38 CLAVICORNIA. [Cole.'us. 



Male with the posterior femora broad and compressed, with a l)huit 

 tootli between base and middle, and a sharp tooth between middle and 

 apex. 



By bcatiug, evening sweeping, &c. ; London district, not nncommon and generally 

 distributed; Hastings; New Forest; (ilanvilles Woottou ; Devon; Knowle, near 

 Birmingham; Bretby, near Burton-on-Treut ; Matlock; Lincoln; Nortlinniberland 

 district, not rare; Scotland, scaree, Sohvay, Tweed, Forth, and Clyde districts; 

 L-elaud, near Belfast and Dublin. 



AGARZCOPKAaUS, Schmidt. 



This genus contains three European species, of which two occur very 

 rarely in Britain; they resemble Anisotoma in having a 5-jointed club to 

 the antennae, the second joint of the club being very small, and in the 

 fact that the mesosternuni is carinate ; they differ, however, in having the 

 tarsi 4- 3- 3-jointed. 



I. Larger, long oval ; interstices of elytra moderately 



thickly cross-striated A. CEPHALOTES, kichmidt. 



IL Smaller, short oval ; interstices of elytra very 



thickly cross-striated A. coNFORMis, Er. 



A. cephalotes, Schmidt. Oblong-oval, not A^ery convex, of a 

 lighter or darker reddish testaceous or ferruginous colour ; head large, 

 very finely punctured and cross-striated ; antennae moderate, with rather 

 long 5-jointed club ; thorax as broad as elytra, with sides slightly rounded 

 and very little narroAved in front, with all the angles rounded, upper 

 surface extremely finely punctured and cross-striated, so that it appears a 

 little dull ; elytra with distinctly punctured stria^, sutural stria rather 

 strong, reaching from apex to about middle, interstices rather thickly and 

 plainly cross-striated ; legs reddish testaceous. L. 2 ram. 



Male with the head larger than in female, and with the i)osterior 

 femora dilated, emarginate beneath, and armed in the middle with a 

 recurved tooth. 



By evening sweeping in and about woods ; rare; London district, where it occurs 

 ill several localities ; Shirley, Caterliam, Claygate, Mickleham, Tilgate, Shepherds 

 ^Yell (Champion, Tower, and Waterhouse); Rusper (Goiham). 



A. conformis, Er. Very closely allied to the preceding, but 

 smaller and of a shorter oval form, with the head smaller, and the thorax 

 more narrowed in front ; the elytra also are more thickly cross-striated, 

 and the posterior femoi'a of the male are only armed Avitli a minute 

 tooth in middle. L. 1-g— H mm. 



A specimen in Dr. Power's collection named A. conformis has been 

 confirmed for me by lierr Eeitter as belonging to this species ; this 

 specimen is from IMicklcham, and there are others in Dr. Power's collec- 

 tion from Birch Wood and Cowfold ; the differences appear to me so 

 slight that I should be very sorry to separate the species if mixed. 

 A. covforiius has been before introduced into the British list by Mr. 



