274 CLAVicoRNiA. [Monotoma. 



M. rufa« Redt. (qiiadriwipressa, Mots. ; 1 quadrifoveolata, Aube). 

 Entirely rufous, elongate, subparallel ; head triangular, strongly narrowed 

 in front of eyes whicli are large and prominent, forehead with distinct 

 impressions; thorax longer than broad, Avith sides parallel, rather closely 

 sculptured, anterior and posterior angles moderately prominent, with 

 four fovefG on disc, of which the anterior pair are often indistinct or 

 absent ; elytra rather long -with rows of rather indistinct asperate punc- 

 tures, interstices with very regular rows of pale set^ ; anterior tibiae of 

 male only slightly sinuate before apex, and terminating in a very small 

 tooth. L. H-2 mm. 



Ill haj'stack refuse, cut grass, &c. ; occasionally iu gardens, granaries, &c. ; local, 

 Lut sometimes abuudaut where it occurs ; Ealing ; Lee ; Hanipstead Heath ; Cowley ; 

 Slieerness; Peckham ; Eltham ; South Shields, very rare (Bold). 



M. sub-4:-foveolata, Wat. {quadrifoveolata, Aube, sec. Brit. Cat.). 

 In colour this species resembles the preceding, but may at once be 

 known by the shape of the head which is oblong, and scarcely con- 

 tracted before the eyes which are much smaller and less prominent ; the 

 thorax is broader and more quadrate, and the four impressions or foveje 

 are more distinct and are often conlluent, forming two broad longitudinal 

 furrows on the disc ; the sculpture of head, thorax, and elytra is finer, 

 and the elytra are smoother and less dull ; the antenna) also are shorter, 

 and the side border of the thorax is less marked. L. l|-2 mm. 



In haystack refuse, cut grass, &c. ; sometimes in granaries ; rare ; first taken in 

 Hainault Forest by Mr, E. W. Janson ; Sheerness (Walker); Peckham (Marsh); 

 Wimbledon ; Scarborough (II. Lawson) ; Scotland, Dollar (Syme, Dr. Power). 



This species forms a connecting link between the two first species of 

 the genus and the remaining species, and makes it evident that Thomson's 

 genus Gyrocecis cannot stand as separate ; there is great confusion re- 

 garding the nomenclature of this and the preceding species in the works 

 of various authors. 



M. long'icollis, Gyll. {flavipes, Kunze). Pitchy-black or brown, 

 shining, elongate and linear ; head large, finely punctured, ■without evi- 

 dent depressions ; thorax considerably longer than broad, shield-shaped, 

 finely sculptured, with two distinct elongate foveas at base, anterior 

 angles moderately prominent, posterior angles rounded ; elytra finely 

 and simply punctured in rows, finely pubescent; antennae and legs 

 testaceous or reddish-testaceous. L. \\ mm. 



Male with the anterior tibise slightly curved. 



In haystack refuse, hot-beds, &c. ; occasionally by sweeping ; local; Loudon dis- 

 trict, not common, Sheerness, Caterham, Shirley, Dulwich ; St. Peter's, Kent; Hast- 

 ings ; Glanvilles Wootton ; Cheddar; Barnwood, Gloucester; Knowle; Sutton Piirk ; 

 Eepton ; Mabberley, Cheshire ; Scarborough ; York ; Northumberland district; Scot- 

 land, rare, Solway district. 



The small size, shining appearance, and simple sculpture will at onco 



distinguish this species froni all the others. 



