98 BEETLES. 



at the base, with straight borders rounded along the last 

 third of their length. The beetles frequent sunny slopes, 

 where they may be found on the grass, or on shrubs. 



Z. nigripea, Gyll. (Plate X., Fig. 21). Black, with whitish 

 hair. The pronotum is somewhat closely and heavily punctured, 

 and is nearly as broad as long at the base. The sternal 

 appendage is not furrowed. Length, 8-12 mm. It is common 

 in grassy places in most parts of the Continent. 



Genus Athous, Eschsch. 



Antennae serrated, or with almost cylindrical joints. Head 

 large, moderately depressed, sharply -ridged in front. Pro- 

 notum slightly rounded at the sides, the hinder angles 

 generally short and obtuse. The elytra are fairly long, 

 scarcely broader than the pronotum. The tarsi are rather 

 thick, with the joints generally expanded and sponge-like, 

 or slightly lobed beneath. The numerous species, which are 

 mostly brown, live on flowers, and their larvae under the 

 bark of trees. 



* A. niger, Linn. (Plate X., Fig. 22). Shining black, with 

 fine, grey pubescence. The antennae are longer than the head 

 and pronotum, and the second joint is much smaller than the 

 third. The pronotum is finely punctured, and is expanded 

 in the middle. The elytra are finely punctured, and slightly 

 striated ; they are rather broader than the pronotum. It is 

 common in bushes. 



* A. hcemorrhoidalis, Fabr. (Plate X., Fig. 23). This is a 

 somewhat elongated, uniformly broad, hairy, pitchy-brown, or 

 black, beetle, with light brown wing-cases. The abdomen is 

 tipped with reddish-brown, and the borders of the wing-cases 

 have the same colour. The antennae are slender, with the 

 third joint almost twice as long as the second, and conical 



