167. 

 MALACHIUS BISPINOSUS. 



Order Coleoptera. Fam. Melyridae Leach. Malaco- 

 dermi Jjui. 



Type of the Genus Cantharis bipustulatus Linn. 



Malachius Fab., Ollv., Lat., Panz., Gyll. — Telephorus DeG. — Can- 

 tharis Linn., Marsh. 



Antenna inserted in a socket before the eyes in front of the head, 

 subsetaceous, more robust in the males than females, varying 

 much in the form of the joints, which are II, the basal one the 

 most robust in the males, the 4th in some females (fig. 6), the 

 joints generally clavate truncate, but sometimes very much pro- 

 duced on the inside, terminal joint long ovate, 

 Labruni exserted, submembranous, somewhat crescent-shaped 

 pilose (1). 



Mandibles exserted, subtrigonate, semitransparent, acute, bifid 

 at the apex, pilose on the outer margin (2). 

 Muxillce bilobed, membranous and ciliated at their apex. Palpi 

 4-jointed, pilose, short and robust, basal joint very short trun- 

 cated obliquely, 2nd and 3rd alike in form, terminal joint sub- 

 conic, terminated by a vesicle (3), 



Mentum small, somewhat semicircular, appearing emarginate in 

 front. Lip large thick and coriaceous at the base, membranous 

 and pubescent at the apex which is rounded. Palpi inserted on 

 the sides of the lip midway j short pilose, biarticulate, 1st joint 

 clavate, 2nd ovate elongate, terminated by a vesicle (4). 

 Head transverse retractile. Eyes small, prominent. Thorax broader 

 than the head, suborbicular, the margins Jlat, with papillce under the 

 anterior angles. Elytra soft, elongate ovate. Scutellum minute. 

 Wings 2. Abdomen producing papillce on each side at the base. 

 Legs long, especially the last pair. Tibiae simple, the hinder pair 

 being slightly curved. Tarsi b-jointed, decreasing in length to the 

 last joint which is as long as the basal one and dilated at the extre- 

 mity. Claws simple, dilated at the base. Pulvilli large bilobed (5, 

 afore leg). 



BispiNOSus Steph., Nob. 



Clothed with very short yellowish pubescence, the head and 

 elytra towards their apex producing black bristles. Head and 

 thorax shining green, sometimes inclining to blue ; antennae of 

 a duller green, the underside of the basal joints, the mouth and 

 surrounding parts as far as the eyes and the margins of the thorax 

 orange. Scutellum and elytra dull, yellowish green, the latter 

 with an orange coloured acuminate process at the apex next the 

 suture and 3 obscure striae on each. Legs yellowish green. 



In the Cabinets of Mr. Stephens and the Author. 



