellow, and the wings exposed ; they differ in having the mandibles 
armed with a tooth on their inner margin, the insertion of the antenne 
at some distance from the eyes, and the close and rugose punctuation of 
the vertex of the head and the greater part of thorax; the integument 
in the species of both genera is very soft and fragile; the insects are 
found on trees and shrubs, and are very active, taking to wing very 
rapidly, and soon escaping unless quickly captured; of the thirty-seven 
European species of Malthinus four are found in Britain. 
I. Apex of elytra of a bright sulphureous yellow colour. 
i. Elytra with very obsoletely punctured stria ; length 
AORN e vue te) Eo oh ss lots) aie el SPOUNOMATIA Moun. 
(flaveolus, Payk.) 
ii. Elytra with distinct and rather strongly punctured 
stria ; length 3-3} mm. 
1. Posterior legs yellow ; general colour lighter . . M. FAscratrus, Ol. 
2. Posterior legs fuscous; general colour darker . . M. BALTEatUs, Suffr. 
II, Elytra black, unicolorous, obsoletely punctured . . M. ¥FRoNrALIS, Marsh. 
IM. punctatus, Foure. (flaveolus, Payk.). Rather a large species ; 
head large, strongly contracted behind eyes, which are prominent, vertex 
black, rugosely punctured, front broadly yellow, antenne slender, 
reaching to about the apex of the elytra, fuscous or yellowish-brown 
with light base; thorax longer than broad, rugosely punctured, with a 
fovea before base, posterior angles marked; scutellum yellow; elytra 
broader than thorax, greyish, with the base and suture and a spot before 
apex darker, apex sulphureous yellow, punctuation fine and obsolete ; 
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