Eva'sthetus.'] stapiiylinid^. 325 



strong straiglit. subparallol, longitudinal furrows on the posterior part of the 

 disc ; elytra transverse, a little shorter than thorax, .sliglitly widened 

 behind, with the sutural stria scarcely marked ; hind body rather short 

 and thick, almost as broad as the base of elytra, very finely and thickly 

 punctured, less finely at the base of the front segments, which are im- 

 pressed ; legs entirely red. L. If- 2 mm. 



Male with the seventh ventral segment of hind body rather sharply 

 and deeply, sixth less sharply but distinctly, emarginate, fifth furnished 

 in centre of apex with two small projecting tubercles. 



jVlarshy places, at roots of grass, in flood refuso, haystack refuse, &c. ; local, but 

 comniou souietinies where it occurs ; Ciiutliain, Lee, Sheerness, Wimbledon, Wey- 

 bridge, Caterbam, Reigate, Shirley, Kainham, Red Hill, &c. ; Hastings; Devonshire; 

 Holm Bush, Brighton (taken by Dr. Power with Lebia crux-minor, &c.); VVickea 

 Fen; Sutton Park, Birmingham; Scotland, Lowlands, rare. Forth and Solway 

 districts. 



E. ruficapillus, Lac. Smaller and slightly narrower than the pre- 

 ceding, and apparently, as a rule, of a somewhat more reddish colour ; it is 

 easily distinguished by the fact that the punctuation of the thorax and elytra 

 is not rugose, that of the latter being much finer and a little less close tlian 

 that of the former ; the thoracic furrows are broader and deeper and 

 a little less parallel, and the sutural stria of the elytra, although fine, is 

 well marked ; sometimes the thorax, and occasionally the whole upper 

 surface is entirely light red or reddish ; in the male the seventh ventral 

 segment of hind body is deeply emarginate, the sixth is channelled on 

 its central line, and the fifth is furnished with two tubercles as in the 

 preceding species. L. H-lf Tiini. 



Marshy places, at roots of grass, &c. ; locally abundant ; Lee, Strood, Snodland, 

 Barnes, Weybridge, Wimbledon, &c. ; Coleshill, near Birmingham, in great abundance 

 ill vegetable refuse on the side of a pond ; Suttou Park ; Needwood Forest ; York ; 

 Scotland, Lowlands, very local, Solway district. 



E. leeviusculus, Mannh. {rufica^nUus, Thoms., nee Lac). Rather 

 shorter, broader, and slightly thicker than the two preceding ; the head 

 is more shining and less rugose than in E. ruficapillus ; the thorax is a 

 little less widened in front and has the longitudinal furrows evidently- 

 shorter, narrower, and less deep ; the elytra are less finely punctured, the 

 punctuation being almost as strong as that of the thorax ; the antennae 

 are also longer and the club is more slender, but this character is not very- 

 evident ; in the male the tubercles on the fifth ventral segment of the 

 hind body appear to be wanting. L. ] | mm. 



Marshy places, at roots of grass, &c. ; local, but not uncommon where it occurs ; 

 probably often confounded with the preceding species. Wimbledmi, Barnes, Merton ; 

 Coleshill, near Binningham ; Isle of Man (Hugh Stowell) ; Scotland, Lowlands, 

 local, SolwHy, Tweed, and 'i'ay districts. 



All these three species are probably widely distributed, and are most likely- 

 very often overlooked owing to their small inconspicuous appearance and 

 sluggish movements ; the two last species are very often confounded, 

 and some of the localities given for the one may possibly apply to the 

 other. 



