152 SERRICORNIA. [ Malthodes. 
according to Kiesenwetter, with the angles produced into a lobe, which 
is abruptly narrowed at apex and bent downwards, in a spiniform pro- 
cess), last dorsal segment small, rounded at apex ; last ventral segment 
forming a long and thin and slightly curved style, which is suddenly 
dilated at apex and triangularly excised. 
Female with the head narrower and the temples swollen. 
By beating and sweeping in and near woods in early summer; local and usually 
rare, but occasionally abundant where it occurs; Caterham, Mickleham (in which 
place Mr. Champion once found it in profusion); Cambridge; Bewdley Forest ; 
Repton; Matlock, Lovers’ Walk; Sherwood Forest; Northumberland and Durham 
district, very rare, “ Hartford Bridge in May” (Bold); Scotland, rare, Forth 
district. 
This species comes rather near the variety of M. mysticus with 
immaculate elytra, but may be known by the colour of the thorax, 
which is also less transverse ; from M. misellus it may be known by 
the colour of the thorax and antennz, and the longer antenne of the 
male. 
As the species of Malthodes and Multhinus open their wings almost 
as soon as they touch the surface on to which they are beaten, the 
species with the apex of the elytra immaculate are very easily passed 
over by collectors as being Dipterous or Hymenopterous insects, among 
the swarm of Diptera and small Hymenoptera that are always beaten off 
shrubs in May and June. 
IM. misellus, Kies. Of a unicolorous fuseous-black or greyish- 
black colour; under-side more or less yellowish; head finely punc- 
tured; antennz of male reaching apex of elytra, fuscous with the first 
joint sometimes a little lighter, but not clear yellow as in the preceding 
species; thorax subquadrate, anterior angles blunt, but slightly project- 
ing, posterior angles rounded, unicolorous black with the very extreme 
anterior and posterior margins sometimes obseurely lighter; elytra 
broader than thorax, about two and a half times as long as together 
broad, closely and rugosely punctured ; legs lighter or darker fuscous 
brown, with the knees lighter. L. 3-3} mm. 
Male with the penultimate dorsal segment of abdomen elongate and 
emarginate at apex, with the external angle produced on each side into 
a short lobe, which is inflexed at apex; penultimate ventral segment 
emarginate, last segment forming an elongate slightly curved style, 
which is emarginate at apex. 
By beating and sweeping; rare; Malvern; Repton; Glossop; Matlock ; Clifton, 
near Manchester ; Scotland, rare, Solway district. 
M. nigellus, Kies. (brevicollis, Thoms., nec Payk.), Black or 
greyish-blaek, with the elytra unicolorous; head shining black, withthe 
eyes about as broad as thorax ; antenn# rather short, not reaching the 
apex of elytra, black or pitchy, with the first joint sometimes lighter; 
