26 , MANDIBULATA. COLEOPTERA. 



Somewhat depressed, black, whitish beneath: elytra striated, the stria; some- 

 what crenulated, the alternate interstices ashy-hroivn^ the others deep fuscous- 

 black, the suture with a black spot near the base : legs and antennas rufous : 

 rostrum black. 



The simple black patch near the base of the suture, the alternate pale and dark 

 interstices on the elytra, and rufous antenna;, are the prominent characters 

 of this insect. 



Taken by myself near London several years since. 



Sp. 14. subrufus, Suhdepressus, obscure rufiis, elyt7'is immaculutis, striatis, inter- 



stitiis pilosis, thorace granulato. (Long. corp. 1 lin.) 

 Cu. subrufus. Marsham. — Ceu. subrufus. Steph. Catal. 153. No. 1541. 

 Somewhat depressed : dull rufous, clothed with cinereous down, beneath whitish . 



thorax granulated : elytra immaculate, simply striated, the interstices thickly 



clothed with a sho't pile : rostrum blackish : legs and antennsE rufescent. 

 The small size of this insect, united to its rufous tint, granulated thorax, 



immaculate, pilose elytra, &c., distinguish it from its affinities. 



Found in Norfolk, and near London. 



Sp. 15. sulcicoliis. ,Subconvexus, niger, subtus cinereo-squamulosus, thorace 

 canaliculato, elytris leviter striatis, pectore utringue puncto dense albo-squa- 

 moso. (Long. corp. 1^2 lin.) 



Cu. sulcicoliis. Paykul. — Ceu. sulcicoliis. Steph. Catal. 153. No. 1542. 



Somewhat convex, dull black, with cinereous scales beneath : thorax with a dorsal 

 channel, and obsoletely dentate : elytra simply striated, the interstices granu- 

 lated : the breast on each side anteriorly with a dense patch of white scales. 



The dense patch of scales on the anterior margin of the breast, with the convex 

 form of the insect, and its dull black hue, sufficiently characterizes it. 



Frequent in hedges near London : found also in Norfolk and in 

 Devonshire. " In the spring of 1S05 it was rather jjlentiful on the 

 sand-hills (near Swansea), and I have not lately observed it." — 

 L. W. Dillwyn, Esq. 



Sp. 16. affinis. Suhconvexus, niger, undique squamulis cinereis-vestitus, subtus 



densioribus, elytris tenue striatis. (Long. corp. 1^ lin.) 

 Cu. affinis. Panzer, — Ceu. affinis. Steph. Catal. 153. No. 1543. 



Above tonvex, clothed throughout with ashy scales, especially beneath : elytra 



faintly striated, the interstices squamous. 

 Probably a variety or more mature state of the preceding, from which it chiefly 



differs in being more universally clothed with scales. 



Taken with the foregoing species, but less frequently. 



