TACHYPORIDiE. — BOLITOBIUS. 173^ 



Sp. 4. apicalis. Rufescenn, capite pectoreque atris, thoracis disco abdomineque 

 fuscis, elytris testcLceis, angulo apicis exteriore nigro. (Long. corp. 2 — 2J lin.) 

 Bo. apicalis. Sfeph. Catal. 269. iVb.2791. 



Rufescent, smooth, glabrous, and shining: head deep black: thorax very 

 glossy, the disc fuscous : elytra pale testaceous, with two crenulated striae, 

 the outer apex with a black patch ; the disc immaculate : abdomen rufo- 

 Juscous, with the apex rather paler : legs very pale testaceous : antennae 

 rufous at the base, with the apex fuscescent. 



Taken within the metropolitan district. 



Sp. 5. melanocephalus. Rufo-testaceus, capite atro, antennis apice fuscescente. 



(Long. corp. 3 lin.) 

 St. melanocephalus. Marsham. — Bo. melanocephalus. Steph. Catal. 269. 



Ab. 2792. 



^ufo-testaceous, shining, smooth, and glabrous: head subovate, deep black: 

 thorax bright testaceous, slightly convex, and very glossy : elytra entirely 

 pale testaceous, with two faint crenate striae : abdomen also immaculate tes- 

 taceous : breast rufescent : legs pale testaceous : antennae rufescent, with 

 the apex dusky. 



Also found within the metropolitan district, and in other parts 

 of the country ; but apparently rare. " Near Swansea." — L. W. 

 Dillwyn, Esq. 



Sp. 6. angularis. Elongatus, rufo-testaceus, capite piceo, thorace immaculutn, 

 elytris angulo apicis exteriore atro, abdomine testaceo, pedibus pallidis. 

 (Long. corp. 2 lin.) 



Bo. angularis. Steph. Catal. 269. N'o. 2793. 



Elongate, xuio-testaceous, shining, and smooth : head piceous : thorax immacu- 

 late, rufo-testaceous : elytra pale xuio-testaceous, with two obscure crenu- 

 lated striae, the extreme outer apex black : abdomen testaceous, with the base 

 of each segment slightly fuscescent : legs pale testaceous : antennae testa- 

 ceous, with the apex dusky. 



Found near London, and in Devonshire ; but not common. 



Sp. 7. ochraceus. Ochraceo-rufus, capite, abdominis apice, anguloque exteriore 



eJytrorum atro-piceis. (Long. corp. 1^ lin.) 

 Al. ochraceus. Steph. Catal. 269. iVo. 2794. 



Ochraceous-red, very shining, and smooth : head subovate, pitchy-hlack : 

 thorax immaculate : elytra with two faint crenulated striae, the outer apex 

 with a pitchy-hlack patch : abdomen very acute, ochraceous-red, with the apex 

 p'ltchy-black : legs entirely pale testaceous : antennae the same. 



Also taken within the metropolitan district, but rare. 



