90 MANDIBULATA. COLKOPTEllA. 



metropolitan district ; I have taken specimens at Hertford and Hip- 

 ley, and it has occurred near Bexley. 



Sp. 5. insignis. Niger, subpubescens, antennis elyiris pedibusquc rujis, thorace 



lineu poxticc scmicirculari tenuissimd impressa. (Long. corp. 1 liu.) 

 Ps. insignis. Reichenbach, M. pi. 2. f. 16. — Br. assimilis. Curtis, fo. 315 ? 



Black, pubescent: head trigonal^ subconvex, with three impressions disposed 

 in a triangle : thorax ovate, narrowed before, with three fovese united by a 

 very fine semicircular line ; the central fovea smallest : eli/tra rufous, with 

 two broad sulci : abdomen oval : legs and antenna; rufous : palpi reddish. 



Of this species I have a specimen taken near Ripley in June, 

 1827 : it is also said to have been found near Carlisle. 



Sp. 6. hamaticus. Vivide castaneiis, thorace obcordato, J'oveolis tribus, inter- 



medio mi nor i. (Long. corp. IJ- lin.) 

 Ps. haematicus. Reichenbach. — Br, hsematicus. Denny, M. pi. 8. f. 2. — Steph. 



Catal. 257. No. 2555. 



Bright chestnut, shining : head subtriangvdar, convex, slightly elevated in the 

 centre with three punctures : thorax obcordate, convex, slightly punctured, 

 with three foveolce, the centre one rather the smallest ; elytra subquadrate, 

 finely pubescent ; deeply impressed at the base, each with a single stria 

 near the suture, which is slightly raised, and another from the shoulder : 

 abdomen gibbous, smooth : legs obscure chestnut ; femora stoutish : 

 antennae pale chestnut, the last joint nearly ovate ; palpi pale yellow. 



Rare : I possess examples from the vicinity of Bristol, and one 

 captured within the metropolitan district. 



Sp. 7. Juncorum. Brevis subrotundus, loeviter pubescens, ferrugineus, thorace 

 subrotundato, punctulatissimo, Joveolu magna utrinque, at alia intermedio pos- 

 tied minutissima. (Long. corp. | — 1 lin.) 



Br. Juncorum. Leach.— Denny, M. pi. 8. /. 3. — Steph. Catal. 257. No. 2556. 



Body short, globose ; ferruginous, finely pubescent : head nearly quadrate ; 

 the angles rounded and thickly punctured, with two foveolae between the 

 eyes, and a large depression in front : thorax nearly globular, thickly punc- 

 tured, with three foveolce, the centre one very minute : elytra nearly quadrate, 

 with a stria on each side of the suture, and one from the shoulder deeply 

 impressed at the base : abdomen contracted, round, convex : antennae pale 

 ferruginous; the apical joint obtuse : palpi pale yellow. 



Extremely common in damp marshy situations within the metro- 

 politan district, especially in Battersea fields ; also found in Devon- 

 shire, and near Bristol. " In Norfolk."" — Denny, I. c. 



