278 GLAVicoRNiA. [Iloloj/aramecus. 



cosmopolitan species, but is very rare in British collections ; London district ; Norfolk ; 

 Newcastle ; Siuidorland ; and one or two other localities ; the insect described by 

 Mr. Ollitf as II. singitlaris. Beck, is said by him to differ fi-om H. depressus in 

 liaving the thorax only slightly narrowed and not constricted behind, in the shape of 

 the basal impressions, and in the absence of the discal fovea, and es*j)ecially in the 

 minuteness of the eyes ; the last character is the only important one, but like 

 the other characters, it appears to be somewhat variable, and to be partly sexual ; 

 the single specimen known as British was taken by Mr. Olliff at Holmwood, 

 Surrey, under a piece of wooil placed upon the remains of a hot-bed. 



It is possible that, the !N"eAVcastle and Sunderland specimens may 

 lielong, like those from the Manchester and Liverpool districts, to 

 H. caularum, and not to //. dejjressus ; I have not, however, had an 

 opportunity of examining any of them. 



ASTOiyriaATUS, AVesmael. 



This genns has usually been classed with the Lathridiidie by reason 

 of its 3-jointed tarsi and other minor points, but it corresponds 

 almost entirely as regards its external skeleton Avith the Colydiidse, and 

 at all events must be considered as a very strong connecting link between 

 the tAvo families ; the members of the genns are usually subterranean in 

 their habits, and are remarkable for the absence of eyes ; there are seven 

 or eight European species. 



A. 12-striatus, Wesra. (ohsolefus, Steph. ; terricola, Wesm.). 

 Oblong, linear and parallel-sided, someAvhat convex, ferruginous or 

 leddish-testaceotis ; head narroAver than thorax, sparingly but distinctly 

 punctured ; antennae rather stont, apparently 10- jointed, Avith the tenth 

 joint forming a solid club which is almost as long as the four preceding 

 joints together ; thorax large, quadrate, longer than broad, Avith the 

 angles blunt, strongly and coarsely punctured ; elytra scarcely tAvice as 

 long as thorax, rounded at apex and entirely covering abdomen, each 

 Avith six roAvs of rather strong punctures, which become feebler toAvards 

 sides ; abdomen Avith five segments, the first being as long as the 

 two folloAving ; femora robust, tarsi 3-jointed Avith the third joint con- 

 siderably longer than the first tAvo together. L. H-lf mm. 



Tn decaying wood and rotting seed potatoes underground ; also under stones 

 half buried in damp places; occasionally in vegetable and haystack refuse, dung- 

 heaps, &e. ; rare ; British Museum, several under stones at back of building 

 (Waterhouse) ; Merton, Surrey (Janson) ; Sheerness (Walker); Kingsgate and St, 

 Peter's, Kent (T. Wood); Esher (Power); Shirley Warren, Southampton, in putf- 

 ball and under board (Gorham) ; Guuiley, Market Harborough (Matthews) ; Hertford ; 

 Hull ; Northumberland district, near INIorpeth ; Ireland, Rochestowu near Dublin ; 

 it has not, apparently, beeu found in Scotland. 



LATHRIDIINA. 



This tribe, according to the catalogue of Hoyden, Eeitter, and Weisc, 



