Anrltomenus.'] adepuaga. 89 



widest behind, deeply striated, the strije very strongly punctured ; legs 

 pale testaceous. L. 5 mm. 



Marshy places ; local, but widely distributed aud not uncominon, especially in tlie 

 miillaud and southern districts of Eugluud ; also occurs in Yorkshire aiul in the 

 Northumberland and Durham districts, but is not recorded from Scotlaud; Irehiud 

 near Belfast, and rare near Uubliu. 



Group lY. (8ul)-Gen. Batenus, ^^rotschulsky.) 



A. livens, Gyll. Pitchy black, head and thorax sometimes darker 

 than elytra, rather elongate ; antenna? j)itchy, Ijase of joints lighter than 

 apex ; thorax o])long, cordiform, but gradually contracted to base and 

 Avith the posterior angles rounded, margins rellexed especially at basc^, 

 base with a deep fovea on each side, impunctate, doisal furrow very 

 distinct; elytra rather narrow and almost parallel-sided, although slightly 

 widest beliind middle, moderately striated, the striae, finely and some- 

 times almost obsoletely punctured, third interstice witli three or four 

 pores ; legs pitchy or reddish. L. 8-9 mm. 



Damp and marshy places, inland and on the coast, rare ; Kent (Westerham, Hythe, 

 and Tonbridge Wells); Surrey (Ashstcad) ; Shipley, near Horsham; Hastings; 

 Dover; Tilgate Forest ; Holme Bush and also at Highgate at sugar, on trees. 



• Group V. (Sub-Gen. Ag-onum, I'-onelli.) 



A. marg-inatus, L. Bronze green or coppery, sometimes purplish, 

 with lateral margins of thorax narrowly, and all the margins of the 

 elytra broadly, yellow testaceous ; antenna2 pitch-black, with lighter 

 base ; thorax short, sides regularly rounded from apex to base, as broad 

 in front as behind, anterior angles rather prominent, posterior angles 

 rounded, disc convex much wrinkled transversely, dorsal furrow fine, 

 base with a large shallow depression on each side near posterior angles ; 

 elytra broad, shoulders rather prominent, sides somewhat parallel, finely 

 sti'iated, the stride very finely but distinctly punctured, third interstice 

 with three large pores; femora and tarsi pitch-black, tibiae, except base, 

 testaceous. L. 8-9 mm. 



Marshy places, hanks of rivers, &c. ; very common throughout the southern and 

 midland parts of England; it becomes more local, however, towards the north, aud in 

 Scotland has not yet been recorded except from the Forth, Solway, ami Clyde d;stric-ts, 

 in which it is local ; Ireland, near Dublin, but not recorded in Haliday's Belfast list ; 

 it appears to range over the whole of Europe. 



A. sexpunctatus, T^. Head ami thorax brilliant metallic green, 



the miiri^ius of the latter l)rassy, elytra brilliant coppery red, very 

 shining, with scuteUum and margins green ; antenna? and palpi black ; 

 thorax broad with sides strongly and evenly rounded, margins reflexed 

 especially at base, disc transversely wrinkled, dorsal furrow distinct, base 

 Avith a rather deep fovea on each side near posterior margin, very rugose 

 and punctured, posterior angles rounded ; elytra witli the striix? very 

 distinctly punctured, interstices somewhat shagreened, third interstice 



