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In the male the sixth segment has a very Jeep notch, in the shape 

 of a triangle rounded at the apex, and the second, third, and fourth 

 segments are very slightly depressed in the middle of the hinder 

 margin. 



Yery rare in Northumberland ; not uncommon at Horning Fen, 

 also found at Weybridge, Brighton and Bungay. 



BIFOVEOLATUS, Oyllenhall, Ins. Suec. iv., 500, 9-10. (jiec. Erichs.) 

 nitidus, (Kirhy) Stephens, Wat. Gat. 

 plancus, Ericlison. 



2 lin. Nearly cylindrical ; deep black, shining. Antennse rufo- 

 testaceous, with the basal joint black, and club brownish. Palpi 

 testaceous, the second and third joints more or less suffused with 

 brown. Legs more or less pitchy. Head rather wide, with a somewhat 

 broad interstitial elevation. Thorax with a very obsolete oblique 

 impression on each side behind the middle, and an irregular 

 smooth dorsal space in the middle. Elytra scarcely longer than 

 the thorax, rather narrowed at the shoulders, strongly but not 

 very closely punctured, with the interstices smooth. In the abdomen 

 the keels of the transverse grooves are very distinct. 



In the male, the sixth segment has a wide triangular notch, and 

 the fourth and fifth segments are somewhat longitudinally depressed 

 in the middle, the depression being most conspicuous in the fifth 

 segment. 



Not uncommon, and generally distributed all over the kingdom. 



BREVTCOLLis, Thomson, Ofv. of Yet. Ac. Forh. 1857, 231, 40; id. 

 Skan. Col. 



foveicoUis, Kraatz, Ins. Deutsch. 1858. 

 bifoveolatus, Erichson, Wat. Gat. (not of Gryll.) 



Rather smaller than bifoveolatus, Gt/ll., from which it may be 

 known by its shorter thorax, finer punctuation, and much lighter legs. 

 From picipes, which it also somewhat resembles, it may be known by 

 its shorter and narrower elytra, and lighter legs. Ashy-black, scarcely 

 shining ; legs rufo-testaceous, the knees pitchy ; antenna? and palpi 

 rufo-testaceous, both slightly suffused with pitchy at the apex. Head 

 broad, rather depressed, with a broad, slightly convex, middle elevation. 

 Thorax nearly as broad as long, rounded in front, but more contracted 

 beaind; evenly, closely, and rather delicately punctured, the interstices 

 fiat, with a slight depression on each side behind the middle. Elytra 



