30 LAMELLICORNIA. [A phodius. 
the striz of the elytra stronger, and the sides of thorax, and not merely 
the anterior angles, testaceous; the head also has a reddish spot on each 
side near eyes, and the markings of the elytra are much more confluent 
behind and more longitudinal, ordinarily presenting the appearance of a 
rough longitudinal network at sides and apex, a broad space around 
scutellum being left immaculate ; as, however, in other allied species, 
these markings are variable ; head distinetly but finely punctured, more 
closely in front; antennz and palpi yellow, the former with brownish 
club; thorax finely punctured, with an intermixture of larger punctures ; 
scutellum brown, with a yellow spot in centre, punctured at base; elytra 
with rather deep crenate striz, interstices finely punctured ; legs clear 
brownish-red, with the femora yellow, at least beneath. L. 3-5 mm. 
Male with the thorax broader and more sparingly punctured than in 
female, and the metasternum impressed; the clypeus is obsoletely 
tuberculate in both sexes. 
In dung; very local, but sometimes not uncommon where it occurs; Darenth 
Wood, Shirley, Ripley, Ashtead, Box Hill, Chingford, Tonbridge, Belvedere ; 
Glanvilles Wootton ; New Forest; Bath (local, September, R. Gillo) ; Llangollen. 
Stephens records it from Edinburgh, but this would appear to be in error. 
A. consputus, Cr. (Melinopterus consputus, Muls.). Oblong, not 
very convex, shining; head black with two well-marked spots above 
eyes testaceous, diffusely punctured behind, more closely in front ; 
antenne brownish-yellow with club blackish, palpi brown; thorax 
rather broadly testaceous at sides, and sometimes narrowly behind ; 
the anterior margin is also very narrowly yellowish; upper surface more 
or less thickly and finely punctured with an intermixture of larger 
punctures ; elytra livid testaceous with apex, sides, and suture, and 
sometimes a small spot on each before apex light testaceous. or light 
testaceous with a longitudinal livid band on each, varying in breadth and 
more or less cloudy, with fine, but distinctly crenate or rather punctured 
striz, interstices finely punctured, but more plainly than in some of the 
preceding species ; legs testaceous, with the femora on their inner side 
sometimes blackish. L. 3-45 mm. 
Male with the thorax broader and much more finely and sparingly 
punctured on disc than in female, in which sex the larger punctures are 
sometimes set close together on disc, and cause it to appear rather 
strongly and closely punctured ; in the male the metasternum is impressed. 
In dung; rare; Gravesend (Champion); Sheppey (Walker); Broadstairs (T. 
Wood, fifteen specimens in late autumn) ; Ashford, Kent (1. H. Hart); Bushey Park 
(Lowe). 
A. punctato-sulcatus, Sturm (sabulicola, Thoms. ; Melinopterus 
punctato-sulcatus, Muls.). Head and thorax black, shining, the latter 
with margins testaceous ; elytra of a more or less distinct livid-testaceous 
colour with a broad, more or less cloudy, fuscous band on dise of each ; 
head with indistinet traces of frontal tubercles, finely and sparingly 
