Aphodius. | LAMELLICORNIA. a 
Wimbledon, Leith Hill, Whitstable; New Forest ; Bristol; Swansea; Sutton Park, 
Birmingham. 
A. pusillus, Herbst. (cewnosus, Ahr.). Oblong, slightly broader, as 
a rule, behind, moderately convex, black, shining, with the anterior 
angles of thorax reddish, and the apex of elytra and sometimes a patch 
before apex reddish-brown ; occasionally the sides of thorax and the 
whole elytra are reddish; head thickly and finely punctured, frontal 
tubercles obsolete, antenne reddish-brown with dark brown club, 
palpi dark brown ; thorax black, with the anterior angles reddish, rather 
thickly punctured, the punctuation consisting of larger and smaller 
punctures intermingled, the former being sparing on disc and more 
numerous at sides; scutellum very finely punctured; elytra strongly 
crenate-striate, the strie becoming deeper behind, interstices exceedingly 
finely punctured ; legs pitchy or reddish brown. L. 25-3} mm. 
Male with the metasternum impressed, and the thorax broader than in 
female. 
In dung, haystack refuse, &c. ; somewhat local, but by no means uncommon; Lon- 
don district, generally distributed and common; Pegwell Bay ; Dover; Folkestone ; 
Hastings; Brighton; Devon; Burnham, Somerset; Bath; Sutton Park, Birming- 
ham; Wallasey, Cheshire; Northumberland and Durbam district; Scotland, not 
rare, Solway, Forth, Tay, and probably other districts; Ireland, near Belfast. 
This species is related to A. granarius, but is evidently smaller and 
narrower, and has the thorax much more closely punctured, 
A. quadrimaculatus, L. (4-pustulatus, F.). Oblong, moderately 
convex, black, shining, each elytron with two well-marked and distinct 
large yellowish-red spots on each, one at shoulder and another before 
apex ; head rather thickly and finely punctured, with frontal tubercles 
obsolete, palpi black, antenne brown with black club; _ thorax 
thickly punctured, the punctuation consisting of larger and smaller 
punctures intermingled, unicolorous black ; scutellum finely punctured 
at base; elytra with distinct crenate striz, interstices broad and flat 
and extremely finely punctured; legs black with tarsi reddish, or 
entirely brown or reddish-brown. L. 23-3; mm. 
Male with the metasternum impressed, and the spur of the anterior 
tibiz obtuse at apex, female with the metasternum even and the spur of 
the anterior tibize acuminate. 
In dung; rare; Red Hill, Reigate, Coombe Wood ; Windsor; Bristol ; Swansea ; 
Norfolk ; Scotland, Edinburgh (Stephens); it has not, however, been recorded by 
Dr. Sharp. 
A. merdarius, F. Oblong, not very convex, head and thorax 
shining black, the latter with the anterior angles, and the side margins 
as a rule more or less narrowly, yellowish-red; elytra testaceous with 
the suture rather broadly black ; head finely punctured, with frontal 
tubercles very obsolete or wanting; antenne and palpi brown, the 
former with blackish club; thorax very finely punctured with an inter- 
