of Germar's Magazine, illustrated by figures of the larva, 

 pupa, &c. ; thence we learn that they feed on the Mucor found 

 upon vegetable and animal substances, and that they were 

 particularly attached to some pods of the radish [Raphanus sa- 

 tivus) : they are sometimes observed in beer, and are seen upon 

 the corks of bottles, which they assist probably to destroy. 



The larvae lived from March to the middle of May ; they 

 then changed to pupae, fastening themselves to the sides of the 

 glass by their tails with their heads uppermost, and in this state 

 they remained about fourteen days. 



These insects prefer dark and damp situations, and are 

 commonly found upon the walls of houses, under the bark of 

 dead trees, amongst grass, and in fungi : in England there are 

 either two broods in a year, (as they are most abundant in 

 April and August,) or they live through the year, which is very 

 probable ; for most if not all of them are common in moss in 

 the winter. Birds and spiders prey upon them. 



The following are British species. 



1. L. lardarius DeG. — quadratus Herb. — acuminatus PayJc. 



— rugicollis Marsh. 113. 23. 

 Mr. Samouelle says it is found in hedges and sandy places 

 in April, May, and August. 



2. L. rugicollis Oliv. 2. pi. 3./ 19.— Gyll. 4. 137.--The only 



specimen I have seen, I took manv years since in 

 Norfolk. 



3. L. porcatus Herb.'—Panz. 23. 9. — Germ. Mag. v. 2. tab. 1. 



Jl 1-6. — marginatus Payk. — puUa Marsh. 111. 14. — 

 minutus Linn. P 

 March, April, and May; damp paper and old wood in 

 houses ; Mr. Samouelle. 



4. L. hirsutulus Steph. — hirtus Gyll. P v. A', p. 139. 



5. L. transversus Oliv. v. 2. n° 18.pl. 3. f. 20. —Marsh. 109. 



10. — sculptiUs Gyll. 

 March, April, May, and August; hedges and sandy places; 

 Mr. Samouelle. Common in Norfolk. 



6. L. ruficollis Marsh. 111. 17. — constrictus Gyll. 



April, May, and August ; sandy places and hedges ; Mr. 

 Samouelle. In plenty in moss in Suffolk. 



7. L. elongatus Curtis Brit. Ent.pl. 311. 



Taken by Mr. F. Walker in abundance out of moss col- 

 lected in the winter, in the vicinity of Southgate; and I have 

 received it from the New Forest. 



This insect is readily distinguished from L. rujicollis, which 

 it most resembles, not only by its uniform colour and its larger 

 size, but the thorax is more elongated and not so broad before, 

 and the punctures on the elytra are larger in proportion and 

 more regular. 



The beautiful plant represented is Ophrys apifera (Bee 

 Ophrys). 



