32 MANDIBULATA. COLEOPTERA. 



I have several specimens of tliis insect, of vi^hichtliree were taken 

 at Swansea, and one I obtained from Mr. Marsliam's collection, 

 in which it was placed for Ta. humeralis : but the true Fabrician 

 liumeralis is a totally distinct species, which I do not possess ; it, 

 however, occurs in Britain, and is subsequently described. 



Sp. 2. 'Isevigatus. Plate II. f. 2. Piceo-niger, ohsoletissime punc- 

 tatus, antennis thoraceque ferrug'ineis^ pedtbus pallidis, elytris 

 macula humerali margineguejfavo-testaceis. (Long. c. 4 — 4^ lin.) 



Ta. Isevigatus. — Stepli. Catal. No. 34. 



This appears to be a distinct insect from the preceding^ and differs chiefly by 

 having the surface of the elytra very obsoletely punctate^ and the striae more 

 obscure^ with deeply impressed spots : the elytra are very duE^, and the edges 

 of the thorax are very strongly rugose^ with a less deeply impressed longi- 

 tudinal Hne than in Ta. angtdaris : the insect is also broader in proportion, 

 but its colouring is very similar, except that the mouth is piceous instead of 

 ferruginous, the antennae more dusky, and the under parts nearly aU ferru- 

 ginous instead of piceous, as in Ta. angularis : the head is much more ad- 

 vanced, and is larger than in that species. In other respects the two insects 

 are very similar. 



I have two specimens of this insect which were taken in the 

 neighbourhood of London ; and, unless I am mistaken, several in- 

 dividuals were captured near Hammersmith many years since by a 

 collector, who has suffered them to perish. 



Sp. 3. macularis. Plate II. f. 3. N'lger, glaher, cmifertissime 



punctatus, ore, antennis thoraceque J^errugineis, pedibus pallidis, 



elytris macula humerali lineold opicis margineque laterali riifo- 



ferriigineis. (Long. c. 5 lin.) 



Cy. macularis? Mannerheim. — Ta. macularis. — Steph. Catal. 



No. 35. 



This very pretty and distinct species, which appears to be the Cy. macularis of 

 Mannerheim according to the description of De Jean, differs from the other in- 

 digenous species of the genus by its very superior breadth, and in several other 

 important discrepancies : it is also much larger ; it has the mouth, antennae, 

 and thorax ferruginous, the latter being rather dusky on the disc, which is very 

 thickly, though delicately punctate: the thorax is shghtly emarginated in front, 

 and has its edges very thickly and strongly punctured with impressed dots : the 

 elytra are broad, with the margin, a large humeral spot connected therewith, 

 and a dash towards the apex pale rufo-ferruginous : they are depressed, rather 

 glossy and punctate, with rather obsolete stria;, not much impressed : the 

 body beneath is deep glossy black : the legs and antennae are ferruginous. 



1 have seen one specimen only of this species, which is in my 



