Orthoperus.'] CLATICORNIA. 143 



published a monograph on the British species, in which he described two 

 new species, and brought the number found in Britain up to eight. 



The larva and pupa of Orthoperus bmnnipes (piceus) are figured 

 by Ferris Ann. Fr. 1852, pi. xiv. ; the larva is 1| mm. in length, ovate, 

 and rather broad, narrowed in front and behind ; the head is small, 

 of a dirty white colour; the prothorax is large, much narrowed in 

 front, with a large dark divided spot ; the rest of the segments are 

 whitish, brownish at the sides ; there are no distinct cerci ; the whole 

 body is covered with small papillae and hairs ; the pupa is white without 

 any hairs or appendages, and is considerably narrowed in front, and 

 almost parallel-sided behind. 



I am indebted to the kindness of Mr. Matthews for the following 

 table of the species : 



I. Colour black. 

 i. Size large. 



1. Form attenuated posteriorly ....... O. Ki/tTKi, Wank. 



2. Form oval 0. BRUNNIPKS, Gyll. 



ii. Size small ; surface elegantly alutaceous * . . . O. MUNDUS, Malth. 



II. Colour castaneous or testaceous. 

 i. Size larger. 



1. Surface impunctate, antennae very long, bright 



yellow 0. CORTICAUS, Redt. 



2. Surface of elytra distinctly and closely punc- 

 tured, antennas short, piceous O. PUNCTATULUS, Matth. 



3. Surface alutaceous, almost impunctate, antennae 



long, bright yellow 0. ATOMUS, Gyll. 



ii. Size smaller. 



1. Surface alutaceous throughout 0. COETACEUS, Bey. 



2. Surface not alutaceous; elytra deeply punc- 

 tured 0. ATOMUKIUS, Heer. 



O. Kluki, Wank. (Irunnipes, Brit. Cat.). Black or pitchy-black, 

 short, subovate, with the elytra somewhat attenuate behind ; antenna) 

 rather long, with club pitchy ; thorax transverse, narrowed in front, con- 

 tinuous in outline with elytra ; elytra with apex often lighter, very finely 

 and diffusely punctured ; legs piceous. L. |1 mm. 



In moss, vegetable refuse, &c. ; local, but not uncommon in some places ; Putney, 

 Leith Hill, Cobham, Loughton, Sheeruess; Burwell Fen; New Forest; Scotland, 

 local, Forth and Dee districts. 



O. brunnipes, Gyll. (nee Brit. Cat ). The species that bears this 

 name in the continental collections differs from 0. Klulti, as remarked by 

 Mr. Matthews 1. c. p. 108, in its rather smaller size, perfectly oval form, 

 Avhich is not attenuate behind, paler legs and antennae, and especially by 

 a distinct row of punctures within the basal margin of the thorax. 

 L. mm. 



One British specimen is at present known, which is in Mr. Wilkinson's 



* Immature specimens of this species are more or less cnstaneous. 



