samouelle's 



in London and Norfolk : the specimens which are 

 there named Hellwigii are the true Tarsatus of Kunze, 

 which have been described as Hellwigii by Latreille 

 and Gyllenhall. One species, however, is clearly 

 distinguished from the other, not only by the four 

 foveoke at the base of the thorax, and the dilated 

 tarsi, but by the general form — Hellwigii being a 

 much narrower insect about the thorax, and the 

 base of the elytra, than Tarsatus. 



"This insect is also standing in many cabinets under 

 the name of Piceus, in consequence of Marsham 

 having described it as Lytta Picea. This appears to 

 be the only species of Scydmcenus known by him. 

 For a figure of this species 1 am indebted to Mr. J. 

 Sparshall, who very liberally granted me free access 

 to his cabinet on all occasions : it is also in the 

 cabinets of the Rev. W. Kirby, J. F. Stephens, Esq. 

 A. H. Haworth, Esq. and in the British Museum. It 

 lias been taken in London and Bristol by Dr. Leach." 



We are indebted to our worthy and ingenious 

 friend, Mr. Henry Denny, the author of the Mono- 

 gvaphia Pselaphidarum et S<-ydma'>tidunimBritannitB y 

 for the original sketch of this species, and from his 

 valuable and now scarce work we have extracted its 

 character and his observations on the species. We 

 believe that but little or no additions have been added 

 to those families since 1825, when the Monograph 

 was published, which is one proof of the great re- 

 search and care of its author. The work, as a speci- 

 men of typography, does great credit to the press of 

 Norwich and is a fair specimen of the chaste taste of 

 our much -respected friend Mr. S. Wilkin, 



