INSECTS. COLEOPTERA, 53. Meloc. 501 
Antennx peiRinate •, body black: front red. 
Inhabits Siberia. Lepach. It. 2. p. 200. tab: 
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Black ; thorax above, fhells and head each fide red. 
Inhabits Carnioia. Scopol. Ent, Cara. n. 186. 
Black ; head rufous. ' 
Inhabits Carniola. ScopoL Ann* p- ^03. n* S 3 . 
Yellowilh,fubvillous: antennffi tapering. 
Inhabits France. Geoff. Inf.p. \.p. 343' 5’ 
Teftaceous ; ftells lipt with black. 
Iniiabits France. Geoffr. Ins. par. l.p. 344- ”• 7* 
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Brown fore-part of the fliells and elongated thorax red. 
Inhabits France. Geoffr. Ins. par. \,p. 344 ». 8. 
" Black i head and thorax pubefeent : Ihells yellow with a 
ferruginous fpot each fide behind. 
Inhabits MuJ. Lcjk. p. 43* ”• 949' 
1 Ferruginous ; head and thorax rufous : fliells brown tella- 
ceous at the bafe. 
Inhabits Europe. MuJ. Lesh. p 43’ 949' I** 
53. MELOE. Antennx morvXx^orm-. thorax 
roundiflif head inflected, gibbous. 
foft, flexile. 
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A* Iffings o : fttells abhrCviated. 
'a. Entirely blue-black or dark violet. 
* Inhabits Europe. Donwan’s Englifh. Ins. v., plate 
Wiien touched exfudes a yellowiih moiilurc from the pores ; head 
broad: thorax narrower than the head ; y/ze/A very mort an 
oval: abdomen long: the female is thrice as large as the'OT«/r. 
‘‘^^‘ttus Dull green; thorax edged with red: fhells punfluied. 
Inhabits Aaro/’e. Donovan's Engl Inf. \\. plate bj. 
rintennas purple; head and thorax- dull green, e ge 'V J 
purpliflil^red : fliells lliort, very minutely punflared: body 
large, above variegated with red green and copper, ben^at i 
and /r.r purple. 
