100 MANDIBULATA. — COLEOPTEKA. 



Sp. 21. straminea. Testacea, cinereo-pubescens, aniennis tibiisque ferrugineis , 

 thorace supra ferrugineo, lineis tribus pallidis, rostri apice nigro. (Long, 

 corp, if lin.) 



Cu. stramineus. Marsham. — Hy. straminea. Steph. Catal. 169. iVo. 1727. 



Testaceous, doiheA with, cinereous pubescence: eyes black: thorax above fer- 

 ruginous, with three longitudinal pale lines, of which the central one is most 

 slender : elytra faintly punctate-striate, with obsolete ferruginous streaks and 

 points, and short pubescence; with the suture obscurely elevated : antennae 

 and tibiae ferruginous : rostrum testaceous, wilh the tip black. 



Found within the metropolitan district. " Cummersdale." — 

 T. C. Heysham, Esq. " Crwmlyn-burrows " — L. W. Dillwi/n, Esq. 



Sp. 22. postica. Nigra, parum cinereo-pubescens, antennis, iibiis, elytrorumque 

 apice ferrugineis, rostro breviusculo, thorace breui depresso, pectore albido- 

 squamoso. (Long. corp. 2^ lin.) 



Rh. postica. Gyllenhal. — Hy. postica. Steph. Catal. 169. No. 1728. 



Black, sparingly clothed with an ashy pubescence : rostrum rather short, punc- 

 tured, glabrous, black : antennae ferruginous : thorax short, depressed, with 

 the anterior margin often rufo-piceous, the sides rather densely clothed with 

 ashy scales or hairs : elytra with the apex compressed, slightly attenuated, 

 more or less rufo-piceous ; the base pitchy-black, rather deeply punctate- 

 striate, and sparingly clothed with cinereous hairs and scales : body beneath 

 slightly pubescent, with the apex testaceous or pitchy, the breast clothed with 

 an ashy- white down : legs rather stout, with the femora pitchy-black, the 

 tibiae and tarsi ferruginous. 



Not uncommon within the metropolitan district ; also found near 

 Bristol. " Raehills."— Eet>. W. Little. 



Sp. 23. phseopa. Angustior, nigra, parum cinereo-pubescens, antennis ferra- 



gineis, pedibus piceis, femoribus fuscis. (Long. corp. 2^ lin.) 

 Hy. phaeopa. Steph. Catal. 169. No. 1729. 



Rather narrow ; black, slightly clothed with ashy down ; head obscurely punc- 

 tured, w^ith a depression between the eyes; thorax rather short, with the 

 sides considerably dUated, thickly punctured, fuscous : elytra somewhat 

 deeply punctate-striated, the punctures remote ; the apex concolorous : femora 

 fuscous; tibiae and tarsi dull piceousj antennae ferruginous : rostrum rather 

 short and stout. 



Taken near Darenth-wood in June. 



Sp. 24. rufipes. Angustior, atra, punctata, parum cinereo-pubescens, antennis 



pedibusque totis piceo-rttfis; rostra longiori. (Long. corp. 2^ Uii.) 

 Hy. rufipes. Steph. Catal. 169. No. 1730. 



