46 MANDIBULATA. — COLEOPTERA. 



quently taken in other parts : at Coombe-wood I have repeatedly 

 found several specimens by searching in the early spring months 

 amongst the dead leaves in the water-courses, or under the refuse 

 materials of faggot stacks. Dr. Leach has captured it in Devon- 

 shire ; and on the borders of Loch Lomond in Scotland, and other 

 parts of that country, he found it abundantly. 



f Sp. 2. elongatus. Niger, capite loevi ; thorace postice subexcavato, angulis pos- 

 ticis reflexis, subrotundatis ; elytris utrincjue carinatis, granulato-punctafis, 

 lineisque tribus elevatis obsoletis. De Jean. (Long. corp. 8 — 9^ lin.) 



Cy. elongatus. De Jean. — Lit. Gaz. — Stejjh. Catal. No. 58. 



Very similar to the preceding, but more elongated and attenuated, and some- 

 what larger : it is found in most parts of Europe, and De Jean is of opinion 

 that it is merely a variety of Cy. rostratus. 



In the Literary Gazette of the 11th of March last, this insect (alluded to in 

 page 18) is mentioned as a native of Britain; bvit the specimen referred to, 

 which was taken near Charlton in Kent, having been since brought to me for 

 inspection, I at once perceived that it was merely the female of Cy. rostratus, 

 and was surprised to find that it had been pronounced a new species to this 

 country !, 



t Sp. 3. attenuatus. Niger, elytris subcupreis, punctis elevatis iripllci serie^ 



capite anguslissimo. (Long. corp. 8 lin.) 

 Cy. attenuatus. Fabricius. — Steph. Catal. No. 59. 



AUied to the last ; but less, the thorax much narrower and more rounded be- 

 hind : the elytra shining copper with a triple series of elevated striae and 

 spots : the thighs black ; the tibias, tarsi, and antennse pale. 



This species I unfortunately introduced into my prospectus as a British insect, 

 from erroneous information given to me respecting the individual specimen 

 mentioned under Cy. elongatus : at present, therefore, the existence of Cy. 

 attenuatus as an indigenous insect has not been ascertained. 



Genus XVIL — Procrustes, Bonelli. 



Lahrum trilobate : mandibles arcuate, with two teeth in the middle : maxillary 

 palpi, internal with the basal joint very short, terminal bent ; external with 

 first joint short, second longest, third and fourth equal, the latter truncated 

 obliquely : labial palpi with the two first joints short, third long, dilated at the 

 apex, fourth subtrigonal, obliquely truncated : labiu7n short, tridentate : men- 

 turn ovate, rounded at the sides, and bilobate in the middle. Antennas linear, 

 fourth joint shortest : thorax nearly quadrate, truncate behind : elytra united : 

 wings none : anterior tarsi dilated in the male. 



X Sp. 1. coriaceus. Ater, thorace obsolete suhrugoso opaco, clytris connatis, 



profundc I'ugoso-pnnctatis. (Long. corp. 1 unc. 6 lin.) 

 Ca. coriaceus. Linnc, — Tnrton. — Staph. Catal. No. 60. 



