44 MANDIBULATA. COLICOPTERA. 



Taken near Ripley in 1827, and on the flowers of rhubarb in my 

 own garden, not very uncommonly, in June and July. 



Sp. 6. melanopa. Flavo-testacea, pubescens, antennis extrorsum, jwcture abdo- 

 miuisqtie nigris, elytris viaculis tribus j'uscis, posteriori coimnuni. (Long, 

 corp. H lin.) 



Mo. melanopa. Forsier. — An. obscura. Steph. Catal. 248. Ao. 24.68. 



Testaccous-yGWow , pubescent ; eyes black: elytra each with three fuscescent spots, 

 one in the region of the scuteUum, a second larger, lunate, fasciieform, one 

 in the middle of the disc, and a third common smaller one near the apex of 

 the suture : breast and abdomen dusky-black : legs pale testaceous, with the 

 joints of the tarsi tipped with dusky ; apex of antennoe the same. 



The thorax has sometimes a pale fuscescent spot on the disc. 



The most abundant species of this genus in the south of England, 

 occurring in profusion in flowers and hedges throughout the metro- 

 politan district in Jime and July. " Raehills, not common." — Rev. 

 W. Little. " Bottisham." — Rev. L. Jemjns. " Weston." — Rev. 

 A. H. Mattheivs. " Cambridge and Monk's-wood." — C, C. Bahing- 

 toiiy Esq. " Common (near Swansea)." — jL. W. Dillwyn, Esq. 



Sp. 7. pallida. Pallido-testacea, pubescens, immaculata, oculis, pectore, abdomine 



antennarurnque apice nigris. (Long. corp. l^: — 1^ lin.) 

 Mo. pallida. Marsham. — An. pallida. Steph. Catal. 249. No. 2469. 



Vs\e testaceous, pubescent, immaculate: eyes black : breast, abdomen, and apex 

 of the antenna; dusky-black : legs entirely testaceous. 



Not very common ; found at Ripley and in my own garden in the 

 summer. 



Sp. 8. lurida. Lurido-testacea, subpubescens, oculis atris, abdomine nigricante, 



elytrorum apicibus fuscescentibus. (Long. corp. 1§ lin.) 

 An. lurida. Kirhy MSS.— Steph. Catal. 249. No. 2470, 



Lurid-testaceous, slightly pubescent and shining : eyes black : elytra luith the 

 apex somev{\iaX fuscescent : abdomen black : legs and base of antennse pale 

 testaceous, apex of the latter dusky. 



+Sp. 5. thoracica. Nigra subpubescens, capite thorace, antennarwm basi pedi- 

 husque quatuor anticis Jlavo-testaceis. (Long. corp. !§? lin.) 



Mo. thoracica. Linne. — Turton (.') — An. thoracica. Steph. Catal. 249. 

 i\^o.2480, ?iote. 



Black, slightly pubescent : head, thorax, base of the antennje and the four 



anterior legs testaceous-yellow. 

 Lidicated by Turton as British; I have not seen an indigenous specimen. 



