54G Haltica. 



rotundatus, fupra modice convexu?, totus rufo fer- 

 rugintus, nitidus, vix, vel omniHm fi|beihflime pun- 

 ftulatus. Scutei'um psrvum, trianguiare , rufo pi- 

 ceum, lasve. Elytra aotice thorace p-?rum latiora, 

 humeris rotundatis , dein ultra medium diiatats, 

 tborace quintuplo !cn$;iora, apice , futurali fub scu- 

 minata, fupra modice convexa, pallide teftacea, cre- 

 berrime, fcbriliter puncluiata , futura fere tota ni- 

 gro fufca. Corpus fubtus nigro- pie? um , nitidum, 

 crebre, evidenter punclatum. Femora quatuof ante. 

 riora nigro-picea, apice plerumque teftaces; tibise 

 & tarfi arteriores teftacei ; femora poftica magn"', 

 nigra, nitida, fubtilifiime punctulata , tibiis piceis, 

 tariis teftaceis, 



Var. b, difiert rantum JVmoribus antsrioribus 

 teftaceis interdum bafi obfcurioribus ; fernora pofti- 

 ca etiam fzepebafi inferiori rufo picea, & tibise ejus- 

 dern paris fufco-teftaceae. 



Obf. Sub noroine Chr. exoleta Marshami , a 

 Dom. Kirby mifTa, ied defcriprioni non eita&e qua- 

 drat; Dom. De Geer futnram eJytrorum nigram non 

 memorat csetera correfpondent. 



20, H. lutefcens: ovats^ mimi? cdnvexa^ 

 flavo-terlacea, fufctUiffime punctul*t3, ore, 

 oculis, snrennarurn femorun que poftico- 

 rum apice, elytrorum fuiura, pcftore ab- 

 domineque nigris. 



Habitat in ptansis & gramine, locis um- 

 brofis, non infrequens. 



Defcr. H. melaoocephala paullo minor, minss 

 convexa, elytrorum hutneri roa^is prominu ! i, Ca- 

 put femperflayo teftaceum, futura elytroiuui angu- 



ftius, 



