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tured ; antennae and palpi testaceous, club of former darker; thorax 

 black ; unicolorous, or with the sides very narrowly pale at extreme 

 margins, thickly punctured, with a fine border, which is continued on 

 each side for some little distance along Ijase ; elytra shorter and broader 

 in proportiou than in the preceding species and less narrowed at apex, 

 entirely testaceous, suture sometimes somewhat dusky especially towards 

 scutellum, with punctured strife which become much feebler at sides ; 

 interstices flat, thickly punctured ; legs reddish yellow or yellow : from 

 immaculate examples of the preceding this species may be distinguished 

 by its smaller size, shorter elytra which are more broadly roundeil at 

 apex, narrower pale margins of thorax, and more closely punctured 

 interstices of elytra. L. 1 1-2 mm. 



In iluug, &c. ; common and widely distributed tlironghout the kingdom. 



C. nigriceps, Marsh {rcntromaculatm, Sturm). Short-oval ; head 

 shining black, antenn?e and palpi yellowish red, club of former not 

 darker ; thorax brownish-black with sides ratlier broadly and not sharply 

 reddish, finely bordered, the border continued on each side along base ; 

 elytra yellowish- testaceous with distinct punctured striae, usually with 

 an obscure dark band or broad marking behind middle, which, however, is 

 sometimes obsolete ; the internal striae are continued plainl}'- to base ; meta- 

 sternum with an oblique line on each side ; legs testaceous. L. 1-1^ mm. 



In dung, &c. ; not common ; Greenwich, Keigate, Forest Hill, Dulwich ; Hastings ; 

 Norfolk; Edgbaston ; Devonshire and Cornwall (Whitsaud Bay, near Plymouth, 

 &c.) ; Northumberland district; Scotland, Solway district only. 



This species differs from C. quisquilius by its smaller size, more 

 rounded posterior angles of thorax, more broadly red margins of thorax, 

 and the more finely punctured interstices of elytra. 



C. pyg-maeus, 111. Oval, somewhat oblong, moderately convex ; head 

 and thorax black, ratlier finely punctured, the latter with the base not 

 bordered towards sides ; elytra narrowed towards apex, very varialile in 

 colour, sometimes black with apex reddish, sometimes entirely reddish 

 with the region round scutellum and shoulders black, and presenting 

 many variations between these extremes ; striae of elytra rather fine and 

 not strongly punctured, the inner ones obsolete towards scutellum, inter- 

 stices punctured ; metasternum with an oblique line on each side ; elytra 

 somewhat rugose at base; legs reddish testaceous. L. 1-1 1- mm. 



In dung, &c. ; common and widely distributed. 



This species comes very close to C. nu/riceps, but is more narroAved 

 at apex of elytra, and is always furnished with a dark patch around 

 scutellum ; the colour of the thorax, which is unicolorous black, will 

 also distinguish it, and the fact that the inner striae in C. nigriceps 

 are distinct at base, whereas in C. i^jrinumis they are obsolete near 

 scutellum. 



C. terminatus, IMarsli {am f pilaris, ^te-ph., jylagiafns, Er.). liatlier 



