140 8ERRICORNIA. [Telephorut. 



abdomen, and the posterior, and sometimes the intermediate knees, 

 black; head large, about as broad as thorax, not or scarcely narrowed 

 behind eyes, antennae comparatively short, with third joint long, much 

 longer than second ; thorax about as long as broad, feebly rounded at 

 sides, anterior angles rounded, posterior angles very blunt ; elytra 

 distinctly pubescent, finely and rugosely punctured, with traces of 

 raised lines ; femora robust, external tarsal claw armed with a strong 

 tooth nearly reaching middle. L. 6-7 mm. 



Male with joints 410 of the antennae furnished with a smooth im- 

 pressed line behind, and the third joint longer in proportion to the 

 second. 



On flowers, &c. ; also on oak and other trees ; common and generally distributed 

 thioughout the kingdom. 



T. haemorrhoidalia, F. (dypeatus, 111.). Testaceous, with the 

 head, except front, and a discoidal spot on thorax, black; the latter is 

 well defined, and is broader at base and narrowed in front ; the breast 

 and the abdomen, except the apex and the sides and margins of the 

 segments, are also black, and the scutellary region is sometimes darker; 

 head narrower than thorax, antennae slender, slightly fuscous with base 

 lighter ; thorax subquadrate ; elytra pubescent, somewhat obsoletely 

 rugose; legs testaceous, with the posterior femora often more or less 

 dark, external tarsal claw armed with a strong sharp tooth almost reach- 

 ing middle. L. 5-6 mm. 



Male with joints 5-9 of the antennae with a smooth impressed line, 

 third joint longer in proportion to second. 



On flowers, &c. ; local ; London district, not uncommon ; Hastings ; Dove*- ; 

 New Forest ; Glauvilles Wbotton ; Swansea ; Chat Moss ; Birmingham district ; 

 Repton; York; Lancaster; Northumberland and Durham district ; Scotland, Sohvay 

 district, and probably other localities. 



T. oralis, Germ. (lat*>raUs, L. ?). Head black, with front yellow, 

 as broad as, or broader than, thorax; antennae yellowish-red, longer in 

 male than in female ; thorax subquadrate, parallel-sided, reddish-testa- 

 ceous with margins lighter ; elytra black, with margins yellow, clothed 

 with thick greyish pubescence, which gives them a leaden appearance, 

 and with a mixture of longer whitish -yellow hairs, some spots or patches 

 being left bare and raised, especially at base, upper surface finely rugose; 

 under-side of head reddish-yellow, with a black marking, breast black, 

 abdomen black with the apex, sides, and margins of segments yellow ; 

 legs reddish-yellow. L. 3j-5 mm, 



Male with joints 4-9 furnished with a smooth impressed line behind, 

 and with the third joint not much longer than second; external tarsal 

 claw armed at base with an erect tooth. 



On flowers, grass, rushes, Ac. ; local and commoner on and near the coast than 

 inland ; London district, Kent and Surrey not uncommon ; Mickleham, Caterham, 

 Shirley, Lee, Chatham, Sheerness, Gravcsend, Southend, Epping, Tottenham, Dagen- 



