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shorter than the thorax, thickened exteriorly, black, with the base pale 

 rufous, the terminal joint obliquely truncate. 



Found in Norfolk, and I believe also in Suffolk. 



Sp. 8. obscuripennis. Ferrugineus, nitidus, convexus, oculis nigris, elytris 



Juscescentibus ohscuris. (Long. corp. 1 lin.) 

 Ta. obscuripennis. Kirby MSS.—Stevh. Catal. 272. No. 2857. 



FerrugineoiLS, very glossy, smooth, glabrous, convex : head subtriangular, 

 testaceous : thorax also testaceous : elytra ferruginous, orfuscescent, slightly 

 pubescent : abdomen dull ferruginous, pilosulous : legs pale testaceous : 

 darker : antennae as long as the thorax, slightly thickened exteriorly, yellow. 



Inhabits Suffolk and Norfolk ; apparently not found witbin the 

 metropolitan district. 



Sp. 9. flavus. Flavo-testaceus, oculis niger. (Long. corp. 1§ lin.) 

 Ta. flavus. Kirby MSS.— Co. flavus. Steph. Catal. 278. No. 2858. 



Tianceolate-liyiear , rather slender, pubescent, smooth, testaceous-yellow, and 

 pubescent : head subtriangular : eyes small, black : thorax convex, widest 

 behind : elytra scarcely so long as the thorax, rather narrower, convex ; 

 abdomen thrice as long as the elytra, immarginate, slightly narrowed 

 towards the apex, which is pilose : legs pale flavescent : antennae the same, 

 nearly as long as the thorax, a little thickened exteriorly, with the six basal 

 joints subcyUndric, the four following campanulate, the terminal one 

 obliquely truncate. 



Taken within the metropolitan district. 



Sp. 10. flavipes. Rufo-testaceus, abdomine obscuriori segmentorum marginibus 



rufescentibus, oculis nigris, pedibusflavis. (Long. corp. 1 lin.) 

 Co. flavipes. Steph. Catal. 273. No. 2859. 



Slender, testaceous-redi, glossy, subglabrous^ smooth: head subtriangular; 

 eyes black: thorax immaculate rufo-testaceous : elytra the same, rather 

 dull: abdomen dusky or T^iceows, viriiYv the margins of the segments reddish: 

 legs pale flavescent : antennse rufo-piceous, slightly incrassate at the apex, 

 the base pale testaceous. 



Also taken within the metropolitan district. 



Sp. 11. melanocephalus. Rvfo-piceus, abdomine obscuriore, segmentorum. mar- 

 ginibus rufescentibus, caj'ite aire. (Long. corp. 1^ lin.) 

 Co. melanopterus. Steph. Catal. 273. No. 2860. 



Convex, very glossy, rufo-testaceous, nearly glabrous: head deep black : thorax 

 ample, bright rufo-testaceous, immaculate: elytra rather broad, dark 

 piceous, slightly pubescent : abdomen dusky-piceous, with the margins of 



