386 MR. A. MURRAY’S MONOGRAPH OF THE FAMILY OF NITIDULARLE. 
slight, and not very different from that of other species of the typical form of Carpophilus. 
It is different, however, with C. sexpustulatus, whose facies is sufficiently distinct from 
the other species to warrant the establishment of a subgenus for its reception. The facies 
results from the elongate and depressed form, the long elytra, and the short thorax, 
rounded behind. 
M. de Motschulsky attempted to find characters drawn from the antennz of C. fulvipes 
-as well as the body, but in this he has failed. 
The characters given by him are, the antennze more elongate than in the other 
Carpophili. 'The club only slightly massive (** peu solide"), and composed of two parts 
distinetly separated, of which the apical contains two articles and the basal one article, 
while in the other species it is formed by four transverse articles solidly joined together. 
He figures (/oc. cit.) the antennze of both, and has also had the kindness to send me 
specimens of his C. fulvipes to show the difference in nature. A careful examination 
of these convinces me that he has been deceived by the accidental separation of the 
joints of the club. In one instance I have found the antennz correspond to his figure; 
but the opposite antenna of the same individual otherwise placed has shown nothing 
different from the usual form of the antennz of other Carpophili. The parts of the 
mouth, which are also quite correctly figured by M. de Motschulsky, show no deviation 
from the usual characters of these parts in other species. It is the form of the thorax 
and unusual length of the elytra which give its peculiar appearance to this section of the 
Carpophili, and. therefore they seem to be the characters on which the subgenus should 
be founded. This will exclude C. fulvipes, which I have already described in what I 
consider its proper place. 
80. CARPOPHILUS SEXPUSTULATUS. 
Erichs. in Germ. Zeitschr. iv. 263 (1843). Sturm, Deutschl. Ins. xv. 41 (1844).  Erichs. Naturg. d. Ins. 
Deutschl. iii. 137 (1848). 
Nitidula 6-pustulata, Fab. Ent. Syst. i. 1. 360. 1 (1792); Syst. El. i. 352. 25 (1801). Schüónh. Syn. ii. 
147. 59 (1808). 
Lyctus abbreviatus, Panz. Faun. Germ. 24. 21 (1794). 
Ips abbreviata, Duftsch. Faun. Austr. iii. 144 (1825). Sturm, Deutschl. Ins, xiv. 102, t. 186. fig. n, N (1839). 
Heer, Faun. Col. Helv. i. 416 (1841). À 
Fig. 106. 
Elongatus, parallelus, depressus, parce pubescens, piceus, elytris singulis P 
maculis tribus rufo-testaceis, una humerali, altera ante medium prope 
suturam, tertia pone medium versus marginem exteriorem. Long. 1-13 
lin., lat. 4 lin. 
Habitat in Europa. 
Elongate, parallel, depressed, moderately shining, with hoary, very fine, almost imper- 
ceptible pubescence, piceous, with three rufo-testaceous spots on the elytra. Antenne 
reddish brown, with the club blackish. The head deeply punctate, with an arched oblique 
line (interrupted in the middle) between the eyes; the mouth reddish brown. Thorax 
somewhat narrower than the elytra, rounded on the sides, rather more narrowed behind 
than in front, apex and base moderately straightly truncate, anterior angles rounded, 
