ENTOMOLOGICAL CABINET. 



DRILUS FLAVESCENS. Olivier. 

 Cantharis serraticornis. Marsh. 



Black: head small : antennae serrated and placed in 

 front, immediately beneath the eyes : thorax nearly 

 square and covered with tawny-coloured hair: elytra 

 tawny and soft : thighs black, the tibia? and tarsi 

 fulvous. 



Length 2* lines. 



Inhabits grassy places and hedges, in the months 

 of May and June. 



This little, but, interesting and scarce insect, is the 

 only, species of the genus yet found in this country ; 

 and the only specimens we have ever seen were cap- 

 tured in a lane near Barenth Wood, Kent. It is said 

 the female is apterous and resembles a larva, and that 

 they feed on the snail and slug. 



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