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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 tibiae, and sometimes the 

 intermediate tibiae, or a part of them, black ; eyes black, prominent, 

 antennae 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 antennae longer and the fourth to the tenth joints 

 furnished with an impressed line, third joint double as long as 

 second. 



Female with the antennae 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 tibiae are more broadly dark. 



Found in company with the type, but much less common. 



T. pellucidus, F. Head black, forehead reddish-testaceous, an- 

 tennae 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 tibiae black ; abdomen 

 red. L. 9-10 mm. 



Male with joints 5-10 of antennae 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, Mull. 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 woll as the tibiae and tarsi, are black ; in the male the thinl 

 joint of the antennae is not much longer than the second, and the fourth 

 to the eighth joints are furnished with an impressed line. L. 8-9 

 mm. 



