136 MAXDIBULATA. — COLEOPTERA. 



Al. rufangula. Kirhy MSS.—Steph. Catal. 264. No. 2678. 



Black, shining, Avitli an obscure gricescent pubescence: head ratlier nar- 

 rower than the thorax, suborhicuhite : thorax wUh flic jjostcrioi- an^-lcs 

 broadly but obscurely i-iijrxccitt : cli/fra rather flat, siibquadrate, nearly as 

 wide and as long as the thorax, of a rusty-red, with the lateral margins, 

 suture, and inner base, dusky: abdomen above twice as long, and rather 

 narrower, than the thorax: legs pale red: antennse fuscous^ slightly incras- 

 sated at the apex. 



Found " in Shrubland Park, near Barham." — Kirhy MSS. 



Sp. 83. infuscata. Nigra, nitida, elytris J'uscis, jiedibiis lividis. (Long. 



corp. 1 lin.) 

 Al. infuscata. Kirh) MSS.—Stcph. Catal. 264. No. 2677. 



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

 orbiculate : thorax very minutely and finely punctulate : elytra longer than 

 the thorax, but not wider, very delicately punctured, red-brown : abdomen 

 linear, above twice the length of the elytra: legs livid: antenna? longer 

 than the thorax, slightly thickened at the apex, pitchy-black, with the 

 terminal joint conic. 



Apparently not uncommon within the metropolitan district; also 

 found in Suffolk, Norfolk, and near Bristol. 



Sp. 84. luripes. Nigra, ohscurivscula, thorace suhtransverso canaliculato, 



2-edibus pallidis,Jemoribus nigricantihvs. (Long. corp. 1^ lin.) 

 Al. luripes. Kirhy MSS.—Steph. Catal. 264. No. 2677. 



Black, obscure, smooth, vi^ith a very short pubescence : head narrower than 

 the thorax, subtriangular: thorax scarcely longer than the head, subtrun- 

 cate in front, somewhat rounded behind; ivith a faint dorsal channel: 

 elytra scarcely longer and a little wider than the thorax, rather flat, with a 

 very delicate pubescence : abdomen thrice as long as the thorax, with the 

 apex acute : legs livid, with ih.e femora dusky : antennse rather longer than 

 the thorax, slightly thickened exteriorly, with the terminal joint ovate-lan- 

 ceolate, acute : palpi black. 



Taken near Hertford, and in Suffolk ; apparently not very 

 common. 



Sp. 85. similis. Ati-a, nitidiusciila, pilositla, antennis basi palpis pedibusque 



riijis. (Long. corp. 1 lin.) 

 Al. similis. Kirhy MSS.—Steph. Catal. 264. No. 2680. 



Black, somewhat shining and pilosulous: head a little narrower than the 

 thorax, triangular-orbiculate : thorax subtransverse, truncate in front, 

 rounded behind, with an obsolete dorsal channel : elytra nearly as long and 

 as wide as the thorax: abdomen narrower than the elytra, and above twice 



