Magdalis.] RHYNCHOPHORA. 397 
i, Thorax with the anterior angles not produced into 
a long spinose tooth at anterior angles, as a rule 
simple, but occasionally (as in M. carbonarius) 
produced into a blunt tooth. 
1. Thorax without asperities in front ; elytra bluish 
or greenish blue. 
A. Head distinctly punctured, 
a. Eyes prominent . .. .. . . . . M.puHunematica, Herbst. 
b. Eyes depressed. . . . . . . . =. . M.pvupuicata, Germ. 
B. Head almost impunctate; eyes depressed . . M. vionacea, DL. 
(Heydenz, Desbr. ) 
2, Thorax with a group of small asperities in front ; 
elytra shining black 26 34 sh. sf) sca) e 
ii. Thorax quadrate with the anterior angles produced 
into a long sharp spinose tooth; elytra dull black M. armigEra, Foure. 
(atramentaria, Marsh.) 
II. Anterior femora simple or furnished with a very 
small tooth; colour black (Rhinodes, Steph. ; Panus, 
Steph.). 
i, Sides of thorax simple. 
1. Femora with small, more or less obsolete, teeth ; 
antenna blacks hive «ala slp ei hewete sy at) Me Gnnasi,. Dy 
2. Femora without teeth; antenne red at base; 
male with the club of the antenne at least as 
long as the remainder + 2 « « « - « » M. BARBICOENIS, Zatr. 
ii. Sides of thorax with distinct lateral tubercles ; 
femora simple; antennz red, at least at base . . M, prunt, L. 
M. carponaria, LD. 
M. phlegmatica, Herbst. Blue-black or greenish-black, elytra 
dark blue, sometimes with a greenish or violaceous reflection ; forehead 
elongate, closely and distinctly punctured, rostrum as long as thorax, 
nearly straight, eyes rather prominent, not approximate ; thorax longer 
than broad, slightly constricted before apex, closely and rather strongly 
punctured ; elytra widened behind, with distinct, rather strongly 
punctured, striz, interstices closely and comparatively strongly punctured ; 
femora robust, teeth of anterior pair large and sharp. L. 4-5 mm. 
On Scotch fir; very local; a northern species; Scotland, Forth, Tay, Dee and 
Moray districts (Paisley, Rannoch, Braemar, Aviemore, Alvie, &e.). I have received 
a single specimen from Mr. Moncreaff, which is labelled as from Southwick in the 
Portsmouth district ; from the general distribution of the insect, however, I cannot 
but think that there has been some mistake made with regard to this specimen. 
M. duplicata, Germ. Closely allied to the preceding in colour and 
sculpture, but distinguished by its more cylindrical form, depressed eyes, 
shorter head and-strongly curved rostrum; the forehead is distinctly 
but less closely punctured; the thorax is shorter, subquadrate, and the 
elytra have the interstices very finely rugose, besides being punctured. 
L. 33-4 mm, 
Male with the antenne inserted in the middle of rostrum; in the 
female they are inserted a little behind middle. 
On Scotch fir ; very rare; Scotland, Dee and Moray districts (Rannoch, Braemar, 
&e.) ; Morayshire, June, 1863, R. Hislop (Power’s collection). 
