252 CLAVICORXIA. [Meligefhes. 



Tfl. incanus, Sturm. .Dull black, of n bout tlie size of M. uinhrosv.s, 

 of exactly oval outline, thickly and finely punctured, witli fine cross stria- 

 tion between the ])unctures, and clothed AVith fine and distinct greyish- 

 brown pubescence ; antennae black or brownish, with the first two joints 

 lighter ; thorax a fourth broader than long, narrowed in front, about as 

 broad at base as elytra ; legs pitchy, anterior tibiae reddish-brown, dilated 

 towards apex, with three or four rather strong irregular teeth near apex, 

 of which the last but one is usually the most prominent ; male with the 

 metasterniim broadly impressed, L. 2|-2| mm. 



Only a single specimen is known as British, which was taken by Mr. G. R. Water- 

 lionse in Darenth Wood, in July, 18o9, on JSchi urn vul/jare ; it also occurs on /S'oZaH^^m 

 dulcamara and species of Nepeta ; it is rather closely allied to M. ovatus, but is more 

 closely punctured and duller, and the pubescence is lighter. 



Til. ovatus, Sturm {fnU'jinosu^, Er., g ). Oval, convex, shining 

 black, rather thickly clothed with fine blackish pubescence; antenn;\3 

 black with the first three joints red ; thorax about a fourth broader than 

 long, narrowed in front, about as broad at base as base of elytra ; punc- 

 tuation of upper surface close, but stronger than in the three preceding 

 species ; legs stout, dark ferruginous or pitchy, anterior tibiae strongly 

 dilated with three or four large teeth at apex which are very variable ; 

 male with a strong tubercle at the extremity of the last segment of abdo- 

 men, and with tlie anterior tarsi conspicuously dilated ; according to 

 Brisout, this species may easily be distinguished from its allies by the form 

 of the extremity of the elytra, the posterior margin of each being slightly 

 sinuate, Avith the sutural angle a little prolonged and rounded, but this 

 character in many cases apj^ears not to be very evident. L. 2-2j mm. 



On LahiatcB ; local ; London district, not unconinion and generally distributed ; 

 Suftblk ; Aniberley; Nettlecomb, Somerset; Lee (North Devon); Chat Moss, on 

 Aowers of Galeopsis ; banks of Bollin, Cheshire; not recorded from the midland or 

 uorthern counties of England or from Scotland. 



T/£. flavipes, Sturm (flavirornis, Mill.). Black, rather shining, 

 more or less oblong, somewhat thickly and finely punctured, with rather 

 thick and fine greyish pubescence ; antennae yellow or yellow-red ; thorax 

 at base quite as broad as elytra, only a quarter broader than long ; legs 

 brownish-yellow, anterior pair lighter ; anterior tibios armed with fine 

 teeth, which become gradually larger towards apex, and are variable in 

 different specimens ; in fact these teeth are so much stronger in some speci- 

 mens that the species might perhaps with some reason be referred to 

 the preceding group ; on the whole, however, it is best placed here ; the 

 anterior tarsi of the male are strongly dilated. L. l|-2 mm. 



On Laliatce, UmlelUferce, Ballota nigra, MeUlotum, Cirsliim lanceolatum, &c. ; 

 locally common ; London district, common and generally distributed ; Whitstable ; 

 Deal; Eastbourne; Glanvilles AVootton ; Lancaster, on broom; Northumbcrhiud 

 district. 



T/l. picipes; Sturm. Short oval, rather convex, black, with a 



