APHODIIDjE. — aphodius. 197 



Taken in Suffolk, and within the metropolitan district. 



Sp. 26. niger. Ohlongus, subcylindricus, niger, nitidissimus, ctypeo incequali 



ehjtris tenue punctato-striatis, scutello minuto. (Long. corp. 2^ lin.) 

 Ap. niger. Illiger— Steph. Catal. 110. No. 1140. 



Oblong, subcylindric, black: clypeus angulated, emarginate anteriorly, thickly 

 punctate, with an elevated line on the crown, and an obsolete tubercle on the 

 disc anteriorly : thorax immaculate, thickly punctulated : scutellum minute, 

 smooth: elytra linear, convex, finely punctate-striated, very glossy : body 

 black ; legs pitchy-black. 



Known by its oblong subcylindric form, glossy surface, slightly punctate-striate 

 elytra, and by the elevated line and single tubercle on the clypeus. 



Taken within the metropolitan district, and in other parts of the 

 country. 



% Sp. 27. bimaculatus. Oblongus, niger, clypeo trituberculato, elytris punctato- 

 striatis, maculti oblongd baseos rubrfi. (Long. corp. 2^ lin.) 

 Ap. bimaculatus. Fabricius. — Steph. Catal. 110. No. 1141. 



Oblong, slightly glossy, black : clypeus angulated, a little marginated, punctulate, 

 with three somewhat obsolete tubercles on the crown; thorax broad, thickly 

 punctured, immaculate : elytra sublinear, slightly convex, deeply punctate- 

 striate, with the interstices very finely punctulate, a large red spot at the base, 

 extending towards the middle of the elytra : body black : legs pitchy-black. 



The two distinct red spots at the base of the elytra of this species at once 

 distinguish it from its allies. 



Rare : the only indigenous specimens which I have seen are 

 in the collection at the British Museum; they were taken near 

 Windsor, many years ago. 



Sp. 28. granarius. Niger, nitidissimus, clypeo subtuberculato, thorace parcc 

 punctato; elytris tenue punctato-striatis, margine apicis rujescente. (Long, 

 corp. 2 — 2g lin.) 



Sc. granarius. Linne.— Steph. Catal. 110. No. 1142. 



Shining black: clypeus subemarginated, punctulated, the vertex with a single 

 tubercle on a transverse elevated line : thorax large, very glossy, with the 

 disc very smooth, the lateral margins with some scattered punctures, with 

 an obscure reddish spot in the middle, not extending to the anterior 

 angle: elytra slightly convex, finely punctate-striate, the interstices very 

 smooth, shining, the margin at the apex obscure rusty-red : body pitchy- 

 black : legs rufo-ferruginous ; tibia? obscure. 



Ap. granarius, amongst other characters, differs by having an obscure rufescent 

 spot towards the middle of the lateral margins of the thorax, the disc of 

 which is but sparingly punctate ; the apex of the elytra within is somewhat 

 reddish. 



