174 MANDIBULATA. — COLEOPTERA. 



Sp. 23. hsematodes. 'Rufum, oculis nigris, rostro hrevissimo. (Long. corp. 

 H-lilin.) 



Ap. hiematodes. Kirby.—Steph. Catah 185. No. 1898. 



Dull rufous : head punctulated : rostrum very short, rather stout, punctulate, 

 the apex glossy : antennae somewhat long, medial, the club rather large : eyes 

 black, prominent ; thorax subcylindric, finely punctured : coleoptra somewhat 

 oblong, punctate-striate ; interstices convex, scarcely broader than the striae. 



I possess a specimen lately given to me by Mr. Ingall, that appears to he totally 

 distinct from the above; its form being more slender, the rostrum consi- 

 derably elongated, slender, and bent, the colour paler, and the surface rather 

 thickly pubescent: — I presume that it belongs to a distinct species, having 

 the sexes of A. hsematodes. 



Not uncommon on heaths amongst furze, in various places within 

 the metropolitan district. " Cummersdale." — T. C. Heysliam, Esq. 

 " Near Cambridge, but not common." — Rev. L. Jenyns. " Cra- 

 mond." — Rev, W. Little. " Caernarvon." — C. C. Bahington, Esq. 

 " Epping." — Mr. Douhleday. " Not uncommon on the sand-hills 

 (near Swansea)." — L. W. Dilh&yn, Esq. 



Sp. 24. frumentarium. Sanguineum, oculis nigris, thorace subgloboso, posticj 



canaliculato, rostro hreviori. (Long. corp. 2 — 2^ hn.) 

 Cu. frumentarium. Linne. — Ap. frumentarium. Steph. Catal. 185. No. 1899. 



Clear sanguineous : head short, punctulate : rostrum also short, rather stout, 

 ■with the base punctulate, the apex smooth and glossy : antennae rather long, 

 placed a little behind the middle of the rostrum ; the club with the joints 

 somewhat distinct : thorax subglobose, margined anteriorly, punctulated, with 

 a channel behind : coleoptra oblong-ovate, sulcate, the sulci punctured, the 

 interstices convex, scarcely broader than the sulci. 



Slightly variable in tint ; being occasionally of a pale testaceous-red. 



Very common on the dock, within the metropolitan district. 

 " naehWh.'^—Rev. W. Little. " Neighbourhood of Ely.''— i?ct'. 

 L. Jenyns. " Caernarvon and Cambridge." — C C. Bahington, 

 Esq. " Epping." — Mr. Douhleday. " Common on docks about the 

 sand-hills, and particularly on Rumex obtusifolius on Crwmlyn- 

 burrows." — L. W. Dillioyn, Esq. 



2. Antennae placed towards the base of the rostrum. 



Sp. 25. vernale. Fusco-nigricans, cinereo vilhsulum, elytris fasciis duahusfnscis. 

 (Long. corp. 1 hn.) 



Cu. vernahs. Paykul.—Ap. vernale. Steph. Catal. 185. N'o. 1900. 



Rather slender, dusky-fuscous, with whitish pile : head with ashy pile : rostrum 

 moderate, fiUform, slightly bent, glabrous, shining, thickened behind the 

 antennae : antennae moderate, testaceous : eyes prominent, encircled with dense 



