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Sp. 6. collaris. Flavescens, antennarum apice vertice thoracis disco supero nivri- 

 cantibus, elytris Icevibus subfuscis, basi obscuriore, apicibusjlavis. (Long. corp. 

 If— 2 lin.) 



Ma. collaris. Latreille. — Steph. Catal. 133. No. 1356. 



Flavescent: head behind and disc of the thorax dusky; the latter not broader 

 than long: elytra smooth, not punctate-striate, somewhat fuscous, with the 

 base more obscure, the apex light-yellow; the antennae flavescent at the base, 

 dusky at the apex. 



Somewhat resembling the foregoing insect, but the elytra not punctate-striate. 

 Taken near London, and in Devonshire ; also near Bristol 



Sp. 7. biguttulus. Niger, punctatus, ore lutescente, thorace immarginato, elytris 

 longitudine abdominis apice ucuminatis sulphureis. (Long. corp. if — 2- lin.) 



Ca. biguttulus. Paykul. — Ma. biguttulus. Steph. Catal. 133. No. 1357. 



Black, punctate: the mouth lutescent: thorax bordered with testaceous the 

 sides deflexed, immarginate: elytra elongate, punctured, with two or three 

 obsolete striae towards the suture, obscure dusky-black, with the apex acu- 

 minated and bright sulphurous : abdomen fuscous, with the margins of the 

 segments and the apex yellowish : femora yellow ; tibiae and tarsi dusky : 

 antennae fuscous, with the base yellowish beneath. 



The dark elongate acuminated elytra of this insect, black thorax, and dusky 

 tibiae and tarsi, are its most prominent characters. 



Extremely abundant on oaks, &c, from May to July, throughout 

 the metropolitan district. " Flisk, N. B." — Rev. J. Fleming. 



Sp. 8. frontalis. Niger, fronte Jlavd, pedibus antennarumque basi sordide tes- 



taceis. (Long. corp. 1^ lin.) 

 Ca. frontalis. Marsham. — Ma. frontalis. Steph. Catal. 133. No. 1358. 



Head black, a little brassy ; with the forehead yellow : thorax dusky, immar- 

 ginate : elytra immaculate fuscous : legs and base of the antennae dull-tes- 

 taceous. 



The yellow forehead distinguishes this insect from the following, and the im- 

 maculate elytra from the preceding. 



Less abundant than the last near London. " Swansea." — L. W. 

 Dillwyn, Esq. 



Sp. 9. immaculatus. Niger, fronte concolore, elytris fuscescentibus immaculatis, 

 antennis extrorsum pedibusque posticisfuscis. (Long. corp. 1^ — if lin.) 



Ma. immaculatus. Kirby MSS.— Steph. Catal. 133. No. 1359. 



Black, with the forehead concolorous: thorax immarginate: elytra fuscescent, 

 with the apex immaculate: antennae dull-testaceous at the base, the apex 

 dusky : anterior legs dull rufo-testaceous, posterior fuscous. 



