148 MANDIBULATA. — COLEOPTERA. 



mingham." — W. C. Hewitson, Esq. " Burnham, on sand hills." — 

 J. C. Dale, Esq. 



Sp. 9. bimaculatus. Ater, nitidus, subdepressus, thorace antics utrinquefoveolato, 

 elytris sex striatis, pasties extrorsiim diagonaliter rubris. (Long. corp. 1^ — 

 2i lin.) 



Hi. loimaculata. Linne.—Steph. Catal. 101. No. 1054. 



Somewhat depressed, shining black : thorax smooth, the lateral stria not touching 

 the base, towards the anterior angle, within the stria on each side, is a rounded 

 impressed fovea : elytra very short, rather depressed, the base interiorly black, 

 the apex diagonally, from the shoulder to the apex of the suture, bright red ;'■ 

 on each elytron are six punctate strife, of which the one near the suture is ab- 

 breviated anteriorly : femora black: tibiae and tarsi ferruginous; the anterior 

 tibia? quadridentate : antennas ferruginous. 



The depressed form of this species, combined with the distinctly bifoveolated 

 thorax, rufous tipped elytra, quadridentate tibiae, and small size, distinguish 

 it from its congeners. 



Not uncommon throughout the metropolitan district. " Netley 

 and Oxford."— Rev. F. W. Hope. " Common (near Swansea.") 

 L. W. Dillwyn, Esq. " Epping."— Mr. Doubleday. « Hillends." 

 T. C. Heysharn, Esq. 



Sp. 10. parvus. Ater, nitidus, elytris sex striatis, inter ioribus duabus abbreviatis, 

 tibiis anticis tridentatis, antennarum clavti ferrugined. (Long. corp. 2—2^ 

 lin.) 



Hi. parvus. Marsham.—Stepk. Catal. 101. No. 1055, 



Shining black; thorax with the lateral stria reaching nearly to the base, and 

 with a very short arcuated one at the anterior angle on each side: elytra 

 slightly convex, with six strife, of which the two interior are more or less 

 abbreviated at the base: legs piceous, with the anterior tibiae tridentate; the 

 outer tooth broader and bifid : antennse with the club ferruginous. 



The short arcuated striga on the anterior angles of the thorax sufficiently di- 

 stinguishes this small species, exclusively of its other characters. 



Not common; found occasionally in various places within the 

 metropolitan district. < ; Netley and Southend."— Rev. F. W. Hope. 

 « Not common (near Swansea)."— L. W. Dillwi/n, Esq. " Bot- 

 tdskim."— Rev. L. Jcmjns. " Near Birmingham."— W. C. Hcwit- 

 son, Esq. 



Sp. 11. corvinus. Ater, nitidus, antennis pedibusaue rufo-fcrrugineis, ch/tris 

 sex-striatis interioribus abbreviatis, tibiis anticis quadridentatis. (Long, 

 corp. 2 lin.) 



Hi. corvinus. Germar.—Gyllenhal, Ins. Snec. iv. 2G2. 



