158 MANDIBUI,ATA. COLEOPTERA. 



Black, slightly puhescent, very much puiictulatod, and shining : head inflexed, 

 suborbiculate : thorax as in Al. inunacuhita, Imt imjmnctatc : eh/ira also 

 similar, but with the apex rufuiis: abdumen linear, twice as long as the 

 elytra: tcfrs ju'tch^-hVdck, with the tarsi riij'uus : antennic longer than the 

 thorax, piceous. 



Frequent within the metropolitan district ; also found in Suffolk, 

 Norfolk, &c. " Not uncommon, near Swansea." — L. W. Dillwyji, 

 Esq. "South Creek." — Rev. T. Skrimshire. 



Sp. 155. bimaculata. Aim, nitida, dilafata, elytris puncio triangulari rvfo. 



(Long. Corp. 2^ lin.) 

 Al. bimaculata. Kirhy MSS.—Steph. Catal. 267. No. 2751. 



Black, rather shining, smooth, slightly pubescent, dilated : head about half the 

 width of the thorax, somewhat inflexed, and subcordate: thorax truncate 

 in front, with the angles inflexed, rounded behind, somewhat convex : 

 etyira shorter than the thorax, with a distinct triangular rufous spot behind 

 near the suture: abdomen above thrice the length of the elytra, with the 

 apex obtuse : legs black : antennae scarcely so long as the thorax, slightly 

 thickened exteriorly, pubescent, black, subserrate on either side, with the 

 terminal joint large and acute. 



Also abundant within the metropolitan district. " In the neigh- 

 bourhood of Swansea by Dr. Leach." — L. W. Dillwyti, Esq. 



Sp. 156. bipunctata. Nigra, nitidiuscula, elytris macula, apicis pedibusque 



riifis, ahdoniine subconico. (Long. corp. IJ lin.) 

 Al. bipunctata. Gravenhorst. — Steph. Catal. 267. No. 2752. 



Rather broad, black, somewhat glossy, smooth, slightly pubescent: head 

 minute, subcordate, somewhat inflexed : thorax truncate in front, with the 

 angles deflexed, rounded behind, dilated, and rather convex ; elytra as long 

 as the thorax, dusky, with an obscure subtriangular rufous spot, near the inner 

 angle of the apex: abdomen thrice as long as the elytra, subconic: legs pale 

 rufous: antennsE as long as the thorax, slightly incrassated at the apex, 

 and subserrate on each side, pubescent, with the terminal joint rather 

 elongate-ovate. 



Found near London and Bristol ; also in Norfolk and Suffolk. 

 " Near Swansea." — L. W. Dillwyn, Esq. 



Sp. 157. terminata. Nigra, nitidiuscula, dilatata elytris apice riifis, pedibus 

 piceis. (Long. corp. 2^ lin.) 



Al. terminata. Kirby MSS.—Steph. Catal. 267. A'o.2753. 



Black, slightly shining and pubescent, smooth, dilated : head rather narrower 

 than the thorax, subinflexed, subcordate : thorax truncate in front, with the 

 angles deflexed, rounded behind, rather convex : elytra shorter than the 



