1T6 MANDIBULATA. — COLEOPTERA. 



Ap. penetrans. Germar. Mag. ii. 244 pi. n. f. 11. — Ap. caliginosus. — Steph. 

 Catal. 185. No. 1903. 



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

 rather long^ rounded^ punctured, with the apex glossy : antennae long, naked, 

 the first joint long, club ovate : eyes slightly prominent : thorax oblong, 

 coarsely punctate, with a posterior channel ; elytra oblong-oval, punctate- 

 striate. 



The elytra are sometimes obscurely tinted with blue. 

 Found near London, but not common. 



Sp. 29. bifoveolatum. Atrum, glahrum, vertice bifoveolato,f rente striate, therace 

 subcylindrico punctate, coleoptris oblonge-ovatis atro ccerulescentibus. (Long. 

 Corp. 1^ lin.) 



Ap. elongatum. Steph. Catal. 186. No. 1904. 



Black, glabrous: /;m^ broad, punctured, striated between the eyes ; the vertex 

 with two Jbvece : i-ostrum long, shining, filiform, obscurely striated at the 

 base : antennae rather long : eyes moderately prominent : thorax subcylindric, 

 punctured, tvith a larger impression behind : coleoptra oblong-ovate, deep 

 blue, "pyraci&te-striate, the interstices sUghtly convex, and obscurely punctate- 

 striate. 



The rostrum is much longer in this species than in any other of this section ; 

 in habit, at first sight, it closely resembles Ap. Onopordi, excepting in the 

 length of its rostrum. 



Of this remarkable species I also possess specimens captured many 

 years since by myself near London. 



Sp. 30. Radiolus. Atrum, glabruTn, coleoptris ovatis acutis nigro-wneis, antennis 

 posticis, rostro mediocri. (Long- corp. l| — 2 lin.) 



Cu. Radiolus. Marsham.—ATp, Radiolus. Steph. Catal. 186. No. 1905. 



Black, shining, slightly pilose; shuttle-shaped: head wrinkled between the eyes: 

 rostrum moderate, shining, punctulated: antennae long, basal: eyes rather 

 prominent: thorax delicately punctured: coleoptra ovate, acute, brassy-hl&ck, 

 or bluish, sometimes green, striate, the strise obscurely punctured; the inter- 

 stices slightly convex. 



Abundant on mallows within the metropolitan district. " Near 

 Ely, on mallows abundantly." — Rev. L. Jenyns. — " Crwmlyn-bur- 

 rows." — L. W. Dillwyn, Esq. 



Sp. 31. nigrescens. Atrum, glahrum, coleoptris ovatis acutis mgris, antennis 



posticis, rostro longiori. (Long. corp. l| lin.) 

 Ap. nigrescens. Steph. Catal. 186. No. 1906. 



Black, glabrous: head broad, obscurely striated between the eyes, which are 

 shghtly prominent: rostrum somewliat elongate, glossy: thorax a little 



