162 MANDIBULATA. — COLEOPTERA. 



and July, near Darentli-wood, and at Hertford. " Bottisham." — 

 Rev. L. Jenyns. " Kimpton." — Rev. G. T. Rudd, " Leith-liill, 

 in September." — Mo\ WaterJiouse. " Newraarket-heatli ; and St. 

 Lawrence, Isle of Wight." — Mr. Curtis. 



Sp. 7. punctatissimus. Piceo-testaceus, antennis pedihusque pallidiorihus, elytris 



nigris viridi nitentibus, thorace suhcordato. (Long. corp. 3^ — 4^ lin.) 

 Op. punctatissimus mihi. — Steph. Catal. p. 33. No. 311. 



Pitchy-testaceous: the head and thorax above inclining to ferruginous^ the 

 former rather thicldy punctate^ the latter subcordate, with a moderate dorsal 

 line, and thickly but not very coarsely punctate throughout its disc, especially 

 • towards the posterior margins, which have an obsolete fovea near the angles : 

 elytra pitchy-black, with a green hue, very deep in some specimens, very 

 thickly and minutely punctate between the striae, which are impunctate : the 

 legs, palpi, and antennae are pale rufo-testaceous. 



Tbis is probably the Ha. rupicola of Sturm, but the puncta on the head and 

 thorax appear to be larger and nearer to each other than in his figure. 



Sometimes taken near London. " Southend." — Rev. F. W. Hope. 



Sp. 8. puncticoUis. Niger, subtus rufo-piceus, antennis pedibusgue pallide rufis, 

 thorace profundi punctato, elytris striatis, interstitiis punctulatis. (Long. corp. 

 2|— 4 hn.) 



Ca. puncticoUis. Paykul. — Op. puncticoUis. Staph. Catal. p. 33. No. 308. 



Black, pubescent, pitchy-rufous beneath : head glossy, sparingly and faintly 

 punctate, with an obsolete impression on each side between the eyes : thorax 

 slightly convex, glossy black, obsoletely canaUculated, the disc slightly and the 

 base thickly and deeply punctate, with a very obsolete foveola near the angles : 

 elytra rather opaque, striated, the striae impunctate, the interstices thickly and 

 finely punctulated, the margin with an interrupted series of impressions : body 

 punctulate beneath : legs, antennae, and palpi pale rufescent. 



Very abundant near Hertford in June and July ; common also 

 near Bottisham, Kimpton, Dorking, in Norfolk, and near Edin- 

 burgh. 



Sp. 9. foraminulosus. Piceus, antennis, abdomine pedihusque ferrugineis, elytris 



striatis, thorace punctato, lined dorsali pj'ofundd. (Long. corp. 4 — 4|; lin.) 

 Ca. foraminulosus. Marsham. — Op. foraminidosus. Steph. Catal. p. 33. No. 309. 



Pitchy, beneath ferruginous : head obsoletely punctulated : thorax distantly and 

 • deeply punctate, with a deep channel down the centre, and a slight fovea on 

 •' each side at the base : elytra very faintly striate, the strife impunctate, and the 



interstices thickly and finely punctulated : the body beneath punctulated : the 



antennae and legs ferruginous. 

 Differs from the foregoing by being paler beneath, and by having the thorax 

 ^ more deeply punctate, and the dorsal Hne more evid.ent. 



