138 Mr. G. R. Waterhouse's Revision of the 



the crenulations at the sides distinct. Elytra elongate-ovate ; 

 about one-fourtli broader than the thorax, the shoulders gently 

 rounded, the broadest part near the middle, the apex rounded : 

 owing to the long hairs which cover the elytra, and the want of 

 distinct striae, the sculpturing of the elytra has a somewhat con- 

 fused appearance, but careful examination shows that it consists 

 of about eight rows of punctures, which, though moderately large, 

 are by no means strong, and in parts they are somewhat irregular ; 

 in each of the interstices is a row of very minute punctures, which, 

 for the most part, are remote from each other ; on the basal part 

 of the elytra minute transverse rugulae are observable. The legs 

 are moderate (the femora not incrassated in the males, such as we 

 find them in C. crenulata) ; the anterior tibiae are very gently 

 bisinuate within and truncated at the apex externally in some 

 specimens, which I take to be the males. 



One specimen of this insect stands in Mr. Stephens' collection 

 to represent the C. elongata of the " Illustrations," but it does not 

 agree with the description there given, that description being taken 

 from Gyllenhal, and referring to the C. elongata of that author. 

 I have met with the present species upon several occasions, but 

 unfortunately omitted to note down the localities, excepting of 

 some few specimens which were taken recently by my sons in 

 some hay left on the ground, in the precincts of the British Mu- 

 seum, where some horses had been fed. 



5. Corticaria serrata. C. oblonga, convexa, fusco-ferruginea, 

 breviter pubescens ; thorace subrotundato, lateribus fortius 

 denticulate, supra convexo crebre, sub-rugose punctato, 

 fovea sat magna postice impresso ; elytris oblongo-ovatis, 

 plerumque piceis, crebre striato-punctatis, basi transversim 

 rugulosis. 



Long. I lin. 



Dermestes serratus, Paykul, Faun. Suec. i. 300, 31. 



Latridius , Gyll. Ins. Suec. iv. 126, 4. 



Corticaria serrata, Mannerh. Germ. Zeitschr. v. 28, 14. 



Head but little narrower than the thorax ; the eyes large and 

 prominent ; forehead moderately convex, punctured ; antennas 

 scarcely equal to the head and thorax in length. Thorax rather 

 broader than long, the sides rounded, and in such a manner that 

 the broadest part of the thorax is rather in front of the middle ; 

 the denticulations (about eight in number) more acute and promi- 

 nent than usual ; the anterior angles rounded ; the posterior armed 



