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than, the thorax ; strongly and closely punctured, slightly rugulose 

 near the scutellum. Abdomen rather shining, closely and much more 

 delicately punctured. Legs testaceous, the femora and tibiae slightly 

 suffused with pitchy -black at each end ; the tarsi pitchy-black. Coxae 

 black, trochanters pitchy. A thick tuft of grey Iviirs between the 

 middle coxae, and thin grey pubescence on the metasternum, the middle 

 of which is depressed, closely and delicately punctured. In the male 

 the hinder femora are thickened : the sixth segment has a deep trian- 

 gular notch, and the fifth is widely depressed for its entire length, the 

 depression narrowing and becoming more shallow behind, and being 

 polished close to the outer margin, where it terminates in a wide 

 gently rounded emargination ; the slightly elevated ridges of this 

 depression end on each side of the emargination in a blunt tooth, and 

 exhibit scanty short yellow hairs. The remaining segments are 

 depressed in the middle, but in a scarcely perceptible degree. 



Extremely abundant in marshy places, &c., all over England. 



EoGEEi, Kraalz, Ins. Deut. 



providiis, Wat. Gat. (nee Erichson). 



Generally rather smaller than speculator, from which it differs as 

 follows. It is shining, more coarsely and not quite so closely punc- 

 tured, and has only rudimentary wings. The palpi are darker at 

 the apex. The head is more deeply and suddenly hollowed. The 

 antennae are pitchy-black. The thorax is narrower in the middle, 

 with the dorsal channel much more distinct. The elytra are decidedly 

 shorter, straighter at the sides, more strongly but not quite so closely 

 punctured, with the interstices shining. The abdomen is more shining. 

 The legs are more broadly suffused with black. The coxae are pitchy, 

 and the trochanters fusco-testaceous. The tuft of hair between the 

 middle coxae is thinner. In the male the notches are much the same 

 as in speculator, but the sixth segment is polished in the middle longi- 

 tudinally ; the fifth is more strongly depressed, and polished in the 

 middle for its entire length, with the lateral teeth more prominent ; 

 each of the remaioing segments exhibits a diminishing longitudinal 

 central depression, with a small ])olished space on its hinder margin ; 

 and, finally, the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth segments have on each 

 side of their central depressions a thin ridge of yellow hairs pointing 

 backwards, gradually getting longer, and forming curls turned inwards. 



Not uncommon in the London district, being generally found in 

 wet moss. It also occurs at Cambridge, near Brighton, and in 

 Derbyshire. 



