. HARPALIDTE. — ARGUTOR. 105 



This is also a London species ; my specimens were taken in a 

 gravel-pit near Hertford. 



Sp. 8. erythropus. Nigro-piceus nitidus, pedibus riifis, thorace postice puriC' 



tulato, elijtris sti'iatis, striis punctulatis. (Long. corp. 3 lin.) 

 Ca. erythropus. Marsham. — A. erythropus. Steph. Catal. p. 22. No. 170. 



Pitchy-black, head and thorax smooth, shining, the latter punctulate at the base, 

 with a longitudinal stria : elytra deeply striated, the striae punctulated : body 

 beneath piceous: legs rufous: antennse piceous or fuscous, with the base 

 rufous. 



Very common near London, in marshy and gravelly places. 



Sp. 9. strenuus. Niger nitidus, antennis pedibusque rufo-ferrugineis, thorace 



postice utrinque unistriato, subtus punctata. (Long. corp. 3 lin.) 

 Ca. strenuus. Illiger. — Ar. strenuus. Steph. Catal. p. 22. N'o. 171. 



Head glossy black, obsoletely wrinkled : mouth and palpi pitchy-red : thorax 

 above slightly convex, shining black, obsoletely strigose, with a slight dorsal 

 channel, and a simple longitudinal impression at the base; beneath thickly 

 and rather deeply punctate : elytra glossy black, obsoletely punctate-striated, 

 the marginal striae somewhat obUterated, the outer one with a slightly inter- 

 rupted series of impressed dots : body beneath subpunctate, pitchy-black : 

 legs rusty-red. 



Var. /S. More or less ferruginous, with the head dusky ; probably immature. 



This appears to be rather a scarce species : it is taken occasionally 

 near London, also in Norfolk and Suffolk. 



Sp. 10. puUus. Niger nitidus, antennis pedibusque ferrugineis, thorace postice 

 utrinque unistriato, suhtus impunctato. (Long. corp. 3 — 3| lin.) 



Ha. puUus. Gyllenhal. — Ar. puUus. Steph. Catal. p. 22. No. 172. 



Similar to the last, but differs in having the thorax impunctate beneath and 

 smooth, and the striae on the elytra nearly simple : it is of a glossy black, with 

 the antennae ferruginous : the thorax with a single stria on each side at the 

 base, with its under surface impunctate: the elytra are striated, the striae 

 finely crenated on the sides, but impunctate : the legs are usually ferruginous, 

 but sometimes the femora are pitchy. 



Var. /5. Ferruginous or chestnut colour, with the head dusky, and the under parts 

 pale testaceous. 



Also found near London, and apparently uncommon ; I have 

 two specimens from Devonshire. 



Sp. 11. Anthracinus. Oblongus, niger nitidus, antennis pedibusque rufo-piceis, 

 thorace postice utrinque bistriato, elytris striatis, striis subcrenaiis. (Long, 

 corp. 3^ hn.) 



Ha. Anthracinus. Gi/Uenhah— Ar. Anthracinus. Steph. Catal. p. 22. No. 173. 



Glossy black : head smooth, with a slight oblong foveola on each side between 



