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in several places near the coast, especially towards the west of 

 England, and in Wales. " Barmouth, in July last." — Rev. F. W. 

 Hope. " Parley." — J. C. Dale, Esq. " On the sand hills (near 

 Swansea) common ; and in July is sometimes seen lying dead in 

 great numbers.' 1 — L. W. Dillwyn, Esq. " Carlisle."— T. C. 

 Heysham, Esq. 



f Sp. 4. Griesbachiana. Nig?~a suhnitida, punctata, elytris creberrims punctatis 

 liners tribus elevatis nitidis, exteriores abbreviate. (Long. corp. 8 lin.) 



Si. Griesbachiana. Steph. Catal. 76. No. 815. 



Slightly glossy black, head and tborax finely and thickly punctured; elytra 

 coarsely punctured with three elevated glossy carinas, the sutural and marginal 

 ones abbreviated, the central one reaching to the apex and curved inwardly. 



Larger than Si. tristis; from which it chiefly differs by the abbreviation of the 

 exterior elevated lines on the elytra, and the different position of the central 

 one at the apex : it may be the Silpha granulata of Olivier. 



" Winchester." — Mr. A. Griesbach. The only specimen I have 

 yet seen : it is in the collection at the British Museum. 



Sp. 5. nigrita. Atra subnitida, thorace antice truncato, elytris lineis tribus 

 obsoletis abbreviatis, interstitiis punctulato-subrugosis. (Long. corp. 6 — 6^ 

 lin.) 



Si. nigrita. Creutzer.— Steph. Catal. 76. No. 816. 



Deep, rather glossy black; thorax truncate anteriorly, very finely punctate; 

 with a distinct dorsal channel, and two lunular impressions; elytra very 

 slightly convex, with three very obsolete, abbreviated, lines, the interstices 

 irregularly but thickly punctate, the punctures more or less confluent, and 

 forming a slight wrinkled appearance ; body deep glossy black, very finely 

 punctured. 



Yar. /3. With the elytra of a dull ferruginous, or pitchy, hue. 



Very rare near London, but rather abundant in the hilly districts 

 of the north of England and in Scotland. " Derwentwater." — 

 C. C. Bablngton, Esq. "Arbroath, Scotland." — Mr. Ingpen. 

 ii Longmont, Salop; common in pathways near Shrewsbury." — 

 Rev. F. W. Hope. " Kensington Gardens, March 4, 1829." — 

 A. Cooper, Esq. " York."— IF. C. Hewitson, Esq. " Carlisle."— 

 T. C. Heysham, Esq. " Marton Lodge."— L. Rudd, Esq. 



Sp. 6. reticulata. Ovata, snbconvexa, nigra, opaca, thorace antice truncato, elytr is 

 trilineatis, interstitiis transverslm rugosis. (Long. corp. 5^ — 6^ lin.) 



Si. reticulata. Fabricius. — Steph. Catal. 76. No. 817. 



Ovate, slightly convex, dull black, above glabrous, beneath pubescent; head 

 thickly punctured, with a very obsolete transverse line between the eyes; 



