276 MANDIBULATA. — COLEOPTERA. 



sometimes rufescent : body beneath fuscous, with the margins of the segments 

 and the terminal one rufo-ferruginous : legs dusky-ferruginous, with the an- 

 terior femora piceous : antennae piceous. 

 Variable: — in some examples the body beneath is nearly entirely of a bright 

 rusty-red, and in others nearly fuscescent, with the margins of the segments 

 nearly concolorous. 



A most abundant species throughout the metropolitan district, 

 and in other parts. " Sandsfield." — T. C. Hey sham., Esq. " Bot- 

 tisham, common." — Rev. L. Jenyns. " Epping." — Mr. Doubleday. 

 " Common (near Swansea)." — L. W. Dillwyn, Esq. " Scar- 

 borough." — W. Bean, Esq. 



Sp. 6. elongatus. Elongatus, postice acuminatus, totus castaneus, elyt7*is striatis. 



(Long. corp. 6 lin.) 

 El. elongatus. Marsham. — N. G. elongatus. Steph. Catal. 126. No. 1285. 



Elongate, attenuated behind; entirely castaneous or rusty-fuscous; thorax 

 broadest anteriorly, convex, punctulated, excavated behind, with a dorsal 

 channel and an oblique obscure impressed line on each side, the hinder 

 angles rather elongate, acute : elytra striated, rather depressed, acute : body 

 bright rufo-castaneous : eyes black. 



In my Catalogue I supposed this might be a variety of An. hsemorrhoidalis ; 

 but its characters are evidently too dissimilar to support the assumption. 



My specimen formed a portion of the Marshamian collection ; I 

 know not its locality. 



Sp. 7. subfuscus. Lineari-elongatus nigricans, pubescens, antennis, ore, tho- 

 racis limbo, elytris ano pedibusqueferrugineo-testaceis. (Long. corp. 4 — 5 lin.) 

 El. subfuscus. Gyllenhal.—'N. G. subfuscus. Steph. Catal. 126. No. 1286. 



Linear-elongate ; dusky, pubescent : head rufo-piceous : thorax sublinear, with 

 the posterior angles short, obtuse; the disc pitchy-brown, shining, with all 

 the angles, and generally the entire margin more or less broadly rufo-testa- 

 ceous : elytra pale testaceous immaculate, nearly linear, the apex obtusely 

 rounded ; faintly punctate-striate ; body pitchy-black, with the margin of the 

 abdomen and the apex testaceous : legs and antenna? rufescent. 

 Somewhat rare near London, but apparently in great plenty in 



the New Forest: it has also, I believe, occurred in Norfolk. 



Sp. 8. vittatus. Fusco-piceus, pubescens, thorace linear •i-elongato, antennarum 



basi, thoracis limbo, elytrorum vittCi lata, ano pedibusque testaceis. (Long. 



corp. 4 — 5 lin.) 

 El. vittatus. Fabricius.—Don. xv. pi. 518. f. 2.— N. G. vittatus. Steph. Catal. 



126. No. 1287. 

 Pitchy-fuscous, pubescent: head black, with frequently an oblong testaceous 



spot on each side of the forehead : thorax with the anterior and lateral margins 



