14 MAX 1)1 mi, AT A. COl-KOl TKKA. 



boletus near Barliara ; and I possess a line series from a quantity 

 which occurred near Hastings. " Dalston-hall wood." — T. C 

 Hey sham, Esq. 



Sp. 3. violacea. OLhnga-ovata, convexa, nigro-violacea, ore, untennaruvi apice 



iarsisque picco-ferrugineis. (Long. corp. 3 — 35 lin.) 

 Dl. violacea. Fahricius.—Sieph. Catal 242. No. 2421. 



Oblong-ovate, convex ; deep shining violet-black ; forehead finely pnnctured : 

 thorax subemarginate anteriorly^ a little widened posteriorly, with the base 

 bisiiiuated ; the disc finely punctured: elytra with the apex acuminated; 

 the disc finely punctate-striated, with the interstices obsoletely punctate : 

 body beneath pitchy-black : legs rmtij-piceous : anienniE pitchy-black, tfJjVA 

 the base and apex paler. 



Taken beneath the bark of trees in the New Forest; one of my 

 specimens I obtained from Mr. Dale. 



Sp. 4. aenea. Ovata, supra fusceo-cenea, suhtus piceo ferruginea, antennaruvi 



hasi pedibusque rufo-piceis. (Long. corp. 2§ lin.) 

 Di. aenea. Paykul.—Steph. Catal. 242. No. 2422. 



Orate, above fuscous-hrass, beneath pitchy -ferruginous : head ferruginous, 

 front flat, finely punctured : thorax deeply emarginated in front, the angles 

 produced ; the base subtruncate : disc moderately convex, polished shining 

 brassy-fuscous, with the lateral margins rufo-ferruginous ; or the disc 

 sometimes entirely of the last colour : elytra fuscous-brass, finely jiunctate' 

 striate, the interstices scarcely punctulated : body beneath rufo-ferruginous : 

 legs pale rufo-piceous : antenna; pitchy-black: with the base rufo-piceous. 



Not common, but taken in very distant parts. I have twice cap- 

 tured it at Ripley, once in July, 1827, in the stump of an old tree : it 

 has also occurred in Kensington Gardens, near Bexley, Leeds, Hali- 

 fax, and Swansea. " Netley."— 'j?er. F. W. Hope. 



Sp. 0. ahenea. Obion go-ovata, nigro-uenea, nitidu, sabius rufo-picea, antennis 



pedibusque piceis. (Long. corp. 1^ — 2 lin.) 

 Ch. ahenea. Marsham. — Di. ahenea. Steph. Catal. 242. No. 2423. 



"tSp. 2. Hydin. Atra elytris rufis, puncto suturd fasciuque atris. (Long. 



corp. 3. I lin.) 

 Di. Hydin. Fahricius.— Wilkin. Cat. ( ! )~Steph. Catal. 414. iVo.2420.* note. 



Shining black : elytra punctate-striate, rifous, with a spot before the middle, 

 a fascia behind, extending to the outer margin, and the suture black. 



Given as a British species in Wilkins' Catalogue, but erroneously. 



