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A. Elytra without an abbreviated stria at the base, near the scutellum. 



Sp. 1. inquinatus. Elongatus, ater, antennis pedibusque rufo-piceis, thorace 

 postice impunctato utrinque strioM impressd, elytris pmctato-striatis. (Long, 

 corp, 3 1 lin.) 



Ar. inquinatus. Megerle.—Steph. Catal. p. 21. No. 163. 



Elongate, deep black; the antennae, palpi, and legs pitchy-red, the former palest : 

 head and thorax glossy impunctate, the latter with a single impressed line at 

 the base on each side, and a slight central channel : elytra striated, the striae 

 obsoletely punctulated. 



I have a pair of this species, and have seen one other specimen, 

 all of which were taken near London. 



Sp. 2. vernalis. Niger nitidus, antennis pedihusque rufo-piceis, thorace postice 



punctulato, utrinque bistriato. (Long, corp, 2^ — 3 lin.) 

 Ca. vernahs. Fabricius. — Ar. vernalis. Steph. Catal. p. 21. No. 164. 



Deep glossy black : antenna? pitchy-red, brownish at the tip ; palpi the same, 

 the terminal joint with a fuscous ring : head smooth : thorax vdth a deep 

 punctulated fovea at the hinder angles on each side, in which are two longi- 

 tudinal impressions, of which the interior is most distinct : elytra ovate, regu- 

 larly striated, the striae obsoletely crenulated, with three minute impressions 

 on the disc, and a series on the margin : body beneath shining pitchy-black ; 

 legs pitchy-red : the thighs usually obscure. 



Very abundant near London, inhabiting every gravel-pit and 

 stony lane. 



Sp. 3. inaequalis. Ater, antennis pedihusque rufis, thorace postice utrinque 

 strioM unicd impressd, elytris nitidiusculis, punctato-striatis. (Long. corp. 

 2i hn.) 



Ca. inaequalis. Marsham. — Ar. inaequalis. Steph. Catal. p. 21. No. 165. 



Deep glossy pitchy-black: antennas, palpi, and legs rufous : head smooth : thorax 

 smooth anteriorly, subpunctate posteriorly, with a deep longitudinal impressed 

 Kne on each side, towards the hinder angles, at the base : elytra shining, punc- 

 tate-striated, the striae rather deep ; with three larger impressed dots between 

 the second and third from the suture : body beneath pitchy-black, sometimes 

 rufous. 



Not very common, and apparently a submaritime species, occur- 

 ring on the shores of the Thames, near Gravesend, and more abun- 

 dantly down the river. 



Sp. 4. Scalesii. Totus ferrugineus, nitidus, unicolor, elytris crenato-striatis. 



(Long. corp. 2^—3 hn.) 

 Ca. Scalesii. Marsha7nsMSS.—Ax. Scalesii. Steph. Catal. p. 21. No. 166. 



This differs from the last in being entirely of a deep glossy ferruginous colour : 

 the head and thorax are very shining, the former impunctate, the latter with 



