188 MANDIBULATA. — COLEOPTERA. 



castle."— IF. C. Hezvitson, Esq. " Cardew Mire."— T. C. Hey- 

 sham, Esq. " Epping." — Mr. Douhleday. " Common throughout 

 the year (near Swansea)." — L. W. Dillwyn, Esq. 



Sp. 2. subterraneus. Niger, nitidus, subdepressus, clypeo emarginato trituber- 



culato, elytris crenato-sulcatis. (Long. corp. 2| — 3 lin.) 

 Sc. subterraneus. IJnne.— Martyn, pi. &. f. 33.— Ap. subterraneus. Steph. 



Catal. 108. No. 1116. 



Entirely black, very glossy, slightly depressed : clypeus angulated, emarginated 

 anteriorly, punctulated within the margins, with a slight elevation in front, 

 and three tubercles behind: thorax large, covered throughout with deep 

 scattered punctures ; scutellum depressed ; elytra rather deeply sulcated, the 

 sulci crenated; body slightly pubescent beneath, and with the legs black, 

 tarsi piceous, or castaneous. 



Abundant during the spring in Battersea-fields : also found in 

 Norfolk and Devonshire. " Rockcliff Marsh."— T. C. Heysham, 

 Esq. " Near York."— W. C. Hewitson, Esq. " Not uncommon in 

 cow-dung (near Swansea) in the spring. ,, — L. W. Dilhvyn, Esq. 



Sp. 3. htemorrhoidalis. Brevis, niger, clypeo trituberculato, elytris crenato- 



striatis, apice ntfis. (Long. corp. 2—3 lin.) 

 Sc. haemorrhoidalis. Linne. — Martyn, pi. 4>.f. 31.— Ap. ha;morrhoidalis. Steph. 



Catal. 108. No. 1117. 



Short, black, slightly glossy: clypeus subemarginated, with three minute 

 tubercles behind : thorax thickly punctate : scutellum acuminated, punctate : 

 elytra moderately convex, rather deeply erenate-striated, black, with the apex 

 more or less rufous ; body beneath and legs pitchy-black : tarsi rufescent. 



Var. jS. Steph. Catal. I. c. — With a rufescent spot at the base of the elytra upon 

 the shoulder. 



Not a very abundant species near London ; found occasionally in 

 meadows near Hertford, Coombe, and Darenth : in the Castle 

 meadow, Dover, I found the insect in the utmost profusion, in 

 August, 1819. It is found in Norfolk, the New Forest, Devon- 

 shire, and near Bristol. " Dalston." — T. C. Hey sham, Esq. "In 

 dung (near Swansea), not uncommon." — L. W. Dillwyn, Esq. 



b. With the body depressed. 



Sp. 4. erraticus. Ater, punctatissimus, capite unituberculato, elytris griseo- 

 hvidis striatis, interstitiis punctulatis. (Long. corp. 3| — 4 lin.) 



Sc. erraticus. Linne. — Martyn, pi. 4. f. 37. — Ap. erraticus. Steph. Catal. 

 108. No. 1118. 



Black, depressed, broad: clypeus suborbiculate, very much punctate, with a 



