BEETLES. 49" 



is slightly depressed on both sides. On the pronotum there 

 are three longitudinal furrows. Length, lj-2mm. 



Genus Anthophagus, Grav. 



Body elongated, slightly convex. Wings are present. The- 

 wing-cases are broader than the pronotum. There are no- 

 spines on the tibi?e. The antennae are fine and filiform. They 

 live on plants and flowers, especially in hilly districts, and pre}'^ 

 upon other insects. 



A. carahoides, Linn. Keddish-ochreous, with the head and 

 end of the abdomen pitchy-brow^n. The pronotum is finely 

 punctured, and the wing-cases are closely and more strongly 

 punctured. Length, 4 mm. 



Genus Omalium, Grav. 

 Body generally elongated, often flat. Wings are present.. 

 The head (together with the eyes) is almost triangular. The 

 pronotum is short, obcordate, or transverse, narrowed behind. 

 The antennae are slightly thickened towards the tips. They are- 

 found on flowering plants and bushes, in grass, and some under 

 the bark of trees in the fralleries of wood-borinf]j beetles, the 

 larvie of which they feed upon. 



* 0. rivulare, Payk. Shining black, with the legs and base 

 of the antennae yellowish-brown. The w^ing-cases are darker.. 

 The head and pronotum are closely punctured, with two^ 

 elongated deep grooves. Length, 3-3 J mm. Common in dung, 

 fungi, on flowers, and in the nests of ants. 



* 0, planu77i, Payk. Shining black, finely punctured. The- 

 pronotum has a slight furrow and an oblong depression on each 

 side at the base. The elytra are testaceous, brow^n, and punctured,, 

 and the legs are of the same colour. The antenniy are testaceous,, 

 tipped with black. Length, 2-2| mm. Local, but not uncommon^ 



