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and hills of Westmoreland and Cumberland, where several were 

 taken by Messrs. Dale, Curtis, and Weaver, last June and July. 



JSp. 11. convexus. Plate IV. f. 2. Ovatus niger, violaceo-marginatus, elytris 

 confertissime striatis punctisque parvis impressis concoloribus tripUci serie. 

 (Long. Corp. 8—9 lin.) 



Ca. convexus. Fabricius.—Steph. Catal. No. 71. 



The smallest indigenous species of this genus : head black, a little punctate, 

 with an impression on each side between the antennae : thorax nearly quadran- 

 gular, deeply notched behind, with the posterior angles rounded : disc black, 

 much punctate, and a little rugose ; with a slender longitudinal channel ; the 

 edges bluish-black : the elytra ovate, broader in the middle than the thorax, 

 the tip rounded; above convex, black, rather shining, with the margin 

 bluish ; closely striated : the striae obsoletely punctate, with narrow, elevated, 

 crenulated interstices ; and three series of larger impressed dots : body beneath 

 nearly smooth, glossy, black ; legs black : antennae with the basal joints black, 

 the rest bluish. 



A rare British insect ; — in the British Museum are two specimens ; 

 another is in the collection of Mr. MacLeay, and a fourth in that 

 of Mr. Vigors ; but I am not aware of the locality of either. How- 

 ever, several specimens were taken a few years since by the Rev. 

 F. W. Hope in Longmont Forest, Shropshire. 



Sp. 12. hortensis. Ovatus niger, aut fusco-ceneus, thorace subquadrato, elytris 

 obsolete rugosis, punctis excavatis triplici serie. (Long. corp. 9 — 12 lin.) 



Ca. hortensis. Fabricius.—Steph. Catal. No. 72. Ca. gemmatus. — Don, vii. 

 pi. 222, f. 2. 



Head black, rugose in front, with an impression on each side near the eyes : 

 thorax somewhat square, a little notched anteriorly, and rather deeply so pos- 

 teriorly : sides rounded, margin slightly elevated ; above convex, the disc 

 obsoletely punctate-rugose, shining purplish, brassy or dusky ; towards the 

 hinder angles, which are rather elongated and acuminated, very rugose and 



f Sp. 13. gemmatus. Elongatus niger, elytris striatis margins purpureas, 



foveolisque cordatis cupreis triplici serie. (Long. corp. 1 unc.) 

 Ca. gemmatus. Fabrivius. — Stew. ii. 79. — Steph. Catal. No. 73. 



Head black : thorax subcordate, thickly punctate, black, the edges coppery- 

 brown, with obsolete basal foveae: elytra oblong-ovate, broader than the 

 thorax, black, inclining to purple, the entire margin purple-copper, with 

 about twenty-six regular striaj on each, the interstices crenated, and three 

 series of large, deeply impressed, somewhat heart-shaped, glossy golden-cop- 

 per fovese : body beneath and legs black. 



I have never seen a British specimen of this insect, which was first introduced 

 into the list by Stewart, probably in consequence of Donovan having given 

 the name gemmatus to the preceding species as there referred to. 

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