32 CLAVICORNIA. [Anixotonui. 



as elytra, with sides rather strongly rounded in front, base Insinuate, 

 posterior angles nearly right angles, but blunt, or even almost rounded, 

 upper surface finely and not very thickly punctured ; elytra with strongly 

 punctured striae, interstices extremely finely punctured, except for the 

 rows of larger punctures in the alternate ones. L. lf-3| mm. 



Male with the posterior legs elongate, the femora terminating in a 

 large sharp tooth at apex, and the tibiae very strongly arcuate ; female 

 with the posterior femora terminating in a slightly prominent angle, 

 tibiae almost straight. 



By evening sweeping, &c.; generally distributed and moderately common through- 

 out the greater part of England ; Bold, however, records it as rare in the Northumber- 

 land district ; Scotland, common, Solway, Forth, Dee, Moray and probably other 

 districts ; Ireland, Belfast, Portmarnock, Waterf ord, &c. 



A. curvipes, Schmidt (macropiis, Eye). Oblong-ovate, convex, 

 ferruginous, (immature examples testaceous) ; antennae rather short, with 

 the club scarcely darker, and the last joint evidently narrower than the 

 preceding ; thorax with the sides evenly rounded, slightly sinuate on each 

 side at base, posterior angles obtuse, upper surface closely and finely 

 punctured ; elytra with strongly punctured striae, sides subparallel until 

 behind middle and thence narrowed and rounded to apex; anterior 

 tibiae slender, posterior femora coarsely punctured beneath. L. 2-3 

 mm. 



Male with the posterior legs elongate, the femora armed beneath with 

 a large lobe-like tooth which has the external angle- rounded, tibiae 

 moderately curved to apex. 



By evening sweeping under fir trees ; very rare ; Esher, five examples taken by 

 Mr. Champion in August, 1873. 



This species is allied to small examples of A. calcarata, but differs in 

 being always of a uniform clear ferruginous colour, of rather larger 

 build, with the base of thorax not distinctly sinuate near posterior 

 angles ; the punctures of the striae of elytra are larger, and the lobe-like 

 tooth at the apex of posterior femora is rounded and not sharply pro- 

 minent. 



A. rubiginosa, Schmidt. Globose-ovate, strongly convex, shining, 

 ferruginous or yellowish-red ; head large, finely and not very thickly 

 punctured, forehead with only two larger punctures, antennae short and 

 stout with the third joint a little longer than the second, club thick, as 

 a rule concolorous but sometimes darker, last joint much narrower than 

 the preceding ; thorax strongly rounded at sides, base truncate, finely 

 and sparingly punctured, posterior angles blunt ; elytra rounded at sides, 

 broadest in middle, with strong punctured striae, interstices scarcely 

 visibly punctured, except for the larger punctures in the alternate ones ; 

 legs very stout, tibiae strongly spined. L. 2-2f mm. 



Male with the posterior femora terminating in an oblique and 

 slightly prominent tooth, tibiae slightly curved. 



