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OUTLINE DESCRIPTIONS OP BRITISH OOLEOPTERA. 



(Continued from p. 261.) 

 By Rev. T. BLACKBURN, B.A. 



4. Th. pit. or b. , or with only an extremely narrow r. 



mar. (the width of which is much less than l / z 

 diameter of eye). Fr. claws of 6 equal. 



- test, or brown, or with broad r. or test. mars. 



5. E. dull r. ; ba. and mars, still paler. An., pal., legs, 



extreme mar. of th., and some marks on h. , reddish. 

 Rest of body b. Rather short, broad, and conv. 6 

 shining ; $ dull. E. (especially in 6 ) with numerous 

 large consp. puncs. forming rows in fr. Surface of 

 6 spar, and minutely puna, of $ wrinkled. Fr. 

 claws of <$ simple and equal, but el. 2>H 1- B N - 



Brassy b., almost glabrous. An., pal., fr. legs, some 

 marks on h., and extreme mar. of th., reddish. E. 

 each with two yel. spots near mar. (the fr. one about 

 as large as the eye, and often divided), and 3 or 4 

 rows of puncs. A wide conv. species. Claws of fr. 

 tar. in 6 equal and simple, but el. 3^ 1. E. 



Net as above. Ap. j. of interim tar. cons, longer 

 than its claw, and a little longer than the prec. 2 js. 

 together. Gen. 2 r. spots near mar. of each e. 



- - -. hardly longer than its claw, and 



hardly so long as the prec. 2 js. together. Brassy 

 b. Pal., an., legs, r.-m. of e., and 2 marks on h., r. 

 Surface finely wrinkled. Some obsc. rows of puncs. 

 on e. Not a very wide species. 2>K ^ E. S. I. ! 



6. A small well def. round fov. on each side of th. near 



ba. Not less than 3^ 1. . 

 This fov. obs. Less than 3^ 1. . . . 



7. B. An. , pal. , 2 spots on h. , and (gen. ) 2 spots on e. 



near mar., r. Legs pit. or r. Rather narrow, 

 parallel and flat. Very minutely puna or wrinkled. 

 E. with some rows of puncs, which do not reach ba. 

 and are quite irreg. behind. Ant. claws of S equal, 

 simple, and not el. 3/4-4 1- B. . 

 Very like prec. The rows of puncs. on e. regular and 

 well def. in fr. Legs darker. In. claw on ant. tar. 

 of 6 with a tooth in the mid. 3^ 1. 1>. . 



8. Brassy b. Pal., an., legs, 2 >p<>t> on h., 2 spots on e. 



near mar., and r.-m. of a, r. or reddish. Conv. 

 Rather narrow. Finely puna Some rows of dist. 

 puncs. on a are irreg. in fr. Sides rather rounded. 

 A sharp tooth at ba. of each claw in ant. tar. of (J . 

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 9 



congener 



didymus 

 6 



chalconotus 



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guttatus 



nitidus 



unguiculari* 



