314 MANDIBULATA. — COLEOPTERA. 



Ca. fasciata. Linni. — Don. xv. pi. 528./. 1.— Ma. fasciatus. Steph. Catal. 135. 

 No. 1381. 



Black-brass, glabrous : mouth rufescent : thorax immaculate : elytra with a 

 transverse fascia a little before the middle, not extending to the suture, and 

 the apex itself pale rufous : body and legs aeneous, the former with the mar- 

 gins of the segments pale rufous. 



The absence of the tubercles at the apex of the elytra at once point out the 

 distinction of this from the preceding species. 



Very common in June, in certain situations near the metropolis, 

 especially in a lane at Darenth. " Rose Castle." — T. C. Hey sham, 

 Esq. " Epping."— Mr. Doubleday. " Glanville's Wootton."— J. 

 C. Dale, Esq. " Swansea."— L. W. D'dlwyn, Esq. 



Sp. 7. sanguinolentus. Lineari-elongatus, glaher, nigro-ceneus, thoracis lateribus 



elytrisque totis rubris. (Long. corp. 2 — 2<| lin.) 

 Ma. sanguinolentus. Falricius. — Steph. Catal. 135. No. 1374. 



Linear-elongate, glabrous : green or black-brass ; mouth concolorous : thorax 

 with the lateral margins broadly rufous : elytra smooth, entirely pale blood- 

 red, sometimes with a fuscescent cloud towards the scutellum : body beneath, 

 legs, and antennae brassy-black. 



Known by its totally rufous elytra. 



Rare near London : it lias|been taken on barley at Ealing ; but 

 it appears to be more abundant on the borders of Whittlesea-mere 

 and its vicinity. " Yaxley-mere." — Mr. Standish. " On aquatic 

 plants, on Crwmlyn Bog, not common. ""—/,. W. D'dlwyn, Esq. 



Sp. 8. ruficollis. JEneo-niger, thorace toto, elytrorumque apice pallide rufis, 



tihiis tarsisque pallidis. (Long. corp. l| — if lin.) 

 Ma. ruficollis. Fabricius.— Steph. Catal. 135. No. 1375. 



Brassy-black, glabrous : mouth rufescent : thorax entirely pale rufous : elytra 

 greenish-brass at the base, the apical half pale rufous, this last colour pro- 

 duced in an acute angle towards the centre of the disc : abdomen rufous at 

 the base, the apex aeneous, with the margins of the segments rufous : femora 

 dark aeneous; tibiae and tarsi pale rufous, the -latter black at the apex. 



The first examples I saw of this elegant species were taken by 

 Messrs. Chant and Bentley, at Whittlesea, in June ; it was after- 

 wards found by Messrs. Dale and Weaver, in the same locality. 



+ Sp. 9. thoracicus. Caruleo-ater, thorace toto tibiisque posticis rufis, elytris 



immaculatis. (Long. corp. if lin.) 

 Ma. thoracicus. Fabricius.— Steph. Catal. 135. No. 1376. 



