84 CLAVicoRNiA. [Eathta. 



tlie early spring of 1883, and subsequently by Mr. Blatcli and Mr. Ilorner in tbe 

 same locality. 



E. Schaumi, Ivies {aUireviatella, Tliojns.). Fusco-piceous with the 

 elytra testaceous or brownish-testaceous, antennae palpi and legs reddish- 

 testaceous ; somewhat depressed, with very line, short, and somewhat 

 thick silky pubescence ; head narrower tlian thorax, eyes large and rather 

 prominent, antennae long, with distinct three-jointed club ; thorax scarcely 

 broader than long, with sides feebly rounded in front before middle, 

 ])Iainly but variably punctured, the punctuation being sometimes. as 

 close as that of elytra and sometimes decidedly less close, base depressed 

 and foveate ; elytra rather long and parallel-sided, very finely and rather 

 closely punctured ; abdomen and pygiclium pitchy-brown, apex of latter 

 li<diter : legs slender. L. 1^-11- mm. 



In liot-beds, under bones, also under poplar-bark, &c. ; rare; Felixstowe (Water- 

 liouse) ; Knowle and Small Heath near Birmingbam and VVicken Feu (Blatch) ; 

 Repton (Garneys) ; it has been taken near Gla-govv, and I have a specimen taken by 

 Mr. Beaumont in Scotland, without any locality attached. 



S. plicata, Gyll. Very like the preceding, but larger and more 

 shining, and with the elytra of a bright rufo-castaneous colour ; it may 

 moreover be easily distinguished by the very gradual club of the antennae, 

 and its much more sparing and very fine punctuation; it is the largest 

 of our British species of Eidlila. L. \\ mm. 



Under bark, in company with ants ; a:so in cut grass, flood refuse, &c., and occa- 

 sionally by evening sv;eeping ; rare; Shiiley, Caterham, Mickleham, Surbiton, 

 Leytoustone, Esher ; Whittlesea ; Buddon Wuod, Leicestershire (in nests of J^o/v/iica 

 rvfa) ; Stretford, near Manchester. 



CSPHSNNZUM, Midi. 



Eleven species onlj' are enumerated in the Munich catalogue as be- 

 longing to tliis genus, but in the last European catalogue about forty 

 species are mentioned from Europe abme, so that in all probability the 

 genus is an extensive one ; it differs from Euthia in having the apex of 

 elytra rounded and the pygidium covered, and in the sculpture of the 

 base of the thorax; two species have usually been regarded as British, 

 but the second appears merely to be a variety of the first; the members 

 of the genus are found under leaves, in moss, &c., in company with 

 species of Scydmcenus. ^ 



C. tlioracicum, Miill. [Scydmcemis ihoracicua, Denny). Pitchy- 

 black or obscurely castaneous, or with the thorax reddish and the elytra 

 pitchy, or entirely reddish, of a short and broad, almost parallel, form, 

 clothed with fine yellowish pubescence ; head nearly always ferruginous, . 

 pmall, triangular, antennae slender, reddish yellow, with the three last 

 joints forming a clul), the last being nearly as long as the two preceding; 

 thorax very large and convex, wider in front than elytra, a little con- 

 tracted at base, scarcely punctured, av ithout basal fovea' ; elytra long 



