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b. With the lateral carince on the thorax more or less curved or angulated. 

 1. Legs glabrous^ or naked. 



Sp. 11. viridula. Thoracis carinis lateralibus antice curvatis ; supra viridis, 

 subtus flavicans, elytris fuscis in m.edio obscuro-maculatis, margine postico 

 pallida aut viridi, in marihus ad apicem late nigricantibus. (Long. corp. 

 S— 13 lin.) 



Gr. viridulus. Linne. — Sowerby Brit. Misc. i. pi. 63. — Lo. viridula. Steph. 

 Catal. 301. No. 3320. 



Thorax with its lateral ridges curved anteriorly, and converging towards the 

 head, the latter large, with the face slightly deflexed and protuberant, and 

 of a dullish-green; thorax the same, brighter on the back, the ridges 

 generally pale, and frequently accompanied by a bright deep black streak 

 within ; elytra rather longer than the abdomen, of a horn-colour, and nearly 

 pellucid, in the middle are some dusky clouds, and a small white spot 

 towards the apex, the latter fuscous or dusky, and the inner margin pale or 

 greenish ; abdomen fuscous, reddish at the apex ; posterior femora greenish- 

 red, with a black streak within at the base, and dark knees ; tibije reddish. 

 Female rather larger, with shorter antennae, of a brighter green, with the 

 thorax more spotted with black; the elytra narrow, with the posterior 

 margin of a bright green, the apex pellucid. 



Both sexes vary a little in colour and slightly in their markings. 



One of the most common species of this order, frequenting meadows, 

 fields, grassy places, and hills, &c. in June and July, throughout the 

 metropolitan district, and near Dover, the New Forest, &c. 



Sp. 12. rubicunda. Thoracis carinis lateralibus curvatis, antice valde appro- 

 pinquantibus, capite thorace et margine postico elytrorum viridibus, elytris 

 postice lunula obliqua albidd, abdominis apice pedibusque rufescentibus. (Long, 

 corp. 9 — 11 lin.) 

 Gr. rubicundus. Schceffer.—Lo. rubicunda. Steph. Catal. 302. No. 3332. 

 Thorax with its lateral carinas much curved, and very closely approximating 

 anteriorly ; head, thorax, and hinder part of the elytra green ; the latter 

 with a whitish lunule towards the apex on the disc; abdomen at the apex 

 above and the legs reddish. 



Found in the vicinity of the metropolis ; also at Dover, in July. 



Sp. 13. aprica. Thoracis carinis lateralibus subcurvatis ; viridi-rosea, elytris 

 maris fuscescentibus immaculatis, ad apicem saturatioribus,foemince dilutioribus 

 striga pallida ad basin costce, antennis in utroque sexti brevibus. (Long. corp. 

 7—9 lin.) 



Lo. aprica. Steph. Catal. 301. N'o. 3321. 



