160 DBGEERIA. 



the eyes. The posterior ends of the second, fourth, 

 and fifth segments with a more or less ti'iangular 

 black patch on each side of the middle line ; posterior 

 margin of the fifth segment black ; posterior half of 

 the sixth segment with a black patch, which is broad 

 and more or less divided in front ; posterior half of 

 the seventh segment black ; posterior segment brown. 

 Along the sides are black patches, expanded sometimes 

 into an almost continuous black band. 



In other specimens the markings on the second and 

 fourth segments are scarcely visible. The anterior 

 part of the body is paler, the posterior part yellower, 

 and the markings of a richer brown. 



The antenna is, in reality, 5-jointed ; but the basal 

 segment is very small. The apical segment is not 

 distinctly ringed, as is the case in the following genus. 



The mandibles have four or five teeth. 



The tarsus is provided with a tenent hair and two 

 claws, as usual. The large claw has two teeth on the 

 under side. The small claw is unarmed. 



Length '1 of an inch. 



Under logs of wood in Kent, throughout the year. 



Sweden, France, England, Ireland. 



Degeeria albocincta, Temp. 



Podura albocincta, Temp. Trans. Ent. Soc, vol. i. 



— — Burm. Handb. d. Entom. 



— — Nicolet. Ann. Soc. Ent. France, 1847. 



— — Lucas. His. Nat. Anim. Art. 



Templeton's description of this species is as follows : 

 — " Body oval, black, covered with long hoary hairs. 

 Head subglobular, rather large, whitish, a little 

 obscured anteriorly. Second thoracic ring with its 

 apical half white ; third abdominal ring with its basal 

 half white. Antennce and legs pellucid. 



" Length "04 inch. 



" Not uncommon at Cranmore, beneath tiles." 



I am disposed to think that this is the D. platani of 



