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By sweeping herbage ; often found in haystack refu<u>, moss, Ac. ; generally 

 distributed and common throughout the greater part of the kingdom. 



Xi. atricepa, Kuts. (melanoceplialus, De G. et Gyll., tec. Thorns., &c.). 

 Smaller on the average than the preceding species, which it much 

 resembles, with the elytra more oblong, and with the first joint of the 

 tarsi and the apical spur of the posterior tibiae shorter ; the elytra also 

 are rounded together at apex, and have the sutural angles almost right 

 angles, and the second joint of the antennae is rather longer in proportion; 

 in colour the species much resemble one another, except that in L. atriceps 

 the head and posterior tibiae are, as a rule, more decidedly darker. L. 

 mm. 



By sweeping herbage; rare; Darenth Wood ; Shirley; Wootton, near Dorking; 

 Devon (Wollaston) ; Chat Moss (Keston). 



Zi. disting-uendus, Rye. Oblong, head and thorax shining, elytra 

 very finely alutaceous and therefore a little duller, ferruginous testaceous, 

 or testaceous, with the under-side darker, and the greater part of the 

 posterior femora, the apical joint of the tarsi, and the six or seven apical 

 joints of the antennae more or less, pitchy black ; antennae rather stout, 

 almost as long as the body ; thorax closely and finely, and often obsoletely, 

 punctured ; wings absent ; elytra rather long, with shoulders obliquely 

 rounded, but slightly prominent, suture narrowly darker, usually 

 rufescent, sutural angles somewhat obtuse, punctuation rather deep, 

 arranged in rows towards base. L. 2-2f mm. 



Male with the last ventral segment furnished with a smooth longi- 

 tudinal impression in the centre, and the posterior margin incrassate ; 

 the basal joint, moreover, of the anterior tarsi is triangularly produced 

 and dilated internally towards apex. 



On Teucrium scorodonia and Scrophvlaria nodosa ; very local nnd usually rare ; 

 Micklebam (Rye) ; Chatham (Walker) ; Box Hill, in profusion in September and 

 October (Champion). 



Mr. Rye, in his description, compares this species with L. atricillu*, 

 from which it may be easily known by not having a dark brassy head 

 and thorax, and by the fact that the punctures on the elytra are more or 

 less disposed in rows ; the posterior tarsi also are longer and the antennas 

 are stouter, and the general colour is lighter, the suture in T. atricillu* 

 being fuscous and not rufescent. 



X*. suturalis, Marsh, (nigricollis, Foudr.). Ovate, not very convex, 

 with the head, thorax, suture of elytra, chief part of posterior femora, 

 apical joint of tarsi, antennae, except base, and under-side, black, and 

 the elytra, except suture, pale testaceous ; head large, antennae long and 

 slender ; thorax with sides rounded, distinctly punctured ; scutellum 

 pitchy, smooth ; wings ample ; elytra with shoulders projecting and not 

 obliquely rounded, rather long, rounded at apex, wilh the suiural angle 

 obtuse, somewhat strongly and very distinctly puncturud; legs, except 

 posterior femora, testaceous. L. 2-2 J mm. 



