258 MANDIBULATA. — COLEOPTERA. 



it forms a wide angulated patch ; the two posterior ones are occasionally 

 united into a broad band having two minute yellow spots ; and in some cases 

 the posterior legs are entirely black. 



Very abundant in the south of England, and apparently common 

 throughout the country, frequenting umbelliferse. " Gibside, 

 Keswick." — G. Walks, Esq. " Appears to be uncommon in Cam- 

 bridgeshire." — Rev. L. Jcnyns. " Monk's-wood, Claveston-wood, 

 near Bath." — C. C. Bahington, Esq. " Common, near York, &c." 



— W. C. Hewitson, Esq. " Newbiggen-woud, Cummersdale, &c." 



— T. C. Heysham, Esq. " Common (near Swansea)."—!/. W, 

 Dillwyii, Esq. 



Sp. 2. attenuata. Nigra, elytris attenuatis luteisfascis quatuor nigris, pedibus 



testaceis,femoribus tibiisque posticis apice nigris. (Long. corp. Q\ lin.) 

 Le. attenuata. LinnL— Steph. Catal. 204. No. 2071. 



Black, slender, with a slight pale pubescence : thorax elongate, the sides a little 

 dilated in the middle : elytra luteous, considerably attenuated, with four 

 broad black bands: abdomen rufescent in the middle: legs testaceous, with 

 the apex of the hinder femora, and of the hinder tibiae, black : antennae with 

 the apical joints somewhat ferruginous. 



Very rare: several specimens have been captured at different 

 periods near Salisbury, but I have never heard of any being found 

 at Darenth, or within the metropolitan district. 



Sp. 3. revestita. Rufo-ferruginea, subpubescens, antennis, oculis, pectore, scutello 

 elytrisque nigris: foem., antennarum basi elytrisque ferrugineis. (Long. corp. 

 5—6 hn.) 



Le. revestita. Linne. — Steph. Catal. 204. No. 2072. — Le. viUica. Martyn, C. 

 pi. 27. f. 1. 



'Raio- fer?'uginous, slightly pubescent : thorax with the hinder angles acute, the 



tSp. 4. rubrotestacea. Elongata nigra, griseo pubescens, tibiis tarsisque tes- 

 taceis : mas., elytris pallide testaceis immaculatis : fcem., thorace supra elytris- 

 que rubris immaculatis. (Long. corp. 6 lin.) 



Le. rubrotestacea. Illiger. — Turton C ! J— Steph. Catal. 204. No. 207. 



Elongate, Zi/ac/i.-, with griseous pile, the tihiw and tarsi testaceous: male with 

 the elytra pale immaculate testaceous : female with the thorax above and the 

 elytra red, immaculate. 



Said by Turton to be indigenous. 



