Brontes.] clavicornia. 301 



are arranged in rows on tlie elytra ; liead lliicldy and somewhat rugosely 

 punctured, with somewhat prominent eyes, antennae as long as the 

 whole body, ferruginous, first joint very long, often lighter than the 

 rest second shorter than third ; thorax transverse, narrowed behind, 

 .vith the sides serrate, rugosely punctured, with two indistinct shallow 

 longitudinal furrows ; elytra with shallow striae, which are feebly punc- 

 tured fifth interstice strongly raised in a keel; legs ferruginous or 

 reddish-testaceous; in the males the antennae are rather longer than in 

 the female. L. 5 mm. 



Under bark of dead beecli-trees ; very rare ; several specimens taken by Mr. Rye 

 from a standing tree near Putney ; Blackheatli (Douglas). 



V iMlens F (B. pnUeiis, F.). This variety is ycllowish-testacepus ; 

 it was taken'by Mr. Rye at Putney with the type form. 



PSAMMCECHINA. 



This tribe contains two European genera, which are each represented 

 bv one species ; one of -these is widely distributed m Europe ; the first 

 ioint of the tarsi is short, the third long, bilobed ; the antenna arc 

 <n-adually thickened towards apex, and have the first joint e ongate ; 

 the anterior coxa; are contiguous, and their cavities are broadly closed 

 behind, and the prosternal process is very narrow. 



PSAl^SKECHUS, Latreille. 



This "enus contains three or four species from Europe, Ceylon, and 

 the Island of Mauritius ; they are found among vegetable refuse in 

 damp places. 



P bipunctatus, F. Testaceous, with the head black, except 

 vertex which is reddish, thorax often reddish, elytra with the suture 

 behind and a spot on each black ; under-side mostly black or dark 

 brown ; head thickly and strongly punctured, antenuce rather long, 

 Yellow' with the two or three penultimate joints blackish or brownish ; 

 thorax' half as broad as elytra, transverse, evenly and not strongly 

 rounded at sides, distinctly punctured ; elytra with strong punctured 

 stri£B and broad interstices in each of which is a row of very fine punc- 

 tures ; legs clear yellow. L. 2| mm. 



Mar.by places, at roots of grass and in refuse; not uncommon, but local, and Hot 

 fo nd in^he North of England or in Scotland ; Lee, Strood, H.gbam, HanunersmUh 

 M Ses Bearsted, Wickham, Southend; Blrchington; Folkestone; Hastings; 

 Cowes wTnchestei'; Southampton; Devonshire; Wicken Fen and Soham ; Coles- 

 hmaiidSuUon near Birmingham (abundant in the former place at the s.des ol a 

 pond). 



The V. Boudleri has the head red and the antennae entirely yellow ; 



