308 MANDIBULATA. — COLEOPTERA. 



closely allied ; but at the same time externally variable, and con- 

 sequently difficult to determine. 



Sp. 1 . quadripustulata. Ovata, nigra, loevis, elytris punctatis, maculis duabus 

 antennarum basi pedibusque testaceis,femoribus posticis nigris. (Long. corp. 

 If lin.) 



Ha. 4-pustulata. Illiger. — Steph. Catal. 215. No. 2171. 



Ovate, black : head finely punctured : thorax slightly glossy and punctured : 

 eli/tra black, with two large testaceous spots, one towards the base, the other 

 near the apex ; the disc obscurely punctured : legs rufo- testaceous, with the 

 posterior femora black : antenna3 fuscous, with the base testaceous. 



Apparently very rare'; I have once taken it, and possess other 

 specimens that were captured in Suffolk : it is found on the Cyno- 

 glossum officinalis, in June. 



Sp. 2. Verbasci. Ovata, convexa, griseo-palUda, nitida, elytris subtilissime 

 punctulatis, subtus nigro-piceajfemoribus posticis obscure ferrugindis, superne 

 infuscatis. (Long. corp. 2 lin.) 



Ch. Verbasci. Mar sham.— Ha. Verbasci. Steph. Catal. 215. No. 2172. 



Ovate, convex; above entirely pale griseous, shining: head with the vertex 

 smooth ; the forehead punctate, and with a faint carina : thorax very glossy : 

 elytra very finely punctured, considerably dilated behind the middle, joa/e, im- 

 maculate: body pitchy-black, or rufescent beneath: legs pale, the posterior 

 femora dull ferruginous, with the upper surface and apex fuscescent. 



Not common near London, but in Suffolk and Norfolk it appears 

 to be more abundant ; I once found a Verbascum near Barham, 

 swarming with specimens, in September, 1821. 



Sp. 3. Thapsi. Ovata, convexa, fusca, thorace elytrisque pallidis, his suturd 



nigrd, antennis nigris. (Long. corp. 2 lin.) 

 Ch, Thapsi. Marsham.—na. Thapsi. Steph. Catal. 215. No. 2173. 



Ovate, con\ex, fuscous ; thorax pale, griseous : elytra also pale, impunctate, with 

 the suture black : breast, abdomen, and posterior femora pitchy-black : tibice 

 and tarsi fuscescent : antennae entirely dusky-black. 



Kare ; found chiefly in Norfolk and Suffolk on the Verbascum 

 Thapsus. " Swansea, not common."—/-. W. Dillwyn, Esq. 



Sp. 4. tabida. Ohlongo-ovata, micans, convexa, Jlavo-pallida, oi-e, oculis anten- 

 narumque apice nigricantibus, elytris latioribus, subtilissims punctulatis. 

 (Long. corp. l;j— 1§ lin.) 



Cr. tabida. Fabricius.—Hai. tabida. Steph. Catal. 215. No. 2171. 



