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than which they are wider and longer: abdomen shining^ conic; about 

 twice as long as the elytra, the apex somewhat pitchy : Zc^-^jsa/e testaceous : 

 aniennoB ruio-testaeeous, slightly incrassated at the apex, the last joint 

 obtuse and dusky. 



Apparently not very common ; taken flying near London. 



Sp. 74. brunnipes. Nigra,nitidiuscula,antennisba.sifuscis, pedibus rufo-brun- 

 ' neis,thorace punctatissimo,haud canaliciilato. (Long. corp. ^ lin.) 

 Al. brunnipes. Steph. Catal. 264. No. 2669. 



Black, slightly shining, and a little pubescent: head narrower than the thorax, 

 orbiculate : thorax rather wide, subtruncate in front, rounded behind, very 

 th.\c^\j hnt minuteJy punctulate,h\xi wiihont any dorsal channel or fovea: 

 elytra obscure black, as long as, but wider than, the thorax : abdomen 

 about tAvice as long as the elytra, conic : legs red-brown : anienncE rather 

 stout, especially towards the apex, black, with the base fuscous. 



Also found within the metropolitan district, and apparently 

 rather scarce. 



Sp. 75. atricornis. Piceo-nigra, nitidiuscula, elijtris pedibusque fuscis, antennis 



atris basi fuscis, thorace antice foveolato. (Long. corp. IJ lin.) 

 Al. atricornis. Steph. Catal. 264. No. 2670. 



Pitchy-black, slightly shining, and faintly pubescent : head narrower than the 

 thorax, orbiculate-triangular : thorax subtruncate in front, with a small 

 ybyea, rounded behind: elytra rather wider than the thorax, and a little 

 longer, dull i^\tch.y-fuscous, slightly convex : abdomen above twice as long 

 as the elytra, conic-acute, shining: legs fuscous : antennce rather slender, 

 but a little thickened towards the apex, deep black, with the base fuscous ; 

 the terminal joint large, elongate-conic. 



Taken within the metropolitan district. 



Sp. 76. fimetaria. Fusco-picea, nitidiuscula, elytris atro-piceis, pedibus piceo- 

 testaceis, antennis fuscis, thorace lined longitudinali exaratd. (Long. corp. 

 1 lin.) 



Al. fimetaria. Steph. Catal. 264. No. 2671. 



Pitchy-brown, slightly shining, and pubescent : head nearly as wide as the 

 thorax, suborbiculate : thorax subtruncate in front, rounded behind, with a 

 faint longitudinal line on the disc : elytra deep pitchy, slightly convex, a 

 little wider than the thorax, and rather longer : abdomen about twice the 

 length of the elytra, glossy : legs pitchy-testaceous : antcnnw fuscous and 

 slender at the base, slightly thickened towards the apex, with the last 

 joint obtuse. 



Taken near London, and probably in other parts, as I possess a 

 pair from the Marshamian Cabinet. 



