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Muls. et Rcy). Much smaller tlian the preceding, apterous, black, 

 elytra and hind body dull, head and thorax more shining ; head sub- 

 quadrate, a little transverse, as broad as, or a little broader than^ thorax, 

 thickly, but distinctly, punctured ; antennae moderate, black, Avitli apical, 

 joint or joints more or less obscurely lighter, penultimate joints not 

 transverse ; thorax subquadrate, as broad as elytra, thickly and distinctly 

 punctured with a fine, narrow, smooth, and somewhat raised longitudinal 

 central line ; elytra transverse, evidently shorter than thorax, dull black, 

 fin,ely, thickly, and somewhat rugosely punctured ; hind body dull with 

 fine and somewhat asperate punctuation; legs black. L. 13-18 mm. 



Male with the seventh ventral segment of hind body strongly and 

 angularly excised, the sixth slightly sinuate, in middle of apical margins ; 

 last joint of maxillary palpi thick, as broad as apex of penultimate joint 

 in male, more slender and narrower in female. 



At roots of trees, under stones, in moss, &c. ; local ; Reigate, Hampstead, Caterhani, 

 Kingsgate, Birchingtou near Ramsgate, St. Peter's (Kent), Tollbridge; Folkestone; 

 St. Leonards ; Shoreham ; Brighton ; Colchester ; Northumberland district, rare, 

 near Newcastle ; somewhat common near Lanercost (Bold); Ireland, near Dublin, 

 local ; it has not been recorded from Scotland : it is rather strange that there are no 

 records from districts between the south-eastern and the northern counties ; the 

 species must probably occur in intervening localities. 



0. similis rather closely resembles large specimens of 0. morio, but 

 apart from the toothed mandibles (a character not ahva3\s visible in set 

 specimens) it may be distinguished from the latter species by its rather 

 longer and less transverse head, and evidently shorter elytra. 



O. cyaneus, Payk. (ophthalmicus, Scop.). Intermediate in size 

 between the two preceding species, winged, under surface shining black, 

 upper surface of head, thorax, and elytra rather brightly cyaneous, the 

 latter being duller than the other parts ; the upper side of hind body is 

 dull black ; head subquadrate, about as broad as thorax, together wdth 

 the latter thickly but distinctly punctured ; antennae rather long, black 

 with apex often lighter, penultimate joints not transverse, the last joint 

 short, obliquely emarginate (this latter character is more or less evident 

 in all the species) ; thorax subquadrate with central raised line more or 

 less obsolete ; elytra about as long as thorax, finely, very thickly, and 

 rugosely punctured ; hind body finely and somewhat asperately punc- 

 tured ; legs black. L. 16-20 mm. 



Male with the seventh ventral segment of hind body distinctly and 

 broadly, the sixth hardly, sinuate on apical margins. 



Under stones, logs of wood, &c. ; very rare ; Folkestone ; C'^lchester (Harwood) ; 

 Norwich ; Sherwood Forest (Rev. H. Matthews) ; Newark-on-Trent ; in this latter 

 locality several specimens have been taken by Mr. Hadfield of Newark ; the species 

 is common in France. 



O. brunnipes, F. Apterous, head and thorax shining black, elytra 

 and hind body dull black ; head somewhat orbicular, with angles rounded, 

 rather broader than long, about as broad as thorax, sparingly punctured 



