ENTOMOLOGICAL CABINE'I. 



PTEROSTICUS BRUNNIPES. Samouelk. Stephens. 



Black and shining : the head is large, smooth, and 

 longer than broad; the thorax is nearly heart-shaped, 

 wide in the front and narrowed considerably at its 

 junction with the elytra; it has a deep channel down 

 the centre and nearly a straight line on each side ; 

 at the base or posterior part it has two nearly trian- 

 gular impressions : elytra striated, the striae without 

 punctures, but with three impressions on the third 

 from the stuture, and an irregular series near the 

 margin, the colour metallic and of nearly a steel 

 blue : legs black, the tarsi brown : antennae with the 

 first three joints black, the remainder reddish brown 

 and hairy. 



Length 7 lines. 



Inhabits ? 



This species was first discovered to be indigenous 

 by Dr. Leach, who in 1826, delivered to our care for 

 the Museum Cabinets, with several other species of 

 the same genus, and other novelties : Mr. Curtis, 

 when he published his guide, introduced our species 

 with an italic letter, signifying doubtful as British, 

 since then, Mr. Wailes, of Newcastle, has found it 

 not uncommon ; and it is to his liberality, we are 

 indebted for the specimen figured. 



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