168 MANDIBULATA. COLEOPTERA. 



Sp. 5. Marshami. Cceruleo-atrum, subpilosum, rostrum elongatum, apice attenuato, 



coleoptris subglobosis, thorace scabriusculo. (Long. corp. 2 lin.) 

 Ap. Marshami. Steph. Catal. 184. N'o. 1881. 



Ohscwcely-Mmsh-black, slightly pilose: head obscurely punctured; deeply striate 

 between the eyes : rostrum elongate, with the apex attenuated : antennae some- 

 what basal, the basal joint dull piceous, the club moderate : thorax very rugose, 

 with an obsolete abbreviated dorsal line behind : coleoptra subglobose, punctate- 

 sulcate, the interstices flat. 



I possess a pair of this species, which appears to be intermediate 

 between the preceding and following, which I captured many years 

 since in the vicinity of the metropolis. " Dorking." — Mr. Water- 

 house. 



f Sp. 6. Platalea. Atrum, griseo-subpilosum, thorace cylindrico, punctulato, canali- 

 culato, coleoptris oblongo-ovalibus, punctato-sulcatis, rostro ante apicem piano, 

 dilatato. (Long. corp. l| lin.) 



Ap. Platalea. Germar.— Curtis, v.fo. 211 CO- Steph. Catal. 412. JVo. 1881*. 



Black, with fine griseous pile : head punctate, striated between the eyes : rostrum 

 rather long, depressed, and a little dilated before the apex : antennae with the 

 two basal joints reddish : thorax cylindric, finely punctulated, with an abbre- 

 viated dorsal line ; coleoptra oblong-ovate, punctate-sulcate. 



Recorded as British, but I have not seen a specimen : the above 

 notice is from Germar. 



B. With the rostrum filiform, or subcylindric. 

 . a. Rostrum short. 1. Antenna? placed about the middle of the rostrum. 



Sp. 7. Limonii. ^neum supra purpurascenti-cupreum, coleoptris obovatis} 



rostro crassiusculo. (Long. corp. 1 — 2 lin.) 

 Ap. Limonii. Kirby. — Linn. Trans, ix. pi. l.f.20. Steph. Catal. 184. iVo. 

 . 1882. 



Brassy, with extremely short, decumbent pile, above purplish-copper or violet : 

 ■ head smooth behind, punctured between the eyes : rostrum stout, punctulate, 

 beneath black : antennae and eyes black : thorax somewhat cylindric, finely 

 and distinctly punctured, with a large puncture behind, opposite to the scu- 

 tellum : coleoptra globose-ovate, punctate-striate, the interstices rather flat : 

 legs obscure purplish-coppery; abdomen the same, obscurely punctured, with 

 the first segment brassy. 



Variable in the colour of the upper surface : in some examples it is of a rich 

 purplish copper, others violaceous, or bright golden-green, or brassy-black. 



Found on the Statices Limoniiim, and apparently not uncommon 



