62 MANDIBULATA. — COLEOPTERA. 



rather deeply striated, immaculate, the scutellum concolorous : tibics and tarsi 

 rufescent : hinder femora multi-dentate : antennae rufescent : rostrum rufous. 



Taken occasionally in woods near London ; and I possess one 

 specimen from Somersetshire. 



Sp. 9. pilosus. Oblongo-ovatus, niger, dense cinereo-pubescens, antennis basi tes- 

 taceis, scutello pectorisque margine alhidis, elytris maculis quinque denudatis. 

 (Long. corp. U— 1^ hn.) 



Cu. pilosus. Paykul. — Or. pilosus. Steph. Catal. 161. No. 1642. 



Oblong-ovate, black, densely clothed with a cinereous pubescence: rostrum 

 black : antennae pale testaceous, with the club fuscous-\i\a.<^ : thorax some- 

 what trisinuated at the base, with an evident dorsal channel : scutellum whitish : 

 elytra punctate-striate, the interstices flat, irregularly clothed with depressed 

 cinereous hairs, forming^t»e somewhat denuded spots, of which one is at the 

 base of the disc of each elytron, another on the suture, and one on each near 

 the apex : sides of the breast whitish : legs black ; tarsi somewhat ferruginous r 

 posterior Jemora angulated beneath, and armed with a minute tooth. 



Not uncommon on oaks and birch in the woods throughout the 

 metropolitan district : also frequent in Somersetshire, Devon, the 

 New Forest, Norfolk, Suffolk, &c. " On oaks (near Swansea) not 

 common."" — L. W. Dillwyn, Esq. 



Sp. 10. Ilicis. Oblongo-ovatus, niger, pube cinereo-albida variegatus, antennis 



tarsisque testaceis,femoribusposticis serrato-dentatis. (Long. corp. l^- lin.) 

 Cu. Ihcis. Paykul— Or. Ilicis. Steph. Catal. 161. No. 1641. 



Oblong-ovsite, black : head pubescent : rostrum black, rugose-punctate : thorax 

 rugose-punctate, pubescent, with an irregular whitish dusky-pubescent patch ; 

 scutellum densely whitish : elytra punctate-striate, the interstices flat, sub- 

 rugose, variegated with a ferruginous and ivhitish-ash. pubescence, with an 

 oblong white streak at the base of the suture; the suture posteriorly and the 

 alternate interstices obsoletely tessellated with whitish hairs and denuded 

 spots : four anterior fe^nora with a single tooth in the middle ; posterior ones 

 with a tooth in the middle and a series of small spines : tarsi and antennce 

 entirely testaceous. 



Very abundant on oaks in the woods and copses throughout the 

 metropolitan district. " On oaks (near Swansea) not common." — 

 L. W. Dillwyn^ Esq. 



Sp. 11. Fagi. Oblongus, niger, immaculat us, tenue pubescens, antennis tarsis- 

 que pallida testae eis,femoribus omnibus unidentatis. (Long. corp. 1^; lin.) 

 Rh. Calcar. Fabricius.-Ox. Calcar. Steph. Catal. 161. iVo. 1643. 



Oblong, black, immacidate, slightly pubescent : head closely punctured : rostrum 



