128 MANDIBULATA. — COLEOPTERA. 



sliire. " Not iinfrequent among herbage (near Swansea), and in 

 clover-fields towards the end of summer." — L. W. Dillwyn, Esq. 



Sp. 7. subrotundus. Griseus. antennis pedibusque rufescentihus, abdomine ovato 



subrotundo, thorace ovato. (Long. corp. 3| lin.) 

 Cu. subrotundus. Mm^sham. — St. subrotundus. Steph. Catal. 175. No. 1789. 



Griseous, uniformly clothed with cupreous or fuscescent scales : head moderate^ 

 and, with the rostrum, having a longitudinal channel : thorax ovate, thickly 

 punctured, with a longitudinal groove : elytra somewhat gibbous, rather 

 faintly puncfate-striate, with the interstices a little rounded : legs and antennae 

 dull rufescent. 



Not uncommon within the metropolitan district, and in Somer- 

 setshire. " In woods (near Swansea) not uncommon." — L. W. 

 Dillwyn, Esq. 



b. With the rostrum not divided from the head by a transverse striga. 

 Sp. 8. nigricans. Niger, squamulis cinereo-fuscis obtectus; thorace scabriusciilo' 



elytris obsolete striatis, pedibus rufescentihus. (Long. corp. 2 lin.) 

 Th. nigricans. Kirby MS S.— At. nigricans. Steph. Catal. 175. No. 1790. 

 Black, clothed with ashj-broivn scales : head depressed, with a faint longitudinal 



channel: thorax slightly rugose or granulated: elytra faintly striated : legs 



and antennae rufescent. 



Not uncommon within the metropolitan district. " Neighbourhood 

 of Edinburgh,"— i^^t;. W. Little. 



Sp. 9. scrobiculatus. Niger, squamulis rufescentibus obtectis, thorace fovea 

 idrinque magnd, elytris obsolete striatis, pedibus nigris. (Long. corp. 2 Un.) 



Cu. scrobiculatus. Marsham.St scrobiculatus. Steph. Catal. 176. No. 1791. 



Black, clothed with rufescent scales : antenna; ?'ufous : thorax punctate, with a 

 large, not very deep lateral fovea on each side on the disc : elytra slightly 

 hispid, and very obsoletely striated : legs black. 



The Marshamian specimen of this insect is the only one I have 

 yet seen : of its locality I am not aware. 



Sp. 10. squamulatus. Fuscus, dense albo-squamosus pilosusque, antennis tibiis 

 tarsisque testaceis, thorace brevissimo, cequali, elytris tenue striatis. (Long, 

 corp. 1^ lin.) 



Cu. squamulatus. Fabricius. — St. squamulatus.— iS^epA. Catal. 176. No. 1792. 



Subglobose, fuscous, densely clothed with whitish scales and hairs : rostrum rather 

 broad, emarginate, head above flat : eyes small, prominent : thorax very short, 

 transverse, shghtly convex, equal : elytra ample, very convex, slightly striated, 

 the strife obsoletely punctate, the interstices with whitish scales and short erect 



