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-elytra shorter than the abdomen, and longer hind femora. In var. 

 sicula, Burm., wings entirely clear (the var. icterica, Serv., is based 

 on a bad specimen, and cannot stand ; the form described by Brunner 

 under that name corresponds with the var. wattenwyliana, Pantel) 

 Length of body, 15mm. -22mm. $ , 23mm. -24mm. $ ; of pronotum 

 3mm.-4-5mm. 3 , 5mm. -7mm. ? ; of elytra, 12mm. -19mm. <y 

 18mm. -28mm. ? ; of posterior femora, 10mm.-12mm. 3 , 15mm 

 ■20mm, 5 (the var. wattenwyliana attains 23mm. in 3 , 34mm. in ? 



Common in southern Europe. In France, very common in the centre 

 and south ; it is noted from Paris, Fontainebleau, Vosges, Lyon. In 

 Germany it is recorded by Rudow from Mecklenburg. It is common 

 in north Italy and throughout Spain. It has been taken at Torgny in 

 rsouth Luxembourg ; in Switzerland at Rheinau, Lagern, Glattfelden, 

 Domleschg. The var. wattenwyliana is found in Spain at Madrid, 

 Ucles, Seville, Cordoba and Malaga. The colour is excessively 

 variable. 



Genus VII: Paracaloptenus, Bolivar. 



Differs from the preceding in the abbreviated organs of flight, and 

 truncate hind border of pronotum. 



1. Paracaloptenus brunneri, Stal. 



Dark brown ; wings absent ; elytra lobiform. Length of body, 

 14mm. -22mm. <? , 20mm.-38mm. ? ; of pronotum, 3mm.-4'6mm. 3 , 

 -5mm.-8-2mm. ? ; of elytra, 2mm. -4mm. <y , 4mm. -8mm. 2 . 



Strictly speaking a Balkan insect, but found also in Spain at 

 Barcelona, and Montseny in Catalonia, and at Jaca, and Collsacabra : 

 also in Sardinia. In France it is very rare, but has been found at 

 Canigou in July and August. 



Genus VIII : Thisoicetrus, Brunner. 

 Characterised by the number of spines on the outer row of hind 

 iibiae, and by the frontal keel of equal breadth throughout its length, 

 though somewhat narrower towards the epistoma ; the cerci of the 

 male are compressed and bent downwards. 



Table of Species. 

 1. Pronotum with a dark band on dorsum, of equal 

 breadth throughout metazona, and with lateral 

 carinse very distinct in prozona, straight, or 

 faintly bowed outwards. Infraanal plate of c? 

 obtuse.. .. .. .. .. .. ..1. LiTTOHALis, Ramb. 



1.1. Pronotum with dark band broadened from in 

 front backwards ; lateral carinas hardly per- 

 ceptible and bowed inwards in prozona ; infra- 

 anal plate of <? terminated by two obtuse 

 tubercles .. .. .. .. .. ..1. adspeesus, Redt. 



1. Thisoicetrus littoralis, Rambur. 

 Length of body, 21mm. -27mm. 3 , 37mm. ? ; of pronotum, 

 4mm.-5*2mm. 3 , 7-8mm. ? ; of elytra, 17mm. -24mm. 3 , 30mm. ? . 

 On sandy places by the sea in Spain — Malaga, Valencia, Barcelona. 



2. Thisoicetrus adspersus, Redtenbacher. 

 Length of body, 18mm. -19mm. 3 , 25mm. -30mm. J ; of pronotum, 

 3'5mm. 3 , 5mm.-6mm. 5 ; of elytra, 15mm.-15mm. 3 ; 20mm.- 

 25mm. J . 



