182 MANDIBULATA. — COLEOrTERA. 



Black, glabrous, and shining : head very short, rugulose — sometimes bistriated — 

 between the eyes : rostrum long, a little dilated at the apex, and tumid on 

 each side at the insertion of the antenna?, which are moderate: thorax sub- 

 globose, punctulated, the punctures confluent, with a deep dorsal channel 

 behind: coleoptra globose, greenish-blue, striated, the stris subpunctate, with 

 the interstices broad and flat. Rostrum shorter in the male, and stouter: 

 elytra black, sometimes tinted with brassy. 



Taken in the spring, but apparently not very common. 



Sp. 48. Ervi. Atrum, antemds testaceis, apice 7iigris, coleoptris siibghhosts. 



(Long. corp. Ig lin.) 

 Ap. Ervi. Kirby.—Steph. Caial. 187. No. 1923. 



Black, with, obscure whitish pile: head striated between the eyes: rostrum 

 rather long, with the base obscure, the apex glossy: antennce rather long, in- 

 serted behind the middle of the rostrum, pale testaceous, with the club black: 

 eyes slightly prominent ; thorax subcylindric, with an impressed line behind : 

 coleoptra somewhat obovate, globose, slightly sulcate, the sulci punctured: 

 tibise rather slender. 



Rather scarce : I have taken specimens at Hertford and near 

 Ripley, in July. It was found on Lathyrus pratensis in Suffolk, by 

 Mr. Kirby. " Long-parisli, Hants." — Mr. Waterhouse. " Swan- 

 sea." — L. W. Dillwyn, Esq. 



Sp. 49. sulcifrons. Atrimi, glabrum, thorace vags punctato, dorso Jbveolato, 

 coleoptris ovato globosis, cceruleis, striatis, interstitiis pi anis,f route trisulcatu. 

 (Long. corp. 1^ lin.) 



Ap. sulcifrons. Herbst.—Steph. Catal. 187. No. 1924. 



^ZacA;, glabrous : liead with three deep 5w/c/ between the eyes: rostrum long, 

 rather thickened towards the apex and behind the antennee, which are rather 

 long and stout : thorax subcylindric, longer than broad, with a deep fovea on 

 the disc, which is thickly punctate: coleoptra bluish, ovate globose, striated, 

 the striae finely punctured, with the interstices broad and flat : legs long and 

 slender. 



Not very abundant: I have found it within the metropolitan 

 district. — " Wood Ditton, on Vicia Sepium."'"' — Rev. L. Jenyns. 



Sp. 50. punctigerum. Atrum, glabrum, coleoptris snhglobosis cceruleis, rostra 



mediocri, basi crassiori, capite inter oculos trisulco. (Long. corp. l|- lin.) 

 At. punctiger. Pawser.—Ap. punctigerum. Ste ph. Catal. 1S7. No. 1925. 



Black, glabrous: head with about three somewhat sulcate striw : rostrum 

 moderate, rather thicKened and obscure behind the antenna, the apex shining: 

 antennae moderate, rather behind the middle of the rostrum, with the club 



