Ilisier.] clavicornia. 203 



stria at base ; the anterior tibial are furni.slicd Avith six very fine teeth, of 

 "which the apical one is bifid. L. 4| mm. 



Under dead leaves, in refuse, &c. ; apparently very rare, altliougli it may be mixed 

 with allied species in collections ; taken, I believe, by Mr. Waterlioase, and I have seen 

 a specimen in Mr. E. Brown's collection, without locality. Gucstliun:, near Hastings 

 (Butler) J Scotland, very rare, Sol way district (Sharp) ; it is very rare in France. 



K. neg'lectus, Germ. Oblong, moderately convex ; forehead even, 

 frontal stria entire ; thorax short with one strong lateral stria situated at 

 some distance from margin ; elytra long -svith the marginal and first three 

 dorsal striae entire, the fourth reaching very nearly to base, and the 

 sntnral stria not or scarcely reaching middle ; propygidium and pygi- 

 diuni rather closely punctured; anterior tibiie with live or six teeth. L. 

 6-6^ mm. 



In moss, carcases, vegetable and flood refuse, at roots of grass in marshy places, &c. ; 

 not uncommon; Wimbledon; Harwich; Shecrness; Gravesend ; VVhitstable ; Chat- 

 ham; Deal; Net ley ; Birmingliam district; Oxford; Repton ; Cheshire; Northumber- 

 land district, rare ; Scotland, occasionally, Solway, Forth, and Tay districts. 



H. carbonarius, 111. {nigellatus, Germ.). More oval, and on the 

 average smaller than the preceding, from which it may be easily distin- 

 guished by its rounder and less oblong shape, and by the more slightly 

 angled frontal stria ; the thorax also is more strongly narrowed in front, 

 and the anterior tibife are furnished with four or five teeth ; the thorax 

 has one marginal stria only, and the marginal and first three dorsal 

 striae of elytra are entire, the sutural reaching to about middle. L. 

 5-5| mm. 



In carcases, dung, haystack refuse, &c. ; common and generally distributed from 

 the Midlands southwards ; rarer further north ; Scotland, scarce, Solway district ; 

 Ireland, near Belfast, Dublin, Waterford, &c. 



(H. quadrinotatus, Scriba. Oval, rather convex ; black, shining ; 

 thorax short, strongly narrowed in front, with two lateral striae, both 

 almost entire ; elytra with a rather sniall humeral spot, and another 

 oblique patch in middle of disc, red ; these are sometimes confluent ; 

 lateral stria wanting, first two dorsal stride entire, third nearly entire, 

 fourth and fifth and sutural strise wanting or very short and obsolete ; 

 propygidium finely punctured, pygidium almost smooth ; anterior tibiae 

 Avitli three rather obtuse teeth, of which the outer one is bifid. L. 6-8 

 mm. 



Very doubtful as British ; a few specimens exist in our oldest collections ; Stephens 

 (Illust. iii. 147) records it as " also rare ; but found iu distant parts of the kingdoui." 

 Bristol and near London (Dr. Leach). 



(H. sinuatus, 111. (uncmafns, 111.). Oval, not very convex; black, 

 shining ; thorax with the outer lateral stria abbreviated ; elytra Avith a 

 longitudinal lunulate spot on each, which is somewhat variable in size, 

 reaching from the base nearly to apex, and bending inwards towards 



