240 BRITISH BEETLES. 



at Weyb ridge and in the New Forest) is a small pitchy- 

 brown insect, more or less variegated with ferruginous ; 

 having finely-striated elytra, and clothed with thin de- 

 pressed reddish pubescence. It lives in Lycoperdons, in 

 which also its larva is found. The latter is whitish, with 

 the head, upper part of thorax, and last segment of the 

 abdomen shining black ; and set with rather long hairs 

 on the sides and extremity. 



