This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1841 Excerpt: …planiuscula, juxta suturam stria profundiuscula punctis 6–7 impressis, in medio disco stria altera e punctis totidem distantibus et intra marginem tertia obsoleta; punctis duobus inter striam suturalem et dorsalem. Variat rarius pronoto elytrisque rnfo-testaccis.–Rarius in locis bumidis (Laegern, Bern, Gens, Aigle).–5-U. splendidus (Tachin. Grav. Monogr. 24): elongatus, rufo-testaceus, nitidus, capite oblongo postice nigro, pectore abdomineque nigro-piceis, elytris stria punctorum dorsali simplici.–Long. 1 ‘/3 Lin. Tachyp. splend. Gyll. II. 249. A praeced. colore, statura angustiore, antennis longioribus, capite elongato, antrorsum angustato facile dign.–Rarius in paludosis (Gens, Diibendorf).–4. M. longulua (Mannerh. Brachel. 63): elongatus, niger, nitidus, antennis basi pedibusque testaceis; elytris rufo-castaneis, scutello et margine exteriore nigris, stria punctorum dorsali regulari; capite oblongo. Long. 2’/2 Lin. M. micans Grav. in litt. Tachin. nigricollis Ullrich. T. cernuns Dabl. M. lepido valde sumlus, sed pronoto breviore et latiore, anterius magis angustato, nigro, capite oblongo elytrorumque colore dignosc.–Antennae longitudine pronoti, nigiae, pilosae artic. tribus priuiis testaceis; pronot. convexum, ante medium dilatato-rotundatum, anterius valde angustatum, pnaOis nonnullis impressum; elytra proaoto paulo longiora, rufo-castanea, scutello uiargineque summo plerumque nigris, stria sat profunda obsolete et parce punctata ad snturam, altera in medio disco profundior et tertia obsoleta ad marginem; insuper striae 2–3 abbreviatae, impuactatae; abdomen longum, conicum, nigrum, segmentis singulis margine tenue rufo-testaceis.–Hinc inde usque ad 7000’ s. m. (Ziirich, Lageren, Schaffhausen, Gens, Flossalp, Finnelalp). 5. As. punctus (Tachin…
