to the Catalogue of British Coleoptera. 437 
black ; elytra sometimes black, sometimes testaceous, the sculp- 
ture much as in J. lituralus, a raised longitudinal line down 
the middle of each, and inside this at the base the commence- 
ment of another. Femora black, with the extreme apex testa- 
ceous ; tibia variable in colour, sometimes entirely black, some- 
times black with a testaceous streak on them, sometimes testaceous 
with a black streak. ‘T'arsi black, claws testaceous, the exterior 
one with a strong tooth. On the underside the edges and margins 
of the abdominal segments are obscurely testaceous. Wings 
small, reaching when unfolded only just beyond the apex of the 
abdomen. 
This species is closely allied to 7. lituratus, having the joints of 
the antennz in the ¢ without any glabrous lines on them, but may 
be distinguished by the following characters: the antennz are 
much shorter and stouter, their third joint not so much longer 
than the second; the prothorax is longer in proportion to its 
breadth, and the elytra are shorter; and 7’, Darwinianus is alto- 
gether a more compact and robust insect. 
I have captured at different times a considerable number of 
specimens under seaweed on the shores of the Frith of Forth at 
Aberlady ; I have never found it climbing on plants and herbage 
as the other Te/ephori do. Mr. Hislop accompanied me on one 
of these occasions, and captured it freely. Some of the females 
have the elytra and antennz very deformed (reminding one of the 
apterous females in neighbouring genera) and seem to be in great 
favour with the males.—D. S. 
4. Telephorus scoticus. 
T. elongatus, niger, antennarum basi, ore, prothoracis margi- 
nibus plus minusve, elytris tibiisque testaceis. 
Long. 3—4 lin. ; Jat. vix i lin. 
é antennis articulis 4—10 linea impressa, tertio secundo fere 
duplo longiore. 
? antennis brevioribus, simplicibus ; articulo tertio secundo fere 
sesqui longiore. 
Black, antennz elongate, with the two or three basal joints more or 
Jess obscurely testaceous ; mandibles testaceous, their apex pitchy. 
Thorax a little broader than long, nearly as broad as the base 
of the elytra ; posterior angles nearly right angles, anterior angles 
and front margin rounded, with a pitchy-black blotch on the dise, 
generally entirely occupying it, and leaving only the mere margin 
lighter ; sometimes, however, this blotch only occupies about half 
