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Glamorgansliire. " On the sand-hills (near Swansea) common.*" — 

 L. W. Dillwyn, Esq. 



b. Elytra deeply striated, glabrous. 

 Sp. 16. piceus. Piceus, nitidus, antennis pedibusque rufescentibus, abdoviine 



ovato. (Long. corp. I5— 2 lin.) 

 Cu. piceus. Marsham.—Otio. piceus. Steph. Catal. p. 174. iVb, 1767. 

 Piceous, very shining and glabrous : head finely punctured : thorax subglohose, 



coarsely and rather thickly punctured: elytra glabrous, deeply punctate-striate ; 



the interstices narrow and smooth : abdomen ovate : antennas, femora, tibise, 



and tarsi beneath rufo-ferruginous. 

 Variable in colour, according to the state of maturity. 



Extremely common in hedges and on heaths throughout the me- 

 tropolitan district, and I believe in other parts. " Netley."" — Bev. 

 F. W. Hope. " Near Swansea." — L. W. Dillwyn, Esq. 



c. Elytra striated, more or less scabrous. 



Sp. 17. scabrosus. Oblongo-ovatus, scaber, thorace fusco, elytris styiatis antennis 

 pedibusque brunneis,femoribus subdentatis. (Long. corp. 3 hn.) 



Cu. scabrosus. Marsliam.—Oiio. scabrosus. Steph. Catal. p. 174. No. 1768. 



Oblong-ovate, rough : head punctate between the eyes ; vertex smooth : thorax 

 fuscous, thickly granulated : elytra riifo-piceous, striated, the striae composed 

 of coarse punctures 5 the interstices transversely rugose, and very sparingly 

 furnished with short ashy hairs : antennae and legs dull rufo-ferruginous : 

 femora very slightly dentate. 



Abundant in sandy and gravelly places within the metropolitan 

 district. " Hebd en-bridge." — Mr. S. Gibson. " Netley."— i?eu. 

 F. W. Hope. " On the sand-hills (near Swansea), not common." 

 —L. W. Dillwyn, Esq. " Dalmeny."— J^gu. W. Little. 



Sp, 18. scabridus. Niger, aut piceo-ater, thorace granulato, elytris striatis, 

 mterstitiis subt^ugosis, antennis tibiis tarsisque nigro-piceis. (Long. corp. 

 U— 2lin.) 



Pach. scabridus. Kirby M;S'5'.— Otio. scabridus. Steph. Catal. p. 174. No. 1769. 



Black, or piceous : head very thickly hut finely punctured : thorax globose, thickly 

 and coarsely granulated: elytra rather convex, piceous, somewhat deeply 

 punctate-striate; with the interstices slightly rugose transversely, and rather 

 thickly studded with short griseous hairs : femora black, clavate : tibia and 

 tarsi, as well as the antennce, pitchy-black, or dull rufous. 



Found near London, and in Suffolk and Somersetshire. " Cra- 

 mond." — Rev. W. Little. 



