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Cu. Urticffi. Marsham.—Ce\x. Urticse. Steph. Catal. 153. iVo. 1537. 

 Somewhat convex, black; beneath densely clothed with cinereous scales: thorax 

 with a dorsal channel, its disc impunctate, the sides a little clouded with whitish, 

 and each with a short tubercle : elytra squamous, rather deeply punctate-striate, 

 with a faint whitish spot in the middle: tibice and tarsi fuscescent. 

 Differs from the former in having the thorax impunctate, the tibise and tarsi 

 fuscescent, &c. 



Not uncommon among nettles throughout the metropolitan di- 

 strict. " Common near Penllergare."— L. W. Dillwijn, Esq. 



Sp. 11. guttula. Subdepressus, niger opacus, subtus albido-squamosus, thorace 

 canaliculato, eJytris macula suturaJi baseos holosericeo-atrd , apicis oblonga 

 albo-squamosa. (Long. corp. if —2 lin.) 



Rh. guttula, Fabricivs.—Ceu. guttula. Steph. Catal. 153. No. 1538. 



Somewhat depressed, dull black, clothed beneath with whitish scales: thorax 

 punctate, with a dorsal channel ; elytra with the shoulders elevated, the disc 

 a little convex, crenate-striated, the interstices somewhat granulated ; near 

 the base of the suture is an ovate velvety-black spot, common to both elytra, 

 sometimes rather obscure, and towards the apex of the suture an oblong white 

 patch : tarsi piceous : antennas black. 



Differs from all the foregoing by the black patch at the base of the suture ; and 

 from the following by its superior size. 



Rather scarce ; found, however, in A^arious places within the me- 

 tropolitan district; in Norfolk, Somersetshire, &c. 



Sp. 12. fuliginosus. Subdepressus, griseo-niger, subtus albido-squamosus, elytrts 

 macuM suturali baseos holosericeo-atrd, antice albido-squamosa, apicis oblongd 

 albo-sqimmosa. (Long. corp. 14 lin.) 



Cu. fuliginosus. Mar sham.— Cew.. fuliginosus. Steph. Catal 153. No. 1539. 



Somewhat depressed, griseous-black, beneath whitish : the elytra crenate-striate, 

 the interstices granulated, the suture with a i\ee^-black velvety spot near the 

 base, anterior to ivhich is a small one, composed of ivhitish scales, and 

 behind, near the apex, is an oblong white one: legs and antenniE black; 

 tarsi piceous. 



About half the size of the preceding, and differs in always having a patch of 

 white scales at the base of the suture adjoining the black common spot on 

 the back. 

 Abundant in hedges near London, and in other parts. 



Sp. 13. ruficornis. Subdepressus, nigro-piceus, subtus albido-squamosus, elytrorum 

 interstitiis alternis cinereo-fuscis, macula suturali nigra, antennis rujis. (Long- 

 corp. 1^ lin.) 



Ceu. ruficornis. Steph. Catal. 153. No. 1540. 



