Ifi/dnijiorus.] adephaoa. 181 



an^le ; Ijruast ami abdomen black ; tarsi rather broad in both sexes. 

 Long. 3~, lat. 2 mm. 



Poiuls, &f. ; widely distribiitctl tlironghout tlie country from the New Forest to 

 Kiirtlimnhrrhinil ; coinuion in the Loinlou district in several localities; Scotland, 

 local, Forth, Tay, Moray; Ireland, near Watertbrd. 



This species is unlike any other that we possess, and is at once distin- 

 guished by its dark castaneous colour, convex and shining upper-surface, 

 and the very strong punctuation. 



H. morio, T)ej. (africep.^, Crotch). Oblong oval, plainly but rather 

 scantily j)ubescent, black with legs fuscous ; thorax narrowed in front, 

 with the base strongly punctured, disc somewhat raised and linely punc- 

 tured ; elytra distinctly punctured, more so in male than female, some- 

 what dilated behind middle in some specimens, which are appnrently 

 females ; male with the anterior and intermediate tarsi more dilated 

 than in female, claws of the former larger; female dimorphic, one form 

 being shining as in male, the other dull. Long. 3|, lat. 1| mm. 



A very local and somewhat rare species, affecting, as a rule, boggy and high dis- 

 triits, espeeii>lly in the north. Aslchain Bog; Cheviot Hills; local in Scotland, 

 Highlands, Tay, Dee, Moray and Solway districts. 



This insect is not the melanocephalus, Steph., ^larsh, under which 

 name it stands in many of the older cabinets. 



This species is distinguished from H. trii<tis by its darker colour, fus- 

 cous legs, rather wider form, and different sculpture especiall}^ in female ; 

 the head is black, and not red as in tri.stis : it bears a considerable resem- 

 blance to dark and unicolorous specimens of H. viffiila, from which it 

 may be distinguished by its coarser punctuation, darker legs, and less 

 oval form. Mr. Bold's JI. elongatulus (erroneously identilied) appears to 

 be referable to this species. 



K. vittula, Er. {ambir/mis, Aubo). Oval, rather convex, plainly 

 Iiul)escent, dull, underside black, u])per surface fuscous, with the head 

 more or less rufous, but often nearly black ; sides of thorax narrowly 

 and obscurely reddish ; elytra with more or less obscure testaceous mark- 

 ings at sides and towards base, which are often almost, if not quite, 

 obsolete, and are seldom plain ; the thorax is finely l)ut distinctly punc- 

 tured on di.sc, more strongly on margins; elytra closely but plainly punc- 

 tured, a little more evidently in male than in female ; legs darker or 

 lighter red or fuscous ; male Avith tarsi more strongly dilated than 

 female, the anterior ones with claws equal. Long. 3|-, lat. 1^ mm. 



I'onds, &c. ; local; not common near London (Diilwich, I.ee, Cowley, Ilorscll, 

 Kiigate, &c.) ; Whittlcsea Mere; Horning Fen; Askham IJog (where a dark and 

 very confusing variety occurs); Northumherlaiul district; Scotland, scarce, Forth, 

 Solway, Clyde; Ireland, near Waterfonl, and Killarney. 



This species comes near //. ^w/w.n/zvV, but is smaller, proportionally 

 shorter, less narrowed behind, and darker, with the light markings much 

 less distinct; the head and sides of thorax, also, are darker. Dr. Sharp 



