186 MANDIBULATA. COLEOPTERA. 



Ap. pavidum. German— Steph. Catal. 187. No. 1935. • 



Black, with a delicate giseous pile : head short, small, striate between the eyes, 

 which are prominent : rostrum long, rounded : antennae moderate, rufous at 

 the base: thorax subcylindric, punctured, with a dorsal channel behind: 

 coleoptra obscure dull greenish, or bluish, oboval, punctate-sulcate. 



Apparently rare : I possess three specimens only, which I cap- 

 tured several years since in the neighbourhood of London. 



Sp, 61. scutellare. Atrum, subangustum piloso-subincanum, cokoptris obovatis, 



sulcatis, scutello elongato. (Long. corp. l| lin.) 

 Ap. scutellare. Kirby.—Steph. Catal. 187. No. 1936. 



Slender, black, with an obscure hoary pile : head striated between the eyes : 

 rostrum long, filiform, curved, slightly attenuated before the eyes, with the 

 apex itself a little dilated : antenna? short, placed behind the middle, shining : 

 eyes immersed: thorax rounded, a little narrowed anteriorly, confluently 

 punctured, with a channel before the scutellum ; the latter longer than usual 

 in this genus: coleoptra oblong-ovate, punctate sulcate, the interstices slightly 

 broader and flat. 



Rare : my specimen of this insect I found several years since in 

 a sand-pit near Woolwich. 



Sp. 62. obscurum. Nigrum, albido-villosulum, pedibus quatuor anterioribus 



rujis, coleoptris globoso-oblongis, obscure nigro-ceneis. (Long. corp. l| lin.) 

 Ap. obscurum. Kirby.—Steph. Catal. 187. No. 1937. 



Black, with ashy-white pile; head deeply punctured between the eyes 5 the 

 punctures confluent: rostrum rather long, thickened behind the antennfe, 

 which are seated a little behind the middle, black, with the basal joint obscure 

 rufous : thorax punctured, the punctures confluent and deep, with an abbre- 

 viated dorsal line behind: coleoptra globose oblong, very obscure brassy- 

 black, striated, the strias slightly punctured, with the interstices flat: four 

 anterior legs dull rufous, with the Joints black. 



The two specimens of this insect mentioned by Mr. Kirby 

 are the only examples that I have seen ; of tiiese one is in my 

 cabinet. 



Sp. 63. flavipes. Atrum, glabrum, pedibus Jlavis, plantis nigris, antennis bast 

 ruJis, coleoptris ovatis. (Long. corp. 1;^ lin.) 



Ap. flavipes. Herbst.—Steph. Catal. 188. No. 1928. 



Black, slightly glossy and somewhat glabrous : head rather long, punctured, 

 striated between the eyes : rostrum short, glossy, the base and apex a little 

 thickened : antennw rather long, placed rather behind the middle, with the 

 base testaceous : eyes slightly prominent : thorax slender, subcylindric, very 

 much punctured, with a faint dorsal line behind : coleoptra globose-ovate. 



