HARPALID^. — BRADYTUS. 137 



Occasionally taken near London. " In Copenhag-en-fields in 

 April." — Mr. Ingpen. /3, which is probably a distinct species, at 

 Winterbourne Stoke, Wilts, in M.2ixc\\"—Re'u. G. T. Rudd. 



Sp. 2. apricarius. Rufo-piceus, supra fusco-ceneus, thorace postice punctulato, 

 utrinque bijoveolato foveolis punctatis, elytris crenato-siriatis. (Long. corp. 

 3— 3I Kn.) 



Ca. apricarius. Fabricius. — Br. apricarius. Steph. Catal. p. 28. No. 241. 



Pitchy-red : above brassy-brown : head smooth^ with a transverse impression 

 on the forehead : thorax anteriorly convex, posteriorly depressed, and a little 

 attenuated, the margin with two punctate foveolae on each side at the base 

 near the angles, the base usually punctulated transversely : elytra very strongly 

 crenato-striated, with an interrupted series of impressions on the margin : 

 body beneath pitchy-red, the breast and base of the abdomen punctate: legs 

 and palpi pale testaceous : antennse ferruginous. Colour various, sometimes 

 pale pitchy-red above and paler beneath; probably the result of immaturity. 



Common near London. " Banks of the Tees abundantly." — 

 L. Rudd., Esq. " Norwich." — Mr. J. B. Giles. " In profusion 

 in Wilts and Hants."— J?ew. G. T. Rudd. 



Sp. 3. fulvus. Ferrugineus, thorace postice utrinque bifoveolato, elytris auri- 



chalceo micantibus, tenue punctato-striatis. (Long. corp. 3^ — 4 Hn.) 

 Ca. fulvus. De Jean?— Br. fulvus. Steph. Catal. p. 28. No. 242. 



Similar to the last, but broader and of a diflPerent colour : body ferruginous, 

 palest beneath: head smooth, with an impressed transverse line: thorax 

 acutely margined, slightly convex, with a moderate dorsal channelj posteriorly 

 with two fovese, having each an impressed striola and a few dots ; the hinder 

 angles with an obhque elevated Kne: elytra slightly seneous or purplish, 

 faintly crenato-striated, with an interrupted series of impressions on the mar- 

 gin : legs, palpi, and antennae pale testaceous : breast punctulated. 



I am of opinion that this insect will eventually prove a small variety only of the 

 following, but have described it as different for the reasons stated in p. 10. 



Taken at Ripley, Charlton, Hertford, &c. and in Devonshire. 



Sp. 4. ferrugineus. Latus ferrugineus, thorace postice utrinque bi-impresso, 



elytris ceneo micantibus, punctato-striatis. (Long. corp. 4 — 5 lin.) 

 Ca. ferrugineus. Linne ? — Br. ferrugineus. Steph. Catal. p. 28. No. 243. 



Too closely allied to the last, chiefly differing in its greater size and comparatively 

 superior width : colour as in the last, but deeper, head the same : thorax ob- 

 soletely wrinkled transversely, vdth a strong dorsal channel ; the base on each 

 side with two slightly punctate foveae of nearly equal size: elytra a httle 

 glossed Avith aeneous, and rather strongly punctate-striated, the external striae 

 with an interrupted series of impressions : body beneath, legs, palpi, and an- 

 tennas as in Br. fulvus. 



