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f Sp. 2. niger. Oblongus, niger, hirtus, tenue punctulatus, thorace utrinque im- 



presso, antennis obtuse serratis. (Long. corp. 2 lin.) 

 De. niger. Linne. Da. niger. — Steph. Catal. 136. No. 1389. 



Oblong, black ; clothed with rather short erect fuscous hairs; finely punctured 

 throughout : forehead flat, with three impressed fovese : thorax with an im- 

 pression on each side ; with a longitudinal sulcus on the lateral margin : 

 antennae obtusely serrated. Male smaller, with the head rather broader, and 

 the antennae somewhat longer than in the female. 



Rare : it has been taken near " Windsor." — Dr. Leach. 



Sp. 3. caeruleus. Elongatus, hirtus, supra caeruleus aut viridis, thorace pro- 

 fundiiis puree punctato, elytris apice rotundatis, antennis nigris. (Long. corp. 

 2^—3 lin.) 



Da. caeruleus. Fabricius. — Steph. Catal. 136. No. 1391. 



Elongate, hairy ; above blue or green : thorax rather deeply sprinkled with 

 punctures, the lateral and hinder margins rounded : elytra rounded at the 

 tip, linear-elongate, thickly and obsoletely rugose-punctate: legs elongate, 

 bluish-black: antennae black, with the six terminal joints elongate in the 

 male, slightly serrated in the female; the elytra in the latter sex a little 

 dilated. 



Extremely variable in colour ; every tint of blue and green — the latter frequently 

 glossed with aeneous— occurring. 



Not uncommon on flowers on the Hampshire coast, and in those 

 of the adjoining counties. " On flowers, Barton Cliff, and Christ- 

 church, Heme Bay." — J. C. Dale, Esq. 



Sp. 4. viridis. Elongatus, hirtus, supra viridis, thorace creberrime punctato, 



posterius angustiori, angulato, elytris apice acuminatis. (Long. corp. 3 lin.) 

 La. viridis. Rossi. — Da. viridis. Steph. Catal. 136. No. 1392. 



Elongate, hairy : above rich green : the thorax thickly and rather deeply punc- 

 tate, attenuated and angulated posteriorly : elytra elongate, linear, acuminated 

 at the apex, somewhat deeply rugose-punctate : legs very long, black, tinted 

 with aeneous : antennae brassy-green. 



The angulated posterior margins of the thorax, and its attenuation behind, with 

 the acuminated elytra and bright-green colour of the insect, distinguish it 

 from the preceding ; and to the following — to which it has been referred — its 

 differences are too evident to require pointing out. 



Very rare : the only examples I have seen were captured by the 

 late Mr. Cranch, in Cornwall. 



Sp. 5. aeratus. Elongatus, nigro-aneus, pubescens, thorace subcylindrico, elytris 

 punctatissimis, pedibus nigris. (Long. corp. 2 — 2\ lin.) 



