Pyrochroidae
Strikingly coloured, unmistakable beetles instantly recognised in the field. Early stages are passed under bark of deciduous trees or deeper within soft wood but adults are adventitious and may be found away from wooded areas, Pyrochroa serraticornis (Scopoli) especially so. The two Pyrochroa species are familiar English insects but Schizotus pecticornis (Linnaeus) is a very local beetle of the scottish highlands, although there is an old record from Herefordshire. Schizotus is distinct in having a black discal mark on the pronotum as well as the head being black, and the temples are narrower than the head width across the eyes.    2 genera, 3 species. 7-19mm. Pronotum and elytra from red to bright scarlet and clothed with very dense short pubescnence giving the surface a satin lustre. Antennae black, 11 jointed and long, serrate or pectinate, inserted in front of eyes and laterally into tubercles. Mouthparts black. Thorax narrower than elytra over shoulders. Abdomen 5 segmented in female, 6 in male. Legs long and, apart from small terminal tibial spurs, without teeth or spines. Finely punctate and pubescent throughout. Tarsi 5-5-4 with penultimate segment strongly bilobed.
Pyrochroa coccinea
Pyrochroa serraticornis	Pyrochroa serraticornis	Pyrochroa serraticornis
Schizotus