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Sp. 2. sanguineus. Niger, nitidus, ohtusus, lrevis,thorace posticefoveolish-ibns 

 lined arcuatd transversa impressd unitis, elytris rufis, antennis articulo ultimo 

 ohtusiusculo. (Long-, corp. 1 J — !§ lin.) 



St. sanguineus. Linni.. — Br. sanguineus. Denny, M. pi. 7. /. 4. — Steph. 

 Catal. 257. No. 2551. 



Black, shining, obtuse, sho?-t : head subquadrate, with three foveolse : thorax 

 rounded anteriorly, the base slightly contracted, with three foveolse joined 

 by a semicircular impressed line: abdomen obtuse: elytra red, with the 

 basal margin and the suture dusky, a stria on each side of the suture, and a 

 second in the centre : legs pitchy-brown, slender : antennae dusky liver 

 colour, with the terminal joint somewhat obtuse. 



Elytra sometimes dusky, or black. 



Found in company with the preceding, but more abundantly. 

 " Very common in many parts of Norfolk.'" — Denny, I. c. 



B. With the third joint of the antennae not elongated, the terminal one 



mostly obtuse. 



Sp. 3. fossulatus. Lwvis, pubescens, nigro-castaneus, palpis testaceis, thoracc 



Joveolis tribus wqualibus. (Long. corp. 1^ lin.) 

 Br. fossulatus. Leach.— Denny, M. pi. 8. /. 1.— Steph. Catal. 257. No. 2552. 



Fitch-coloured, pubescent, smooth : head shining, obtusely triangular, with 

 two foveolse between the eyes : thorax rounded, the base truncated, tvith 

 three large foveolae of equal size : elytra dull piceous, Avith a curved line from 

 the base of each, and a stria down each side of the suture : abdomen obtuse : 

 legs pale piceous, slender : antennae the same, the terminal joint suboval : 

 palpi testaceous. 



Not uncommon in the neighbourhood of London, and found also 

 in other parts of the country ; in Norfolk, near Bristol, 8ec. 



Sp. 4. impressus. Niger, elytris obscure rujis, thorace nitido Jhveolis tribus, 

 intermedia viinori, antennis articulo extinio magno obtuso. (Long. corp. 

 1 lin.) 



Ps. impressus. Panzer. — Br. impressus. Denny, M. pi. 7. f. 4. — Steph. 

 Catal 257. No.2553. 



5/ac/i:, shining, finely pubescent : head subquadrate, with a large foveola in 

 front, and two smaller between the eyes : thorax subglobular, the base with 

 three round JbveoloE, the centre one the smallest : elytra obscure red, with the 

 suture and marghi darker, sometimes nearly black, a stria on each side of 

 the suture, and a second at the base of each elytron, commencing at the 

 shoulder: abdomen very obtuse: legs pitchy-brown: antenna pitcliy, with 

 the terminal joint large, nearly obtuse. 



Not uncommon in Battcrsca fields, and in other parts within the 



