310 MANDIBULATA. — COLEOPTERA. 



pectore, abdomine , femorumque posticorum apice nigris. (Long. corp. | — 1 

 lin.) 

 Ch. femoralis. Mar sham. —Kil. femoralis. Sfeph. Catal. 215. No. 2178. 



Oblong-ovate, slightly convex, finely punctiilated : head, thorax, and suture of 

 the elytra dull ferruginous : the elytra pale, rather obsoletely punctured : four 

 anterior legs and base of the antennae also pale ; apex of the latter, mouth, 

 eyes, breast, abdomen, and tip of the hinder femora black. 



Abundant in June and July within the metropolitan district. 

 " New Walk, York." — W. C. Hezoitson, Esq. " Swansea, rather 

 common.'" — L. W. Dillwyn, Esq. " Bottisham.'"' — Ttev. L. Jenyns. 



Sp. 9. confinis. Ovata, nigra, thorace sublcevi, rufo-ferrugineo, elytris testaceis, 



sutura nigricante, antennarum basi tibiisque pallidis. (Long. corp. 1^ lin.) 

 Ha. confinis. Kirby MSS.—Steph. Catal. 215. Nc. 2179. 



Ovate, convex, black : thorax xa.\her glossy and smooth, ra£o ferruginous : elytra 

 testaceous, finely and rather thickly punctured, with the suture entirely fus- 

 cous-black : antennse at the base and tibiae pale. 



Equally common with the last within the metropolitan district, 

 in the summer: also found near Bristol. " Raehills." — Rev. W. 

 Little. 



Sp. 10. atriceps. Ovata, convexa, capite fusco, thorace, elytris antennisque 



lividis, pedibus testaceis, abdomine nigricante. (Long. corp. | lin.) 

 Ha. atriceps. Steph. Catal. 215. No. 2180. 



Ovate, convex : \ie&di fuscous : ^/zora^r faintly punctured, oi a. livid yellow : elytra 

 pale, very finely punctured, vrith the suture concolorous : legs testaceous : 

 antennae livid. 



Not uncommon near London in June. " New Walk, York." 

 — W. C. Hewitson, Esq. " Swansea, not uncommon." — L. W. 

 Dillwyn, Esq. 



Sp. 11. lutescens. Ovata, subconvexa, flavo-testacea, subtilissime punctulata, 

 ore, oculis, antennarum femorumque posticorum apice, elytrorum suturd, pec- 

 tore abdomineque nigris. (Long. corp. | lin.) 



Ha. lutescens. Gyllenhal — Steph. Catal. 215. No. 2181. 



Ovate, slightly convex, testaceous-yellow, very delicately punctulate: head with 

 two small tubercles on the front : thorax flavescent, or pale testaceous, slightly 

 shining : elytra a little acuminated at the apex, with an abbreviated narrow 

 black streak on the suture, neither touching the base near the apex : mouth. 



