122 MANDIBULATA. — COLEOPTERA. 



. especially behind : antenrus rufescent at the apex : legs black, with the apex 

 of the tibiae and the tarsi rufescent, 



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Taken near London and in Norfolk. 



Sp. 3. ventricosus. Griseo fuscoque varius, thorace canaliculato, coleoptris sul~ 



cutis breviter setosis, rostro sulcata. (Long. corp. 2 lin.) 

 Tr. ventricosus. Germar. — Steph. Catal. 174. JVo. 1775. 



Yaried with griseous and fuscous : rostrum deeply sulcated, griseous: antennae 

 piceous: thorax transverse, griseous, rugose, with a slight dorsal channel: 

 elytra globose, as broad again as the thorax, deeply sulcate, with the inter- 

 stices convex, varied with griseous and fuscous, and irregularly armed with 

 short setae : body beneath and legs griseous. 



Found near London and in Somersetshire. 



Sp. 4. scabriculus. IViger, dense Jusco squamosus, antennis pedibusque fiisco- 

 ferrugineis, elytris squamis erectis albidis seriatis, muricatis, thorace rostroque 

 canaliculatis. (Long. corp. l|— 2 lin.) 



Cu. scabriculus. Linne. — Tr. scabriculus. Steph. Catal. 174. No. 1776. 



Black, densely clothed with fuscous scales : head depressed, thickly rugose- 

 punctate; rostrum rather broad, also rugose-punctate, ^with a deep groove in 

 the middle: thorax with a transverse impression near the apex, the base 

 slightly bisinuated, and towards each side an oblong fovea, the disc finely 

 rugose-punctate, with a few scattered whitish setae : elytra punctate-striate, 



' with the interstices slightly convex and thickly rugose-punctate, each with a 

 series of broad, erect, whitish, scales, larger and more closely placed posteriorly: 

 body piceous beneath : legs dusky-ferruginous, pubescent : femora generally 

 obscure, setose. 



The most abundant species of the genus within the metropolitan 

 district, frequenting sandy and gravelly places. " Moss, Coombe- 

 wood, in March." — Mr. Ingpen. " Found occasionally on the 

 sand-hills (near Swansea), not common." — L. W. Dillwi/n, Esq. 



Sp. 5. hispidulus. Niger, dense squamosus, antennis pedibusque piceo-fuscis, 

 elytris fusco cinereoque obsolete tessellatis, posteriiis tantum muricatis. (Long, 

 corp. 2 Un.) 



Cu. hispidulus. ^erZ»5!f.—Tr. hispidulus. Steph. Catal. 174. No. 1777. 



Black, densely clothed with fuscous scales : head depressed, finely rugose- 

 punctate: thorax transversely impressed near the anterior margin, and a small 

 fovea on each side: elytra obsoletely tessellated with fuscous and cinereous, 

 with a few scattered setae, and muricated behind : antennae and legs pitchy~ 

 brown. 



Also found within the metropolitan district. 



