194 MAND1BULATA. — COLEOPTERA. 



Sc. inquinatus. Fabricius—Ap. inquinatus. Steph. Catal. 110. No. 1131. 



Shining black: clypeus slightly emarginated, with three tubercles; thorax 

 thickly, but finely punctulated, with the anterior angle on both sides reddish : 

 elytra pale griseous; with the suture dusky; finely punctate-striate, with 

 various black marks, viz. on the middle of the base an oblong spot; against 

 the middle interiorly, another, composed, as it were, of three ; beneath which, 

 towards the apex, a third, also triplex; within the margin, beneath the 

 shoulder, a slightly oblique elongate striga, and generally a lunular one 

 within the apex: body piceous: legs pale griseous, varied with black. 



Extremely variable in the confluence or absence of the marks on the elytra ; 

 many of the varieties having been described or named as distinct species, as 

 may be seen by a reference to my Systematic Catalogue, as above cited. 



The rufous anterior angles of the thorax, united to its spotted elytra and pale 

 legs, sufficiently distinguish this variable insect from its allies. 



Not uncommon in pastures throughout the metropolitan district. 

 " Common in the spring near Bottisliam.'" — Rev. L. Jenyns. 

 " Aiket Gate."— T. C. Heysham, Esq. " Near Yarmouth and 

 York." — w. C. Hewitson, Esq. " Not very common (near Swan- 

 sea) »_L. W. Dillwyn, Esq. " In profusion near Bow."— Mr. 

 Ingpen. 



Sp. 18. tessulatus. Brevis, convexus, niger, immaculatus, elytris griseo-pallidis, 

 fasciis ohliquistessellato-denticulatis nigris. (Long. corp. 2 lin.) 



Sc. tessulatus. Paykul.—Ap. tessulatus. Steph. Catal. 110. No. 1132. 



Short, very convex, black, shining : clypeus slightly emarginated, rugose-punctate, 

 with three small tubercles on the vertex, and a slightly bent short carina 

 anteriorly : thorax very convex, finely punctulated, with the anterior angle 

 slightly piceous: elytra punctate-striated, pale griseous with black spots, 

 disposed in two or three irregular confluent tessellated fasciae, of which the 

 posterior is semicircular, arises at the margin of the base beneath the shoulder, 

 and is united to the opposite one beyond the middle of the suture: body and 

 legs black : tarsi ferruginous. 



Slightly variable in the dissimilarity of the tessellated strigae on the elytra :— 

 known from Ap. inquinatus, which it somewhat resembles, by its convex form, 

 black legs, and subbifasciate tessellated elytra. 

 Rare ; three or four indigenous specimens having hitherto come 



beneath my observation : it has been taken near Tunbridge Wells, 



and I believe in South Wales. " Henliault Forest."— Mr. Beck. 



Sp. 1 9. terrestris. Brevis, convexus, ater, clypeo trituberculato, elytris leviter 

 punctato-striatis, inter stitiis opacis punctulatis. (Long. corp. 5>i lin.) 



Sc. terrestris. Fahricius. — Ap. terrestris. Steph. Catal. 110. No. 1133. 



Short, convex, black : clypeus slightly emarginated, rugose-punctate, with three 

 tubercles; thorax thickly and rather coarsely punctate, immaculate: elytra 



