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punctures scarcely larger than them ; dorsal intervals less deep- 

 ened towards their posterior two-thirds. 

 Length 1 to 1 j hne ; breadth f to 1 hne. 



This is a large species, next in size to C. ohsoletum, Muls., and 

 of a somewhat globular shape. The elytra are of a chestnut- 

 brown colour, with a dark or black transverse line along the base. 

 It is to be distinguished at this point from flavipes, Muls., which 

 has also a dark impression running along the base, but flavipes 

 has another dark impression running down the suture, only 

 reaching about halfway down, and leaving the suture pale at the 

 patch at the apex, while laterale has no black on the suture at the 

 base, but has it darker than the surrounding parts at the apex. 

 It is to be distinguished from C obsoletum by its fourth stria less 

 angular, from hzmorrhoidale by its thorax without a depression 

 in front of the scutellum, and from hcemorrhoum by the form of 

 the thorax. 



Occasional both in Scotland and England. 



C. unipunctatum, Linn., Fab., Muls., &c. Erich. ? , Heer ? . 

 cordiger, Fuessly, Herbst. 

 di»par, Payk. ? . 

 quisquilium, Steph. ? . 



Oval, rounded in front. Head and prothorax densely punc- 

 tate, shining black ; prothorax edged on the sides with yellow. 

 Elytra yellow or reddish yellow, with the suture black, and upon 

 it a black blotch common to each elytron, with ten striae ; the 

 dorsal striae less distinctly punctured in the middle ; the lateral 

 striae reduced to striated rows of punctures. The legs and some- 

 times a part of the belly of reddish yellow. 



Var. B. Black mark on the elytra very much reduced, or very 

 pale, sometimes almost wanting. 



Length 1 to If line. 



This species cannot be mistaken for any other. Its head and 

 thorax black, and its elytra yellow, with a large heart-shaped 

 black patch on the middle of the suture extending over both 

 elytra, sufficiently distinguish it. 



Common. 



C. quisquilium, Linn., Steph. c?, Erich. cJ, Heerc?, Muls. 

 minimus. Scop. ? 

 xanthopterum, Laich., Schrank. 

 unipunctatum. Fab., lUig. J*, Sturm (J. 

 melanocephalum, var. Herbst. 

 dispar, Payk. ^ . 



Oval oblong, more rounded in front. Head and prothorax 

 brilliant black, densely marked with small punctures. Elytra 



