248 MANDIBULATA. — COLEOPTERA. 



deeply retracted, the forehead very convex, as are also the thorax 

 anteriorly, and the elytra. 



A. With the thorax sublinear : the body linear-elongate. 



Sp. 1. limbatus. Niger pubescens, antennis pedibusque pallideferrugineis, elytris 



testaceis, suturd margineque nigro-fuscis. (Long. corp. 2 — 9,\ lin.) 

 El. limbatus. Fabricius.—He. limbatus. Steph. Catal. 121. No. 1228. 



Linear-elongate, scarcely acuminated behind; black, pubescent: head a little 

 glossy, thickly punctured in front: thorax with the lateral edges immar- 

 ginate, the disc very glossy, finely punctured, with the anterior edge and 

 sometimes the posterior spinous processes testaceous; scutellum black: elytra 

 moderately convex, rather deeply punctate-striate, the interstices somewhat 

 punctulated, testaceous, with the suture and margin fuscous-black: body 

 beneath black, with the apex testaceous : legs and antenna? pale-ferruginous. 



Rather variable in colour ; the elytra being sometimes without the coloured 

 suture and margins. 



Extremely abundant within the metropolitan district in grassy 

 and woody places ; and I believe in other parts of the country. 

 " Tamerton and Woodland, Devon ; and Pencarrow, Cornwall." — 

 Dr. Leach. " Common among grass in woods and pastures (near 

 Swansea). 1 ' — L. W. Dillwyn, Esq. " Bottisham, Wilbraham, &c, 

 Cambs." — Rev. L. Jenyns. " Epping." — Mr. Doubleday. 



Sp. 2. acuminatus. Lineari-elongatus postics suhattenuqtus, fuscus pubescens, 

 antennis pedibusque testaceis, elytris fuscescentibus, vittu posticd testaced. 

 (Long. corp. 2^ — 3 lin.) 



He. acuminatus. Steph. Catal. 121. No. 1229. 



Linear-elongate, slightly attenuated behind; fuscous pubescent: head and 

 thorax a little shining, obscurely punctured, the posterior angles of the 

 latter d ull- testaceous : scutellum dull ochreous: elytra fuscescent, with an 

 elongate vitta on the disc at the apex, obscurely striated, the interstices 

 thickly punctured : body beneath dull black, with the apex rather slightly 

 testaceous : antennas and legs testaceous. 



Larger than the foregoing, with the elytra more acuminated behind, and of a 

 dusky hue, the scutellum pale, the head and thorax fuscous, the latter with 

 its sides concolorous, &c. 



Occasionally found in hedges near London and in Devonshire. 

 " Gravel-pits, Coombe-wood." — Mr. Ingpen. 



Sp. 3. marginatus. Fusco-piccus, thoracis limbo pedibusque rufo-fei'rugineis, 

 elytris testaceis, suturd margineque nigris. (Long. corp. 3 — 3^ lin.) 



