British Species of llii\'\[)\\jiS, 117 



from SlirlinfT and Edinburgh. It occurred in tlic Isle of 

 Man, ami in England it has occurred in CliesU-r, (jrloiicesttr E., 

 Devon N. and ^., Hants S., Isle of Wight, Kent E., Herts, 

 Cainbs, Norfolk E. and W., and JSulfolic W. 

 General Suviniary of Cliuracters. — 



fl. General form: elytra usually widest about Jialfway back and 

 sliowinfT a more or less reprular curve froiu slioiiklers to apex. 

 I '2. Tliorax not more than twice as broad as lonjT, and the sides more 

 \.-\ or less straijrht. 



13. Tiioracic strias usually long and straig-ht. 

 4. Elytra with the black lines seldom spreading into patches of 

 1^ colour, seldom broken, and usually ot fairly regular width, 



fl. Ant. tarsal claws unequal, botli curved to apex, especially the 

 I short iimer or anterior claw (cf. 11. ruficollin). 



I 2. Apical segment of ant. tarsus rather long (cf. II. ruJicoUis and 

 (S .{ 11 I'lumo.cuhitus). 



3. The three basal segments of ant. tarsus with pads of hairs fine 

 I and inconspicuous (cf. II. riificollis). 



\^4. J3a.s.il segment of median tarsus not excised on post. side. 

 I. Elytra in most l>ritannic specimens having fine puncturation in 

 apical half only, but the character varies, as a fair number of 

 individuals are faintly punctui'ed to the base. 



The a'deogus of this s|)Ocies is easily recognized bj the 

 great breadth of the main lobe at its apex and by the shape 

 of the " hood." There is no '' wing/' and the saccular regiuii 

 is not so large as in 11. rtijicollis. 



5. IF. riificoUis, De Geer. 



This species has been recorded for most of the counties 

 and vice-counties, but the records refer to different members 

 of the ruJicoUis group. Even among the records for the 

 species published since the appearance of Edwards's paper, 

 there is seldom anything to indicate whether the authors have 

 seen the paper and whether they are aware of the possibilities. 

 I have therefore, in recording its distribution, only included 

 records in cases where I have either taken specimens myself 

 or seen specimens, except in the case of Gloucester E., 

 whence Edwards recortis it. 



There are no Scottish records north of Stirling and Cantire, 

 except for the Outer Hebrides and Inverness (East), and the 

 species was by no means common in either of these districts. 

 It has occurred in Cantire, Arran, Stirling, Renfrew, Lanark, 

 Ayr, Edinburgh, Dumfries, and Kirkcudbright. In Ireland 

 it has been taken in Derry, Antrim, Armagh, Cavan, 

 Mayo W., Carlow, Kilkenny, Wexford, and Waterfonl, and 

 in England in Yorks Mid W., Lanes S., Chester, Salop, 

 Gloucester E., Oxford, Devon S., Hants S., Isle of Wight, 



