Bledius.] STAPnYLiNiDiE. 367 



wanting ; the anterior angles of the thorax are less prominent and the 

 posterior tibiss have only one conspicuous spine at base. L. 5-5| mm. 



Found imdor tlio same circuinstixncos as the preceding; very local and apparently 

 scarce; Deal; Pegwell Bay ; Harwich; Cleethorpes; Manchester district. 



This species is considered by some authors to be identical with the 

 B. Buddii of Stephens, which was so named by him from specimens 

 taken by the Rev. G, T. Rudd in " Coatham Marshes, Yorkshire ;" 

 Sephens' figure, however (Illust. vol. v., plate xxvii., f. 3), represents an 

 insect with a distinct thoracic horn, so that it cannot be identical with 

 B. hicortiis, and is probably merely a small variety of B. taurus ; the 

 specimens standing under B. Ruddii in Dr. Power's and other old collec- 

 tions must be referred to B. hicornis. 



B< arenarius, Payk. {Ilesperopliilus arefiarius, Thorns.). Black 

 rather shining, front parts clothed with close greyish pubescence, with the 

 elytra very pale testaceous, the suture and scutellary region being more 

 or less broadly black ; occasionally the whole upper surface of the elytra 

 is black with the posterior angles only testaceous ; head subtriangular, 

 evidently narrower than thorax, obsoletely shagreened ; antennae short, 

 rather slender with a distinct three-jointed club, reddish testaceous, with 

 the first joint dark, and the club infuscate ; thorax strongly transverse, 

 one and a half times as broad as long, almost truncate in front, with sides 

 subparallel and rather strongly contracted behind, finely channelled, and 

 very finely and obsoletely shagreened, and besides rather finely and 

 thickly punctured ; elytra much longer than thorax very finely and 

 thickly punctured ; hind body almost impunctate ; legs pitchy testaceous 

 or pitchy red Avith the femora darker and the tarsi lighter. L. 3-3| mm. 



Damp sandy places near the coast ; in profusion where it occurs, and rather 

 widely distributed ; Portland ; Weymouth ; Hayling Island ; Devonshire ; Brid- 

 lington, Yorkshire ; Cleethorpes ; Lancashire Coast ; Northumberland Coast ; Whitby 

 Sands, in plenty ; Scotland, very local, Forth district ; Ireland, Baldoyle and 

 Portmarnock, : 



B. pallipes, Grav. (terebrans, Schiodte, rastellus, Thoms., Blediodes 

 paUipes, Muls. et Key, sub-gen. Asti/cojys, Thoms., teste H. R. W.). 

 Entirely black, clothed with fine and not close greyish pubescence ; head 

 a little narrower than thorax ; antennte short, somewhat thickened 

 towards apex, but comparatively slender, entirely reddish testaceous, or 

 more or less darkened towards apex ; thorax evidently transverse, trun- 

 cate at apex, with sides rounded, and contracted and slightly sinuated 

 before posterior angles, which are Avell marked and project in a minute 

 tooth, iincly channelled, very finely shagreened, and besides diffusely and 

 shallowly punctured ; elytra about one and a third times longer than 

 thorax^ thickly and rather deeply punctured ; hind body finely shagreened 

 and obsoletely punctured; legs testaceous, femora sometimes a little 

 darker. L. 3|-4 mm. 



