204 CLAVICOUMA. [Hisfcr. 



suture; first throe dorsal striae entire, the fourth, fifth, and sutural stria; 

 very short, obsolete ; pygidium and propygidium diffusely punctured ; 

 anterior tibia) with three stout teeth, the apical one bifid. L. 6-8 mm. 



In carcases, &c. ; very rare, mid doubtfully indigenous ; Stephens records it from 

 Dartford Henth, Kent, Devonshire (Kingsbridge, &''.), Swansea, Worcester, and Sands, 

 field, but these localities are probably, in part at least, erroneous, for the species has 

 not occurred in Britain for many years, and very few specimens are extant in old 

 collections. 



K. bissexstriatus, F. (c/iliyinosus, Steph.). Oval, rather depressed, 

 shining black ; thorax with the external marginal stria very short, often 

 only visible at the anterior angles, internal stria entire ; elytra somewhat 

 dilated in middle, with the first four dorsal stria? entire, fifth very 

 short, sutural stria reaching to about middle ; pygidium rather more 

 closely punctured than propygidium ; anterior tarsi with four teeth, of 

 which the apical one is sometimes bifid. L. 4-5 mm. 



In dung, flood refuse, &c. ; as a rule, uncommon, but occasionally it occurs in pro- 

 fuMon ; Blackheath ; Sheerness (J. J. Walker, in great number.'-) ; Southern! ; Whit- 

 stable ; Deal ; Netley ; Suffolk ; the only northern record that 1 have seen is from 

 Lancaster. 



K. 12-striatus, Sch. Oval, not very convex; forehead finely 

 punctured, frontal furrow entire; thorax very finely punctured with one 

 lateral stria ; elytra rather short and broad, with the dorsal stria? all 

 entire, the fifth stria joining the sutural stria at bare, lateral stria 

 absent; all the striae of elytra are more or less distinctly crenulated; pro- 

 pygidium diffusely punctured, pygidium scarcely punctured ; anterior 

 tibiae with three teeth, the apical one sometimes bifid. L. 4-4| mm. 



In dung, haystack and vegetable refuse, &c. ; rather common and generally dis' 

 tributed in the Midlands and the south ; not so common further north ; doubtful as 

 Scottish, the only record being "Ilaehills, Rev. W. Little,'' Murray's Cat. ; Ireland, 

 near Belfast. 



The fact of the dorsal stria? being all entire will at once distinguish 

 this species. 



V. li-striatus, Gyll. This variety, which has by some authors 

 been regarded as a separate species, appears only to differ from the type 

 by having a more or less distinct marginal stria on the elytra. 



I have only seen one specimen of this insect, which is in Dr. Power's 

 collection, and was taken from a heap of weeds in a garden at Morton, 

 Surrey ; it is rather larger than average specimens of the type, and has 

 the sutural and fifth dorsal stria? somewhat interrupted ; it is very likely 

 mixed with the type in collections. 



II. bimaculatus, L. Oval, rather depressed ; antennae and legs 

 ferruginous ; thorax short, finely punctured, foveolate at anterior angles, 

 with a strong lateral stria; elytra shining black with a bright red 

 patch on each towards apex, often taking up half the elyka, and forming 



