Longitarsus. | PHYTOPHAGA, 343 
diffusely, confusedly and rather strongly punctured, with the apices 
separately and obtusely rounded ; legs brownish-testaceous with the 
posterior femora pitchy black, posterior tibie armed at apex with a very 
short and rather stout spur; in some specimens the suture of the 
elytra appears to be only slightly reddish, in others broadly pitchy. LL. 
21-22 mm. 
On Serophularia aquatica and S. nodosa; rare; Headley Lane, Mickleham ; 
Bearsted, near Maidstone; Snodland and Staple (Kent); Balcombe ; Hollington, 
near Hastings; the species was first described by Mr. Rye from specimens taken at 
Mickleham in September, 1863; but there is a very old specimen on a point in Dr. 
Power’s collection, and there were also specimens in Mr. Laundy Brown’s old collec. 
tion, which were taken near Norwich or Horning. 
L. suturellus, Duft. (thoracicus, Steph., All.; fuscicollis, var., 
Steph.). Ovate, rather short and convex, very finely punctured; head 
and thorax black or pitchy black, elytra testaceous with the suture 
broadly black, under-side pitchy black, diffusely punctured ; antenne 
fuscous with the three basal joints ferruginous ; thorax convex, shining, 
extremely finely punctured; wings present ; elytra much broader than 
thorax, short ovate, with shoulders obliquely rounded, very finely but 
somewhat distinctly punctured ; legs ferruginous, femora brown, posterior 
pair pitchy. L. 13-2 mm. 
Male with the fifth ventral segment furnished with a smooth central 
line. 
The var. fuscicollis, Steph., has the thorax pitchy, sometimes reddish. 
By sweeping Senecio jacobea and other plants; local, but not uncommon and 
generally distributed throughout the greater part of England; Mr. Gorham records 
it as abundant in the Isle of Wight, and Mr. Bold as very plentiful in the Northum- 
berland and Durham district ; the only Scotch record, however, is from the Solway 
district. 
This species is allied to 7. suturalis, from which it may be dis- 
tinguished by its shorter and broader elytra, which are more finely 
punctured, and have the shoulders obliquely rounded, and also by the 
much darker colour of the antenne and legs 3 from L. atricillus it may 
be separated by its shorter form and finer punetuation, and the colour 
of the thorax which is, as a rule, much darker, and presents scarcely a 
trace of metallic reflection, 
L. atricillus, L. (fuscicollis, Foudr., nec Steph.). Oblong-ovate, 
shining, rather convex, head pitchy, thorax red with a strong metallic 
reflection, elytra ferruginous-testaceous, with the suture dark, under-side 
pitchy ; antenne dark with the four or five basal joints testaceous; 
thorax short, closely and finely, but distinctly, punctured ; scutellum 
small, rounded ; wings present, absent or rudimentary ; elytra a little 
broader at base than thorax, rather long, closely and distinctly punctured ; 
legs ferruginous or reddish-testaceous with the apex of the posterior 
femora broadly black or pitchy black ; under-side closely punctured. L. 
3-27 mm. 
