Magdalis.'] imrxcHOPHORA. 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. carbonariuf) 

 produced into a blunt tooth. 



1. Thorax without asperities in front ; elytra bluish 



or greenish blue. 



A. Head distinctly punctured. 



a. Eyes prominent M. PHLEGMATICA, Herbst. 



b. Eyes depressed M. DUPLICATA, Germ. 



B. Head almost impunctate ; eyes depressed . . M. VIOLICEA, L. 



(Heydeni, Desbr. ) 



2. Thorax with a group of small asperities in front ; 



elytra shining black M. CABBO>*ABIA, L. 



ii. Thorax quadrate with the anterior angles produced 



into a long sharp spinose tooth ; elytra dull black M. ABMIGEHA, Fourc. 



(atrawentaria, 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 ; 



antennae black M. CEBASI, L, 



2. Femora without teeth ; antennae red at base ; 

 male with the club of the antennae at least as 



long as the remainder M. BABBICOBXIS, Latr. 



ii. Sides of thorax with distinct lateral tubercles ; 



femora simple ; antennae red, at least at base . . IT. PBTTHI, L. 



M. phleg-matica, 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, stria, 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, Braernar, Aviemore, Alvie, &c.). I have received 

 a single specimen from Mr. Moncreaff, which is labelled as from South wick 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. 



IMC. 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. 83-4 mm. 



Male with the antennae 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 (Raunocb, Braemar, 

 &c.) ; Morayshire, June, 1863, R. Hislop (Power's collection). 



