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This minute species occm-s, though sparingly, near Ripley, and 

 also in Suffolk. 



D. Thorax angulated behind, on both sides. 



Sp. 120. sordida. Nigra, elytins jiavis intus hasi nigricantibus, pedibus testa- 

 ceis abdomine conico. (Long. corp. l^r lin.) 



Al. sordida. Kirby MSS.—Steph. Catal. 266. No.21\5. 



Black, rather shining, slightly pubescent, smooth : head narrower than the 

 thorax, somewhat rounded: thorax longer than the head, subtruncate in 

 front, rounded behind, and dilated : elytra scarcely longer and broader than 

 the thorax, yellowish, with the base dusky within : abdomen more than twice 

 as long as the elytra, very acute, with the apex reddish : legs Jlavescent, 

 or piceous : antennae as long as the thorax, rather stout, attenuated at 

 the base. 



Not uncommon in damp woody places within the metropolitan 

 district ; also found in Norfolk and near Bristol. " Taken by Mr. 

 Jeffreys on the Crwmlyn sand-hills." — L. W. Dillwyn, Esq. 



Sp. 121. curvipes. Nigra, elytris luridis margins nigris, apice emarginatis, 



tibiis testaceisjfemoribus arcuatis. (Long. corp. If lin.) 

 Al. curvipes. Kirby MSS.—Steph. Catal. 266. No. 2716. 



Black, with a scarcely conspicuous ashy pubescence, smooth, and slightly 

 shining: head a little narrower than the thorax, somewhat rounded and 

 inflexed : thorax longer than the head, subtruncate anteriorly, broader, and 

 rounded behind : elytra scarcely longer than the thorax, ' lurid, with the 

 sides, suture, and base black, the apex towards the outer angle emarginate, 

 the angle itself mucronate : abdomen scarcely thrice as long as the elytra : 

 legs pale testaceous, withihe femora fuscescent, curved, dilated and depressed: 

 antennae longer than the thorax, rather stout, pitchy-black, with the apical 

 joint elongate, rather acute. 



Apparently rare : taken in Norfolk and near London, and I believe 

 also in Suffolk. 



Sp. 122. livida. Nigra, obscuriuscula, fronte imjjressa, thorace canaliculato, 



elytris antennis basi pedibus anoque livido-testaceis. (Long. corp. 1^ lin.) 

 Al. livida. Kirby MSS.—Steph. Catal. 266. No. 2717. 



Black, smooth, rather obscure : head a little narrower than the thorax, rather 

 large, with a fovea in the middle of the forehead : mouth pitchy : palpi testa- 

 ceous : thorax rather depressed, scarcely longer than the head, subtruncate 

 in front, rounded behind, with a longitudinal dorsal channel: e/^/ra depressed, 

 rather longer and wider than the thorax, livid: abdomen twice the length 

 of the elytra, pitchy-black, with the apex reddish; beneath pitchy, with the 

 margins of the segments paler : legs tesiaceons : antenna; pitchy, with the 



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