88 HETEROMERA. [ Anthicus. 
Raehills near Edinburgh and Aberdeenshire (A. Murray); Loch Leven (Boswell 
Syme, Waterhou-e and Power). 
A. tristis, Schmidt; ¢. Schaumi, Woll. (ater, Steph.?). Rather 
elongate and narrow, moderately shiny, pubescent; head slightly 
rounded behind, as long as broad, finely punctured, eyes small, antenne 
rather long ; thorax considerably longer than broad, gradually and rather 
strongly narrowed behind, more distinctly punctured than the head ; 
elytra long, oblong-ovate, with sides slightly rounded, closely and rather 
strongly punctured ; legs rather stout, femora thickened ; in the type 
form of A. tristis, which does not occur in Britain, the colour is pitch- 
black, with the antenne, base of thorax, and a humeral patch and a 
fascia behind middle on each elytron, red or reddish; the antennz also 
and the legs, except femora, are red; the insect is very variable in 
colour, but only the var. Schaumi appears to occur in our country ; this 
is black with an obscure reddish patch, often obsolete or almost wanting, 
at each shoulder, the antenne are often fuscous towards apex, and the 
tibize are occasionally more or less dark, as well as the femora ; in general 
appearance this variety much resembles A. angustutus and A. salinus, 
but the shape of the head, which is much less narrowed behind, and 
the much closer punctuation of the elytra will easily distinguish it; the 
shape of the thorax, which is rather strongly cordiform, will serve to 
separate it from A. angustatus ; the antenne seem to be somewhat 
variable in length in different specimens. L,. 23-3 mm. 
Salt marshes ; very local, but occasionally in numbers where it occurs; Lymington 
Salterns (Blatch); Portland; Chesil Beach (abundant, Walker and others); some 
authors identify it with the S. ater of Stephens, which he records as from hedges, 
and as found in the London district, Wrabness Essex, Bristol, Southend, and the 
Isle of Portland; as far, however, as I know, it is exclusively a coast species. 
A. antherinus, L. A very pretty and conspicuous species ; rather 
robust, dull, thickly clothed with greyish pubescence, black, or pitch- 
black, with the base of the antennz and more or less of tibize and 
tarsi ferruginous or pitchy brown; elytra with a large spot near 
shoulder and an oblique band behind middle red or yellowish-red ; 
the latter is generally extended upwards and downwards along suture ; 
the markings are, however, somewhat variable, and rarely the posterior 
band is absent ; head large, thickly punctured, almost straight at base, 
very closely and finely punctured, eyes depressed; antenne long and 
rather stout; last joint of maxillary palpi securiform ; thorax com- 
paratively short, subeordiform, gradually and not strongly narrowed 
behind, very closely and finely punctured as head; elytra long and 
rather broad, with the sides moderately rounded, closely and distinctly 
and somewhat rugosely punctured, the punctuation becoming obsolete 
behind ; legs robust, with the femora dilated. L.3-4 mm. 
Male with the head and thorax broader, and the femora more strongly 
dilated, especially the posterior pair, which are almost always terminated 
