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but the two latter are often concolorous; scutellum of considerable 

 size; elytra at the widest, nearly of the breadth of the thorax, 

 rather narrowed behind, at the shoulders truncate obliquely, very 

 convex, finely, and somewhat thickly punctulate; a short stria 

 on each side of the suture posteriorly, which reaches, before it 

 fades out, about half-way between the tip and the base; the apex 

 rarely piceous; wings dusky; legs rufous, hinder edge of the 

 thighs, rarely piceous. 



Under bark of Scotch fir, amongst Stemonitis fasciculata. In 

 Berwickshire, both perfect insect and larva occur in Lycogala 

 miniata. It has also been found in Aberdeenshire. — J. H. 



79. Clambus. 

 1. C. Armadillus. In some plenty, on a board, laid on rotten 

 dung, at Long Benton. — T. J. B. June. 



NECROPHAGA. 

 Family 1. SCAPHIDIID^. 



81. Scaphisoma. 

 1. S. Agaricinum, Linn. 



Yar. " Rufo-piceum, elytrorum apice, antennis pedibusque 



testaceis." 

 Erlchson, Ins. Deutsch., iii., 9. — S. Boleti, Steph. Illust, 

 Maud., iii., 4. 

 In July, I took twenty-five specimens, in a bunch of Agarics, 

 at Gosforth. The same Agarics were tenanted by a colony of 

 Formica fiava. I have also taken this species in decaying fungi, 

 so late as October. — T. J. B. 



^^. Catops. 



3. C. Fuscus, Panzer. C. picipes, Catalogue, No. 3. 



4. C. Chrysomeloides. On the sea- coast, near Shoreston. — J.H. 



oa. 0. tristis, Panzer. 



C. clavicornis, Stej^h. IllusL, Mand., iii., 9. 

 In Ravensworth woods. — J. H. 

 6. C. nigricans, Spence. C. nigrita, Catalogue, No. 6. 



