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servation ; they were taken near Hertford, and are very dissimilar 

 to any others of the genus. 



Sp. 12. brunnea. Supra hrunnea, suhtus ferrugineo-picea , antennis pedihnsqi(c 

 pallidis, thorace amplojutrinque Lis foveolato, elytris punctato-striatis. (Long. 

 Corp. 3— 3i lin.) 



Ha. brunneus. GyUenhal — Am. brunnea. — Steph. Catal. p. 27. No. 224. 



Above brassy-browH;, or cliesnut ; head smooth, shining, chesnut : mandibles 

 rufescent, with the tip black : thorax large, broad, the sides rounded, the 

 angles obtuse : above slightly convex, smooth, shining brown or chesnut, the 

 lateral margins paler, with a faint dorsal channel and two small punctate 

 foveolfe on each side at the base: elytra ovate, rather convex, somewhat 

 tinted with aeneous, striated, the striae punctate ; with an interrupted series of 

 impressions on the margin : body beneath subpunctate, rufous, or pitchy- 

 black, with the apex palest : legs, antennae, and palpi pale testaceous. 



Taken near London in the autumn. " Bottisham." — Rev. L. 

 Jenyns. 



Sp. 13. discrepans. Atra, nitida, antennis pedibusque rufescentibvs, elt/tris obso- 



letiuscuU striatis, striis planiusculis subcrenatis. (Long. corp. 3 — 3^ lin.) 

 Ca. discrepans. Marsham MSS. — Am. discrepans. Steph. Catal. p. 27. No. 225. 



Dusky, shining : head smooth : thorax glossy, with an obsolete dorsal line, and 

 two abbreviated punctate lines near the hinder angle on each side: elytra 

 slightly striated, the striae rather crenate, the interstices flat, shining : body 

 beneath dusky : antenn© and legs reddish. 



Similar to Am. brunnea, but differs in the form of the thorax and its foveas. 



Not common. One specimen has been captured near London ; 

 and I obtained three from the Marshamian collection. 



Sp. It. crassa. Brevis, lata piceo-brunnea, subnitida, subtits dilutior, antennis, 

 palpis, pedibusque piceo-testaceis, thorace postice punctata, foveolis duabus 

 punctatis ^itinnque. (Long. corp. 4 lin.) 



Am. crassa viihi. Steph. Catal. p. 27. No. 226. 



Very distinct from all the foregoing : above entirely of a pitchy-brown, with an 

 obscure metallic tinge in the elytra : head very smooth : thorax convex, obso- 

 letely wrinkled transversely, the base punctate, with two strongly punctate 

 deep foveae on each side ; the margin anteriorly a little dilated, posteriorly 

 somewhat attenuated : elytra punctate-striated, the interstices smooth, and 

 the margin with an interrupted series of impressed dots : body beneath, 

 legs, antennae, palpi, and labrum pale testaceous-red. 



Taken near London ; one specimen only has occurred. 

 Sp. 15. convexior. Sub-convexa, atro-ccBrulea nitida, thorace postice ad angulos 



