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eyes, breast and abdomen black ; tip of posterior femora and of the antennte 

 black. 



Much less abundant than the two preceding species within the 

 metropolitan district: it occurs near Bristol. " Dorking." — Mr. 

 G. WaterJwuse. " Common (near Swansea)." — L. W. Dillwyn^ 

 Esq. 



Sp. 12. ochroleuca. Ovata, subconvexa, pallida, subtilissime punctulata, ore, 

 oculis femorumque fosticorum apice nigris, pectore brunneo, fronte carinatd. 

 (Long. corp. 1 lin.) 



Ch. ochroleuca. Marsham.—Ha. ochroleuca. Steph. Catul. 215. No. 2182. 



Ovate, slightly convex and punctulated, pale : head and thorax flavescent, the 

 latter smooth : el;ytra finely but thickly punctured, very pale, vyith the suture 

 concolorous : mouth, eyes, and apex of the posterior femora black ; the rest of 

 the legs pale flavescent: breast brown: abdomen pale: antennae flavescent 

 at the base, black at the apex : forehead with a distinct carina. 



Extremely abundant in several parts of the country in fields, 

 especially where turnips are grown, in June and July, " Swansea, 

 common." — L. W. Dillwyn^ Esq. " Bottisham." — Rev. L. Jenyns. 



Sp. 13. suturalis. Ovata, subconvexa, nigra nitida, thorace wneo micante, elytris 

 lividis margine suturdque nigris, femoribus posticis rufis, apicibus nigris. 

 (Long. corp. 1 lin.) 



Ch. suturalis. Marsham. — Ha. suturalis. Steph. Catal. 215. No. 2183. 



Ovate, slightly convex, punctulated, shining black : thorax with a brassy gloss, 

 finely and rather obsoletely punctured : elytra of a livid testaceous, with the 

 outer margin broadly black, and a slender line of the same on the suture : four 

 anterior legs pale : posterior femora rufous, with the apex black : tibiae and 

 tarsi rufescent : base of the antennae the same. 



Also a common species within the metropolitan district in June. 

 " Raehills." — Rev. W. Little. " Among grass, and on the sand- 

 hills (near Swansea), not common." — L. W. Dillwyn, Esq. 



Sp. 14. Nasturtii. Ovata, minus convexa, nigro-picea, nitida, antennarum, basi, 

 tibiis tarsisque ferrugineis, elytris latioribus confertissime punctatis, testaceis, 

 suturd margineque nigrofuscis. (Long. corp. 1 lin.) 



Cr. Nasturtii. Fabricius. — Ha. Nasturtii. Steph. Catal. 216. No. 2184. 



Ovate, moderately convex, pitchy-black, shining : head slightly brassy, with a 

 carina on the forehead: thorax small, obsoletely punctured, glossy black: 

 elytra rather broad, more or less deeply testaceous, with the outer margin and 



