96 MANDIBULATA. — COLEOPTERA. 



white : rostrum short, rather straight : antennas dull ferruginpuSj with the 



club obscure. 

 Extremely variable in tint, some examples having the scales of an olivaceous 



hue, others testaceous, greenish or brownish: the dorsal spot is sometimes 



large, at others small. 



Very abundant in hedges and marshes where docks abound. 

 " Grimsdale."— r. C. Heijsham, Esq. " Bottisham."— i^gf. L. 

 Jemjns. " Plentiful on Crwmlyn-burrows." — L. W. Dillwyn., Esq. 



Sp. 10. palustris. Atra, squamulis cinereo-albidis nitentibus subtessellata, rostro 

 longiori subrecto, thoracis lateribus cinereo-albidis, paulo dilatatis. (Long. corp. 

 Sllin.) 



Ph. palustris. Leach ikf5'5'.—Hy. palustris. Steph. Catal. 168. No. 1716. 



Black; somewhat tessellated with ashi/-white scales: head finely punctured and 

 slightly squamous: thorax with the sides a Uttle dilated and cinereous, the 

 disc fuscous, or black, immaculate: elytra punctate-striate, irregularly tes- 

 sellated with ashy-white or somewhat testaceous scales: legs and antennw 

 black : rostrum rather long, and straight. 



Extremely abundant in grassy banks in Battersea-fields : I have 

 also received specimens from the neighbourhood of Bristol. " Bot- 

 tisham." — Rev. L. Jenyns. " Swansea." — L. W. Dillwyn, Esq. 



Sp. 11. sublineata. Nigra, squamulis fusco-cinereis tecta, rostro breviori sub- 

 crasso, thorace disco fusco lineis ti-ibus ohsoletis albidis, antennis tibiis tarsisque 

 rufo-piceis. (Long. corp. 3 lin.) 



Hy. sublineata. Kirby MSS.-Steph. Caial. 168. No. 1717. 



Black; rather densely clothed with ashy scales: head punctulated, with the 

 forehead pilose : thorax with the sides rather dilated and cinereous, the disc 

 fuscous, with three obsolete whitish lines, one central, the others lateral, 

 united to the ashy border : elytra punctate-striated, clothed throughout with 

 fuscous-ashy scales, with a subquadrate patch at the base surrounding the 

 scutellum: femora black: tibice, tarsi, and antennas dull rufo-piceous ; rostrum 

 rather short and stout. 



Rather variable ; in some instances the elytra have each one or more of the 

 interstices slightly paler than the others. 



Found in Suffolk, near London, and in the vicinity of Bristol. 



Sp. 12. nebulosa. Atris, squamulis cinereis nebulosa, rostro breviori subcrasso, 

 antennis rufo-piceis, clavd obscuriore, pedibus nigris. (Long, corp. 3 lin.) 



Hy. nebulosa. Steph. Catal. 168. No. 1718. 



Black, clouded with cinereous scales : head broad, faintly punctured between the 

 eyes : thoi-ax with the sides shghtly dilated, each with a faint streak of shining 

 ashy scales ; the disc immaculate : elytra deeply punctate-striate, clouded with 



