34 MANDIBULATA. — C&LEOPTERA. 



Frequent in weedy hedges in June near London; also in So- 

 mersetshire and Devon. " Not uncommon on thistles (near Swan- 

 sea)." — L, W. Dilhvijn, Esq. 



Sp. 19. Litura. Subdepressus, nigro alhoque variegato-macuJatus, antennarum 

 apice tarsisque obscure ferrugineis ; thorace hituberculato. (Long. corp. if 

 lin.) 



Cu, Litura. Paykul. — Ne. Litura. Steph. Catal. 155. No. 1574. — Cr. leuco- 

 melanus. Kirhy MSS.—Ne. leucomelanus. Steph. Catal. 154. No. 1562. 



Somewhat depressed, clouded with black and white: thorax with the sides 

 whitish, and an obsolete black spot on each; the disc with an obsolete 

 channel : elytra striated, varied with black and white as in the foregoing 

 insect: legs black, tarsi obscure ferruginous; femora acutely dentate: an- 

 tennce ferruginous, or piceous. 



Probably a mere variety of the preceding insect. 



Not uncommon throughout the metropolitan district in thick 

 herbage : also found in Suffolk. " Netley." — Rev. F. W. Hope. 



Sp. 20. poliinarius. Niger, subdepressus, supra piceo-cinereoque subtus albido- 

 squamosus, thorace hituberculato, antennis tarsisque ferrugineis, femoribus 

 dente valido armatis. (Long. corp. 1^— if lin.) 



Cu. poliinarius. Forster. — Ne. poliinarius. Steph. Catal. 155. No. 1564. 



Blackish, somewhat depressed; clothed above with ashy-piceous scales, and 

 beneath with whitish ones : thorax granulated, with a few ashy scales, espe- 

 cially on the sides, which have each a large elevated acute tubercle: elytra 

 faintly striated, and obsoletely clouded with cinereous, with a bent series of 

 elevated tubercles towards the apex, within which is a whitish spot: legs 

 black, with the apex, the tibice, and the tarsi ferruginous : antenna ferrU" 

 ginous, with the basal joint piceous : rostrum black, rather elongate. 



Abundant in hedges within the metropolitan district from May 

 to August. " Rather common in nettles in the woods at Penller- 

 gare." — L. W. Dillwyn, Esq. 



Sp. 21. caliginosus. Niger, subdepressus, subtus cinereo-squamosus, thorace 

 utrinque bituberculatu, antennarum apice tihiis tarsisque ferrugineis. (Long. 

 corp. l| lin.) 



Ne. nigrinus. Steph. Catal. 155. N'o. 1665. 



Black ; clothed with ashy scales beneath : thorax with a rather sharp tubercle 

 on each side: e/y^ra somewhat faintly striated, immaculate: tibia and tarsi 

 ferruginous : antenna with the basal joint dusky, the apex ferruginous. 



Found near London in June. 



