196 INSECTS* COLEOPTERA. 21. Cryptoccphalus. 



. * Hirtus. Downy, black : thorax round : fhells pale. 

 Tenebrio alatus, Degeer Inf. tab. 2. fig. 23, 24. 

 Inhabits Europe } on the Saponaria. 



Abdominalis Downy, blue : fhells with 3 raifed lines : abdomen rufous. 

 Inhabits ///<#£. O/w. Inf. 21. tab, I. fig. 7. 

 Thighs blue. 



Tomentofus. Downy, blue : abdomen and thighs rufous. 

 Inhabits New Holland. 



Antenna pale rufous tipt with brown : legs black, thighs rufous : 

 Jliells fometimes brown. 



Obfcurus. Downy, coppery : fhells black. 

 Inhabits Guinea, Antenna: black. 



Iferti, Glabrous, ferruginous: head and thorax more dufky: 



antennae tipt with black. 

 Inhabits Guinea ; fize of the lad. 

 Antenna ferruginous tipt with black. 



Scutellaria Black covered with cinereous down: fcutel white. 

 Inhabits Spain* Vahl. 



Ater. Hairy, black : antennae ferrate. 



Melyris Atra. Qliv. Inf. 21. tab. 2. fig. 8. 

 Inhabits Southern Europe, on ears of wheat. 

 The other fex has a ftrong fnarp curved hook on the fore (hanks, 



Niger* Black, hairy ; (hells fmoothifh. 



Melyris Lineata. OU*v, Inf. 21. tab, l.fig. 6. 

 Inhabit* Brafil; head a little bronzed. 



Shells foft black, the outer edge, flexuous line at the bafe, future 

 and abbreviated line on the difk rufous ; legs black. 



Flavipes. Downy, Blackifh : bafe of the antennas and legs teftaceous. 

 Inhabits Hamburg. 



Antenna black, teftaceous at the bafe: head inflected: finells a 

 little greenifh. 



Coerukus. Subvillous, blue : antenna* black. 



Melyris Cyanea. Olw. Inf. 21. tab. 2. fig. 9. 

 Inhabits Southern Europe. 



Barbarus. Hairy, dull braffy : antennas ferrate. 

 Inhabits Barbary, on compofite flowers. 

 Antennae and legs black. 



