298 CLAVICORNIA. 



right angles, rather thickly and finely punctured, with one stria on each 

 side ; elytra finely and obsoletely striate, interstices finely punctured ; 

 legs reddish-testaceous. L. ljj-2f mm. 



Male with the head larger and the thorax more strongly narrowed 

 behind. 



Under bark of oak, beech, and hornbeam ; rare ; Richmond Park (W. J. Saundcrs) ; 

 Gore Court, iiear Bearsted (Gorham) ; Wimbledon Park (Itye); LooghtOD, Emex; 

 Hainault Forest, under bark of horubeain (Douglas) ; Bromley, Kent (under ouk) ; 

 New Forest. 



Ii. duplicatus, Waltl. A small narrow species, reddish-testaceous; 

 head finely punctured, antennae rather stout ; thorax as long as broad, not 

 much narrowed behind, posterior angles almost right angles, exceedingly 

 finely punctured, with two impressed lines on each side ; elytra almost 

 parallel-sided, feebly striated and punctured. L. 1^-1 - mm. 



Male with the head as broad as thorax, antennae longer, thorax more 

 strongly narrowed behind, and apex of elytra truncate ; in the female 

 the head is narrower than the thorax, the antennae are shorter, the 

 thorax less strongly narrowed behind, and the apex of elytra roiinded ; 

 these differences are found in other species. 



Under bark of beech, oak, &c. ; locp.l and usually uncommon ; Maidstone, Chatham, 

 Farnborough, Coombe Wood, Balcombe, Eslier, Bromle}', Horsell, Mickleham, 

 Highgate ; New Forest j Holm Bush, near Brighton ; at Bromley and Esher it has 

 occurred in large numbers. 



Zi. pusillus, Schon. (longicornis, Mannh.). Rather larger on the 

 average than the preceding species, and distinguished from it by having 

 only one impressed line on each side of the thorax, and by the fact that the 

 antennae of the male are almost as long as the whole body ; the elytra 

 also are more plainly striated, and the general form is broader. L. 

 If -If mm. 



In granaries ; imported with corn ; found by Mr. Fitch at Maldon, Essex, and lately 

 (1888) by Mr. C. G. Hall near Dover. 



Zi. ferruginous? Steph. (testaceus, Payk., nee Fabr.). Eeddish- 

 testaceous, shining, parallel-sided, with more evident pubescence than in 

 the preceding species ; head very finely and rather diffusely punctured, 

 antennae with the eighth joint shorter than the seventh ; thorax about as 

 long as broad, narrowed behind, posterior angles almost right angles, 

 upper surface very finely and not very thickly punctured, with one very 

 fine impressed line on each side; elytra parallel, rounded at apex, in 

 both sexes covering the whole abdomen, with fine striae, interstices 

 irregularly punctured, the fourth raised in rather a strong keel; legs 

 reddish, testaceous, femora broad. L. 2 mm. 



Male with the head broader, the antennae longer, and the thorax more 

 strongly narrowed behind ; the outer side of the mandibles also at base is 

 produced into a tooth. 



