26 MAND1BULAT.\. COLEOPTEKA. 



Elongate, above hrassy-hlact, or cupeous, beneath uhining black: head and 

 thorax very much punctured, the latter somewhat square, rounded on the 

 sides, with the posterior angles straight: elytra punctate-striated, the 

 interstices punctured; //(C o/jex of each y)rof/«cc(i; legs and anteiniiE brassy : 

 the femora in the male stout, the anterior ovate ; and the/owr anterior tarsi 

 in the same sex with their intermediate joints very much dilated, and all fur- 

 nished beneath iriih a dense ivooUy pile. 



. My specimens of this rare insect were captured in Cornwall by 

 the late Mr. Cranch ; others have been found "near Kingsbridge, 

 Devon." — Dr. Leach. 



Sp. 3. pallldus. Ochraceus, nitidus, suhtilissimc punctulaius, oculis atris, 

 thorace transversa, postice suhangustato. (Long. corp. 4 — 5 lin.) 



He. pallidas. Curtis, vi. pi. 298. 



" Fale ochraceous, sVmiwg, thickly and minutely punctured: antennae darkest 

 at the apex : eyes black : thorax transverse, rather narrowed behind, the 

 basal margin ferruginous, and the angles rectangular : suture ferruginous : 

 elytra with eight rather irregidarly punctured strise on each : tips of the 

 thighs and claws ferruginous.'' — Curtis, I. c. 



Found near Barmouth, in North Wales ; and I possess a specimen 

 that was taken near Swansea by Mr. Millard. 



Sp. 4. striatus. Supra subceneo-nigricans, infra castaneo-piceus, punctulaius, 



elytris punctato-striatis, antennis pedibusque piceis. (Long. corp. 3 — 5 lin.) 

 He. striatus. Olivier. — He. caraboides. Steph. Catal. 245. No. 2440. 



Above of a brownish-brass glossy, and thickly but distinctly punctured, beneath 

 castaneous : thorax short, transverse-quadrate, with the lateral margins 

 rounded to the hinder angles, which are not straightened: elytra simply 

 punctaie-striate, with the interstices conjluently punctured : antennae and legs 

 pitchy-castaneous, the femora sometimes dusky ; the four anterior tarsi in 

 the males dilated, and pilose beneath. 



Very abundant in some places within the metropolitan district, at 

 the roots and under the bark of trees, especially in Richmond Park, 

 and near Ripley, during the greater portion of the year. "Frequent 

 (near Swansea)." — L. W. Dillwyn, Esq. "Plymouth." — C. C. 

 Babington, Esq. " Epping." — il/r. Douhleday. " New Forest." 

 — Rev. A. H. Matthews. 



tSp. 5. quisquilius. Niger, antennis pedibusque ferrugineis. (Long. corp. 3 lin.) 

 He. quisquilius. Fabricius. — Stewart (!) — Stcph. Catal. 245. No. 2441, note. 

 Black, with the antennae and legs ferruginous. 

 Said by Stewart to be indigenous. 



