NEW BRITISH SPECIES, ETC., IX 1863. 39 



certain of the Myllcencey on account of its dullish slaty black 

 colour. 



It is about the size o^ Homalota Fungi, but rather more 

 linear, very finely and densely punctured, and thickly 

 clothed with fine ashy pubescence. 



The antennae and legs are pitchy, with the knees and tarsi 

 a little paler ; the elytra in certain lights exhibiting an in- 

 distinct faint brownish tint, the apex of the abdomen being 

 more distinctly tinted with brown. The thorax has a pretty 

 distinct transverse fovea behind, and a faint dorsal channel, 

 disappearing in front. 



Taken by Mr. Waterhouse at Hammersmith marshes, 

 also by Mr. Morris Young at Paisley, by Dr. Power in the 

 London district, and by myself in Epping Forest. 



8. OxYPODA MiSELLA, Kraats, Ins. Deutschl. ii. 190,43; 



G. R. Waterhouse, Proc. Ent. Soc. 4 May, 1863, 



Zool. 8615 (1863). 

 This species (taken by myself in sand-pits near Wickham 

 last spring, in company with O. annularis, hrachyptera, 

 rvfula and exi(jua,and detected as distinct at the time) was 

 determined by Mr. Waterhouse, and belongs to that section 

 of the genus which comprises species with the elytra shorter 

 than the thorax. 



On account of the shortness of its antennae it can only be 

 confounded with O. annularis, the terminal joint being very 

 little longer than broad, and the intermediate joints strongly 

 transverse as in that species, but the antennas in 0. misella 

 are rather less stout, and of a dark pitchy colour, except at 

 the base. It is also smaller, and its general colour pitchy, 

 with the thorax, elytra, apex of abdomen and edges of ab- 

 dominal segments more or less rufo-piceous, whilst annularis 



