SITONA. 247 



alternate interstices frequently whitish ; tibia?, tarsi, and antenna? dull red : 

 — the colour of the scales varies considerably. (L. 2-2^ 1.) 



Var. Cu. caninus Fab. E. ii. 524. — Elytra ashy-brown, with a short stripe 

 at the base of the suture, and another on the shoulders whitish. 



Var. Cu. ruficlavis Marsh, i. 312. — Ste. M. iv. 136 Black, and slightly 



glossy, from the scales being abraded ; antenna? wholly red. Very abun- 

 dant, in gardens, pea-fields, &c, throughout the country : 0. 



1933 sulcifrons Thunb. Mus. A. U. app. vi. 113. — Cu. campestris Oliv. E. 

 v. 380. pi. 25. f. 366. — Si. tibialis Ste. M. iv. 138. — Black, sparingly 

 clothed with coppery scales ; thorax very finely punctured, with 3 obscure 

 silvery lines, the 2 lateral ones continued to the margins of the breast ; 

 elytra rather short, punctate-striate ; tibia? testaceous; antenna? reddish ; 

 club dusky. (L. 2-2| 1.) Pastures, &c. : abundant everywhere : 0. 



1934 subaurata Kirby. — Ste. M. iv. 138. — Black, sparingly clothed with 

 coppery or golden scales, somewhat tessellated on the elytra ; thorax with 

 3 obscure pale lines and 2 more evident spots ; antenna?, tibia? and tarsi, 

 and sometimes the thighs, rusty-testaceous. (L. 1^-2 1.) 



<J ? Si. pleuritica Kirby. — Ste. M. iv. 1 34. — Smaller and narrower, with 

 the pleura? somewhat silvery. Abundant in grassy fields : every- 

 where : 0. 



1935 puncticollis Kirby. — Ste. M. iv. 137. — Black, densely clothed with 

 fuscous or griseous scales : thorax rather long, finely punctured, the hinder 

 angles slightly prominent ; the sides and a dorsal line pale, with 2, 4, or 6 

 varied pale dots on the disc ; tibiae, tarsi, and base of antenna? dull red. 

 (L. 2|-3 1.) 



Var. Si. canina Ste. M. iv. 136. — Antenna? with the club dusky. 



Var. Cu. nigriclavis Marsh, i. 312. — Ste. M. iv. 136. — Antenna? with the 



club black ; thorax without pale spots. 

 Var. ? Cu. longiclavis Marsham. — Ste. M. iv. 137. — Antenna? with the 



club elongate and black. 

 Var. Cu. flavescens Marsh, i. 311. — Ste. M. iv. 137. — Testaceous yellow, 



beneath paler; eyes, and some minute dots on the elytra, black. Abundant 



in grassy places : generally distributed : 0. 



1936 grisea Fab. E. ii. 520. — Ste. M. iv. 135. — Black ; clothed above 

 with griseous, and beneath with ashy, scales ; thorax with 3 whitish lines ; 

 elytra spotless; tibiae, tarsi, and antenna? reddish. (L. 2^-3 1.) Common 

 in grassy places : everywhere : 0. 



1937 suturalis Ste. M. iv. 138. — Black ; sparingly clothed with ashy or 

 greenish scales ; thorax with the sides, and sometimes a dorsal line, 

 pale ; suture, and a streak down each elytron, also pale ; legs and base of 

 the antenna? dull red. (L. 2-2\ 1.) Grassy places: near London and 

 Bristol : 6-9. 



1938 humeralis Kirby. — Ste. M. iv. 138. — Black, or fuscous; clothed 

 with griseous or ashy scales : thorax with 3 obscure lines ; elytra delicately 

 punctate-striate, with a humeral streak and the scutellum pale ; legs and 

 antennas pale rusty-red : — club of the latter and the thighs sometimes 

 scaly. (L. If -2^1.) 



Var. Si. Pisi Ste. M. iv. 139. — Disc of thorax fuscous; thighs and club 

 of antenna? black. Common in gardens, fields, &c, throughout the S. of 

 England : 3-7. 



§ B. Eyes large, prominent, a. Elytra hispid. 



1939 crinita Oliv. E. v. 382. pi. 35. f. 550. — Ste. M. iv. 139. — Oblong- 

 ovate, black ; clothed with griseous or whitish scales ; thorax faintly 



