230 CLAVICOUNIA. [Epurcea. 



E. florea, Er. More ovate and shorter in form than the two pre- 

 ceding, and, as a rule, of a darker i eddish colour ; at first sight it much 

 leserables small specimens of E. cestiva, from which it may at once be 

 known by the straight or almost straight anterior margin of the thorax; 

 the antennae are reddish-testaceous, unicolorous, with the last joint of the 

 club scarcely narrower than the two preceding ; the thorax has the sides 

 narrowly bordered, and the posterior angles somewhat projecting in a 

 slight tooth ; the elytra are truncate at apex. L. 2-2| mm. 



.Male with the intermediate tibise sinuate. 



Under bark, at sap, in flowers, &c. ; often by sweeping ; local, but common in some 

 districts. London district, common ; generally distributed also in the southern and 

 midland counties, but rarer further north ; Chat Moss, on Umbelliferse ; Liverpool ; 

 Korthumberland district, rare. Scotland, not common, chiefly on flowers of the 

 mountain ash, Solway, Dee, and Moray districts ; Ireland, near Waterford. 



X*. deleta, Er. Testaceous or luteous, with the suture and apex of 

 elytra usually dark, the dark colour at apex often enclosing two spots ; 

 the colour, however, and also the size is very variable, and unicolorous 

 specimens occasionally occur ; these may be known by the shape of the 

 thorax, which has the sides almost obliquely cut off from apex to within 

 a third of base, and from thence contracted with a strong sinuation ; 

 antennae unicolorous with the last joint only very slightly narrower than 

 penultimate ; thorax plainly emarginate at apex, with sides broadly 

 margined, rather finely and thickly punctured; elytra with broad 

 margins ; breast usually darker, sometimes blackish ; legs pale testaceous. 

 L. lf-3 mm. 



Intermediate tibia? simple in both sexes. 



In fungi, at sap of felled trees, under bark, &c. ; occasionally by sweeping ; common 

 and generally distributed throughout the greater part of England ; Scotland, local, 

 Forth and probably other districts ; Ireland, near Waterford, and probably widely 

 distributed. 



E. immunda, Er. (terminalis, Mann.). Oval, depressed, reddish- 

 testaceous or luteous, with the club of the antennae dark and the sides 

 of the elytra more or less infuscate ; the antennse have the last three 

 joints of equal breadth ; the thorax is emarginate at apex, narrowly 

 margined, thickly and finely punctured, sometimes dusky on disc ; the 

 elytra are rather depressed, slightly rounded at apex, strongly margined, 

 with thick and fine punctuation, which is rather stronger at base ; breast 

 and abdomen brownish, apex of latter yellowish ; legs yellow or reddish. 

 L. 3 mm. 



Male with the intermediate tibiae sinuate. 



At sap of birch; very rare; 1 Scurborough (Wilkinson and Lawson) ; Scotland, 

 Tay and Moray districts, Aviemore and Invercannich (Champion). 



This species is very little known, and others are perpetually made to 

 do duty for it in collections ; it is perhaps best distinguished super- 

 ficially by the colour ; in the specimens I have seen the apex of the 

 elytra and the sides, for the greater part of their length, are suffused 



