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Agabus. M. Thomson describes three new species, besides 

 adding three others to his list. One of these, A. un- 

 guicularis, appears to resemble A. affinis very closely, differing 

 principally in the shape of the laciniae of the metasternum. 

 All my examples belong to A. unguicularis. 



A. clypealis, n.sp., is like A. congener and A. paludosus. 



A, biguttatiis, n. sp., is more like A. affinis, but of a greenish 

 brassy colour, and differently sculptured. 



Sphaeridium marginatum. Fab., is regarded as distinct from 

 S. bipustulatum, and I think rightly. The apical yel- 

 low spot is wanting, and there are no punctured dorsal 

 striae. Both forms occur here. 



Cercyon lugubre, Pai/k., is also divided into two species : — 



C. lugubre, Gyll. Subopaque ; elytra with a defined red 

 mark at the apex ; mesosternum linear-lanceolate. 



C. granarium, Er. Shining; elytra unicolorous; mesoster- 

 num ovate. Both occur in England, C. granarium 

 being much the rarest. 



Philonthus carbonarius is said by Thomson to be identical 

 with our specimens of tenuicornis, Muls., some of 

 which I forwarded to him. 



P. nigriventris, n. s. Near P. sordidus, but with the elytra 

 closely though strongly punctured ; also near P. cepha- 

 lotes, but with the head and thorax black, not brassy, 

 and the legs darker. I have not seen this. 



Quedius fulgidus is divided into five species : — 



Q. 4-punctatus. A large species, with the elytra red, and 

 the thorax with two punctures placed obliquely on 

 either side the discal portion. 



Q. temporalis. Entirely black, varying into piceous ; thorax 

 without the lateral punctures; sixth segment of the 

 abdomen with three lateral setae only. This seems to 

 be the universal form. 



Q. Fageti. Elytra more sparingly punctured ; abdomen 

 not versicolorous : smaller and with shorter antennae. 



Q. brevicornis. Elytra red, and the setigerous punctures 

 of the head differently disposed. 



Q. puncticollis. Elytra red ; head and thorax obsoletely 

 punctate ; legs black ; setigerous punctures arranged 

 as in Q. 4-punctatus. This is the species registered in 

 my ' Catalogue ' as Q. brevicornis. All the other forms 



