NEW BRITISH SPECIES, ETC., IN 1864. 67 



44. EPUR.I3A OBLONGA, Herbst, Kaf. v. 245, 20, Taf. 54, 



fig. 4 (Nitidula) ; Erichson, Nat. der Ins. Deutscbl. 

 iii. 153, 17. 



Resembles E. pusiUa in build, but is rather smaller and 

 flatter, more delicately and closely punctured, with the front 

 of the thorax very slightly hollowed (in fact, almost straight), 

 and the apex of the elytra truncate. It differs from JE. lon- 

 gula in its flattened surface and finer punctuation. It is 

 yellowish-brown (almost straw-coloured when alive), with 

 the usual deceptive triangular patch caused by the folding of 

 the wings j rather closely and very finely punctured. The 

 club of the antennae is dusky at the tip, the apical joint 

 being smaller than the two preceding. The head has two 

 slight depressions in front, between the eyes, united by an 

 almost obsolete line. The thorax is about a third shorter 

 than broad, very gently hollowed in front, rounded at the 

 sides, and with the margins flat, especially behind. The 

 elytra are veiy long, more than twice the length of the 

 thorax, the margins narrowly depressed, and the apex trun- 

 cate, but rounded at the angles. 



In the male, the middle tibiae are dilated at the apex on the 

 inner side, and slightly sinuate. 



Taken by myself at Shirley, in the spring, under the bark 

 of a felled pine, in company with hundreds of E, pusilla ; 

 also by Mr. Sharp and Dr. Power at the same place. 



45. Olibrus liquidlis, Erichs., Ins. Deutscbl. ii. 117, 4; 



G. R. Crotch, Cat. Brit. Col. ; id. Zool. 9000 



(1864). 



Mr. Crotch states that this species, the *' Stephensii, 



Leach," of our Collections, has been lono- shown to be 



O. liqiiidiis, Er., by Mr. Wollaston ; also that the O.fiaxi- 



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