TELEPHOUIDiE. — TELEPHORUS. 301 



First taken by Messrs. Salt and Atkinson in Yorkshire, and 

 more recently by Mr. Chant. " Newbiggin-wood." — T. C. Hey- 

 sham, Esq. " Midgely Moor." — Mr. Gibson. 



Sp. 24. pellucidus. Niger, capite antice, thorace abdomineque totis rufis, pedibus 



rufis, tibiis posterioribus nigris. (Long. corp. 5 — 6 lin.) 

 Ca. pellucida. Fabricius.—Te. pellucidus. Steph. Catal. 132. No. 1310. 

 Black; with the head anteriorly, the thorax, abdomen, and legs rufous, the 



posterior tibia? black, and the apex of the femora slightly so. 

 Allied to the following, which I think it probable may be a variety, as there 



stated : it differs in having the entire abdomen rufous, and the apex of the 



femora dusky or black. 



Not uncommon throughout the metropolitan district : also found 

 in other parts; and I have seen examples from Edinburgh. "North 

 Wales and Netley." — Rev. F. W. Hope. " Common (near Swan- 

 sea)." — L. W. Dilfaoyn, Esq. 



Sp. 25. cantianus. Niger, capite antics thorace toto abdominisque apice rufis, 



pedibus rufis, tibiis posterioribus fusco-nigris. (Long. corp. 5 — 6 lin.) 

 Te. cantianus. Steph. Catal. 132. No. 1341. 



Black, with the head anteriorly, the entire thorax and the apex of the abdomen 

 rufous; the legs also rufous, with the posterior tibiae of a dusky-black. 



Differs from the foregoing in having the base of the abdomen black, and in 

 being somewhat larger ; but I suspect it may be only a variety. 



Found in various parts of the country: I originally gave the 

 above name to my specimens, from having at the time merely ob- 

 served those which I had captured at Darenth-wood ; but notwith- 

 standing the insect has occurred in many other counties, I do not 

 choose to follow the inconvenient plan adopted by others of wil- 

 fully changing the name. 



Sp. 26. fuscus. Niger, thorace punctata, rufo, macula anticd nigrd, abdominis 

 limbo rubro, pedibus nigro-fuscis. (Long. corp. 7 — 8 lin.) 



Ca. fuscus. Linne. — Barbut. pi. 6. f. 3. — Te. fuscus. Steph. Catal. 132. No. 

 1342. 



Black, slightly pubescent: thorax punctate, rufous, with a black spot on the 

 anterior margin of variable size: head rufous anteriorly; the three basal 

 joints of the antennae the same, the rest black : abdomen black, with the 

 margins broadly rufous : legs entirely black. 



The anterior femora are sometimes slightly testaceous at the base. 



The black legs and anterior black patch on the thorax distinguish ^his from the 

 following insect. 



