340 MANDIBULATA. — COLEOPTERA. 



My specimen of this insect agrees admirably with the Fabrician description and 

 with Panzer's figure; the ? in my Catalogue, ignorantly copied by Mr. 

 Curtis, relates to its locality, not to its nomenclature, which any person may 

 readily perceive. 



Taken in Kent, between Gravesend and Rochester, but I am not 

 certain of the exact locality, 



Sp, 6. Litura. Breviter ovata, convexa, rufo-testacea, elytrorum suiurCi vittdque 

 abbreviatd nigris, abdominis antennaruvi<]ue apice fuscis. (Long. corp. 1^ — 



Ch. Litura. Fabricius.—Martyn, Col. pi 16. /. 37.— Steph. Catal. 222. No. 

 2278. 



Short, ovate, convex, rvfo-testaceous : head with two fuscous spots behind, fre- 

 quently united by a streak of similar hue : thorax immaculate, very convex, 

 finely punctured : elytra punctate-striate, the interstices behind thickly punc- 

 tured ; the suture and an abbreviated streak on the disc of each elytron fuscous 

 or black, sometimes immaculate, with the suture concolorous : legs pale-tes- 

 taceous : antennje also testaceous, with the apex black. 



In rare instances the base of the antennae and the tarsi are testaceous, with the 

 rest of the insect totally deep black ; and all intermediate shades of colour 

 between this and the immaculate variety occur. 



Extremely abundant on broom in the vicinity of the metropolis, 

 especially at Coombe and Darenth Woods. " Raehills, plentiful." 

 —Bev. W. Little. " Meldon-park."— G. Wailes, Esq. " York."— 

 W. C. Hewiisoii, Esq. " Common (near Swansea)." — L. W. Dill- 

 w?jn, Esq. " Gamlingay, Cambridgeshire." — C. C. Babington, 

 Esq. 



t Sp. 7. festa. Subovata, nigro-cenea, elytris lineis tribus longitudinalibus Jlavts, 



exteriore medio intus unidentato. (Long. corp. 2^ lin.) 

 Ch. festa. Kirby MSS.— Steph. Catal. 222. No. 2279. 



Subovate, brassy-black : head rugose-punctate : mouth piceous : thorax irregu- 

 larly punctate, somewhat smooth on the disc, the punctures coarse and thick 

 on the sides, which are obscurely incrassated : elytra punctate-striate, with the 

 lateral margin, base, and two somewhat waved longitudinal stripes, uniting at 

 the apex, reddish-^/e/Zow;, the lateral stripe v/ith a triangular tooth in the 

 middle pointing inwards and forwards ; the flavescent stripes occupy the 

 alternate interstices of the strip?, and the suture to the base is ceneous. 



I have seen but one specimen of this beautiful species, which was 

 " taken near Darlington, Yorkshire, by Mr. Backhouse." — Kirhy 

 MSS. 



