Plate X 1 \'. — Conliniwii. 



Fig. 121. CALLICKRUS OBSCURUS, Grav. (Male.) [F. Aleochaiida?. G. Calliceius, 

 Gravel ( $ Callicerus Spencii, Cuiiis. ? C. hybridus, Curtis.) 



Elongate, sub-dcprcssod, iiitcliy Waok, with ;i sparse yellowish-grey puljescence, opaque. Head 

 transverse, sub-orbicnlate, narrower tliau tlie tliorax, e.\cecdingly obscurely punctate, with a dee]> 

 impression in front between tlie antenna', and a liini;itndinal impressed line behind it ; antenna: 

 reddish brown, longer than the head and thorax, robust, of the male the lOth and 11th joints 

 elongate, of the female the 10th scarcely longer than the 9th. Thorax as broad as long, narrowed 

 in front, sides rounded anteriorly, base truncate, very obscurely punctate, with a faint central 

 longitudinal impression behind. Elytra conspicuously longer than the thorax, brown, thickly and 

 faintly jiunctate, sub-opaque. Abdomen with the sides parallel, shining, smooth above, obscurely 

 jiunctate beneath. Legs testaceous red, thighs sometimes jiitchy. Length, 1^-1 J lines. 



Kare. In marshy places ; banks of the Thames near Hammersmith ; near Croyilon, Surrey; &c. 



Fig. 1.22. OXYPORUS MAXILLOSUS, Fab., Curtis. [F. Oxytelida. G. Osyporus, F.] 



Oblong, rather convex, smooth, shining, reddish yellow, head, thorax, and outer apical angles 

 of elytra black. Head transverse quadrate, as wide or wider than the thorax, very finely and sparsely 

 punctate, with a large triangular impression in front between the anten!ia\ Thorax half as wide 

 as the elytra, transverse, narrowed behind, the sides slightly rounded, smooth, imjiunctate, willi a 

 broad transverse impression a little before the ndddle. Elytra half as long again as the thorax, 

 each with a dcej) sutural punctate stria, and two broad abbreviated, irregularly jiunctate, longitu- 

 dinal inqiressions on the disc. Abdomen narrowed from the base to the apex, with a broad retlexed 

 margin, inipnnetate. Length, 3-4 lines. 



Inhabits fungi ; " near Cheltenham and Bristol," and " in Suffolk and Devonshire." 



Fig. 123. II V(i HOXO-MA DI.MIDIATA, G/m-. [F. Aleocharidie. G. Uygtonoma, Eric.} 



(Ilomaiotii dimiduita, Curtis.) 



Elongate, depressed, densely punctate, opaque, black, pal|>i, base of antenna?, apical two-thirds 

 of elytra, and legs reddish yellow. Head transverse, nearly as wide as the thorax, constricted 

 behind, depressed, with a broad central longitudinal furrow belnnd. Tliorax a little broader than 

 long, slightly narrowed behind, sides rounded, with a broad central longitudinal impression. Elytra 

 a little wider and conspicuously longer than the thorax. Abdomen with the sides parallel, the 

 basal segments transversely' iiupressed behind. Length, 1| lines. 



Inhabits marshy places amongst reeds, in the stems of which it hybernates. 



Fig. 12 i. DIA.XOUS C(ERULESCE\S, Gi/ll, Curtis. [F. StenidjE. G. D ianous, Leac/i.] 



Elongate, sub-cylindrical, shining, black with a deep blue tint, elytra with a round red sjjot. 

 Head transverse, sub-orbiculate, wider than the thorax, thickly and finely punctate, with two broad 

 lonjjitudinal furrows between the eyes ; antenna^ and ])alpi black, the latter pitchy at the ape.x. 

 Thorax elongate, sub-cylindrical, .slightly narrowed behind ; sides rounded in front, sinuate behind ; 

 thickly and rather coarsely punctate. Elytra longer than the thorax, convex, thickly and rather 

 coarsely punctate, each with a large circular orange-yellow spot surrounded by a violet-coloured 

 ring, a little behind the middle. Abdomen narrowed from the base to the apex, very finely and 

 thickly jinnctate. I^egs long, pubescent. Length, 2|-2j lines. 



Widely distributed, but not common. Inhabits moss in running water. 



Fig. 125. DIXARD.V :\I.\F,RKELn, v. Kiesenw. [F. Alcocharidfe. G. Dinarda, Leach.'] 

 (liomechusa cUntata, Cur/is, but not of Fabricius.) 



Oblong, broad and obtuse in front, acuminate behind, depressed, pitchy black, pubescent, opaque, 

 sides of thorax and elytra red. Head small round, forehead depressed, thickly and rather coarsely 

 punctate ; antenna- jiitchy black, red at the base and a]iex. Thorax rather wider than the elytra, 

 transverse, narrowed and eniarijinate in front, rounded at the sides, base deeply bi-sin\utte, jiosterior 

 angles acute, lateral margins llat. disc convex with a faint central longitudinal inqiressed line, rather 

 coarsely and thickly imuctate. Elytra as long as the thorax, similarly punctate, sinuate truncate 

 at the apex, outer angles aenle. Abdomen narrowed from the ba.se to the apex, lateral margins 

 broad, rellexed, coarsely and sparsely punctate. Legs red. Length, '2 lines. 



Inhabits tlie nests of the wood-ant (Formica rnfa). 

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