90 ADKniAGA. [Agojium. 



with six large pores (varjdng occasionally from five to eight) ; legs 

 black, more or less metallic. L. 7-9 mm. 



Damp places, especially on heaths ; not common, although it used to he taken 

 rather pleutifu'ly on Wimbltdon Common and in other localities; Woking; 

 Dorking; Battersea ; Weston, Oxfordshire ; Newark, Notts (near Stapleford Com- 

 mon); Epping Forest; Hertford; Swansea; Glanville's Wotton ; it has also heen 

 doubtfully recorded from Yorkshire. 



This species is said by Schaum and DaM'son to vary considerably in 

 colour, being sometimes unicolorous green or violet or even blackish. I 

 have seen no British specimens representing these extreme varieties, 

 although it is not uncommon to find specimens with the colour of the 

 elytra duller red, and the thorax brassy green. 



A. ericeti, Panz. {fulgens, Daws.). Smaller than the preceding, and 

 narrower, also less shining ; rosv copper, tinged with a purple or green 

 shade, sometimes entirely purplish or blackish ; antennae and palpi black ; 

 thorax with sides rounded in front and moderately but plainly narrowed 

 from middle to base, j)osterior angles very obtuse, but visible, reflexed ; 

 disc very convex, margins rather broadly reflexed, dorsal furrow distinct, 

 base with a large deep very rugose ibvea on each side near posterior 

 angles ; elytra usually more shining metallic than the head and thorax, 

 with plainly punctured striae, with six (occasionally more- or less) pores 

 on the third interstice. L. 6 mm. 



On high moors and mountain districts in heathy localitits; local, but not un- 

 common where it is found; Yoikshire Moors, near Halifax, and other places in the 

 county ; Northumberland and Durham district, Muckle Moss. Scotland local, both 

 Lowlands and Highlands, Paisley, Glasgow district, Rannoch, &c. 



A. Sahlberg-i, Chnud. Upper surface of an unicolorous bronze- 

 coppery colour ; underside black, Avith a slight greenish metallic reflec- 

 tion ; head moderately large, with two impressions in front of eyes, 

 vertex smooth ; antennae rather long, entirely black ; thorax subquadrate, 

 with sides not strongly rounded, slightly contracted to base, anterior 

 angles marked, posterior angles very blunt, almost completely rounded, 

 Avith central furrow distinct, meeting a transverse furrow in front, and a 

 small but plain and rather deep round or oblong depression a little 

 before base ; the usual depressions near posterior angles are well marked ; 

 elytra of female considerably widened behind, and narrower towards base, 

 of male more parallel-sided, with fine strise and broad flat interstices, 

 which are extremely finely shagreened ; third interstice with three pores ; 

 legs deep black. L. 7^-8} mm. 



This interesting addition to our indigenous Coleoptera Avas lately in- 

 troduced by me (Ent. Mo. Mag. xxii. 265) on the authority of three 

 specimens (one male and two females) in Dr. Sharp's collection, taken 

 by M]'. Henderson on the banks of the Clyde beloAV Glasgow 20 years 

 ago ; Dr. Sharp believes that others were taken in the same locality ; 

 it has hitherto occurred in Eastern Siberia, and has not before been 

 found in Europe. 



