144 staphyltnidjE. \_Tacliyusa. 



gradually enlarged behind, almost smooth in front, finely jiunctured 

 towards apex; legs testaceous. L. 2| mm. 



Male with the ventral plate of seventh segment of hind body prolonged 

 in a blunt angle. 



Sandy banks of rivers and streams ; not uncommon, but rather local ; Mickleham, 

 banks of IMole; Toubridge ; Hastings; Bevvdley Forest; South Walis; Cheshiro ; 

 Repton, Burton-ou-Trent ; Scarborough; Northuniberlaud district, "abundant in 

 June and July on the banks of the Irthing and Till, and on the Devil's Water at 

 Dilstoii;" not recorded from Scotland. 



T. coarctata, Er. Resembles the preceding, but is a little less 

 elongate, and rather stouter ; the colour is generally darker ; the elytra 

 are shorter ; the hind body is somewhat less contracted at base and more 

 evidently punctured ; the legs are pitchy red or brownish instead of being 

 testaceous as in T. constficta : the male has the ventral plalo of the 

 seventh segment produced and rounded at apex. L. 2| mm. 



Very rare ; found under the same conditions as the preceding ; Mickleham (banks 

 of the Mole), two specimens taken by Dr. Power in 1862 ; Netherfield, near Hastings 

 (E. A. Butler). 



T. scitula, Er. (forticornis, Fairm.). Rather narrow, very finely and 

 thickly pubescent and punctured, black, moderately shining ; head large, 

 nearly as broad as thorax, antennae rather shorter than in some of the 

 allied species, entirely testaceous, or somewhat fuscous towards apex, 

 third joint a little shorter than second, penultimate joints hardly trans- 

 verse ; thorax almost square with the angles rounded, narrower than 

 elytra ; elytra scarcely longer than thorax, and a little more distinctly 

 punctured ; hind body plainly but not strongly narrowed at base and 

 gradually and slightly widened behind, very finely, thickly and uniformly 

 punctured ; legs pitchy or brownish-red with the knees and tarsi 

 testaceous. L. 3 mm. 



Male Avith dorsal plate of seventh segment of hind body slightly 

 sinuate, ventral plate rounded and slightly produced. 



In damp sandpits, on the banks of rivers, &c. ; rare ; Shirley, near Croydon ; West 

 Wickham ; Reigute ; Bewdley ; Constantine and Whalley, Lancashire; Northumber- 

 land district, banks of Irthing. 



T. flavitarsis, Sahib, (leucopus. Marsh). Of a dull black colour 

 with a strong bluish reflection, very finely and thickly punctured and 

 pubescent ; head large, nearly as broad as thorax, antennse rather long 

 slightly thickened towards apex, blackish or dark reddish-brown, penul- 

 timate joints a little longer than broad ; thorax almost square, with 

 angles rounded, plainly narroAver than elytra ; elytra distinctly longer 

 than thorax ; hind body parallel-sided, very finely and uniformly punc- 

 tured, narrowed at apex. L. 3| mm. 



Male with ventral plate of seventh segment of hind body produced. 



Banks of rivers ; not uucommou ; Mickleham, Lee, Tonbridge, Bearsted; Hastings; 

 Dean Forest ; ISlidlaud districts, common ; Selby and Scarborough, Yorkshire ; I)anks 



