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pubescent, with the apex testaceous: legs entirely testaceous : antennae 

 fuscous, with the apex dusky. 

 Probably a variety of the foregoing, or rather an immature state thereof. 



Also rare ; but found near London. 



Sp. 3. angularis. Nigro-piceus, nitidus, pubescens, thoracis angulis posiicis, 



antennis pedibusque Jlavo-testaceis, elytris castancis. (Long. corp. 1§ lin.) 

 Ta. angularis. Steph. Catal. 273. No. 2863. 



Pitchy-Z»/ac^■, shining, pvibescent : head and thorax very smooth, subglabrous ; 

 the latter with the hinder angles broadly, and the base yellow-tesiaceoMS : 

 elytra finely punctulated, dull castaneous : abdomen short, with the margins 

 of the segments and the apex rufous : legs and antenna pale testaceous- 

 yellow, the latter rather long and slender. 



. Taken within the metropolitan district, and in Devonshire. 



Sp. 4. Sowerbii. Niger, nitidus, antennis basi apiceque pedibus, thoracis angulis 



posticis elytrisque basi Jlavo-testaceis. (Long. corp. 2 lin.) 

 Ta. Sowerbii. Itirby MSS.— Steph. Catal. 273. No. 2864. 



Black, shining, very smooth, subglabrous : mouth and palpi flavescent: thorax 

 broad, with the posterior angles broadly testaceous : elytra rather narrower 

 than the thorax, pitchy-black, with a large suboblique testaceous-yellow spot 

 at the middle oi the base: abdomen black.' legs testaceous-yellow: antennae 

 fuscescent, with the two basal and the two apical johits testaceous- 

 yellow. 



Not common ; found at Coombe-wood, and in Norfolk. 



B. Glabrous, 

 a. With the body broad, scarcely elongated, 



Sp. 6. collaris. Piceus, punctulatus, nitidus, capite atro, antennis, thorace pedi- 

 busque Jerrugineis. (Long. corp. 1^ lin.) 

 Ta. collaris. Gravenhorst.— Steph. Catal. 273. No. 2865. 



Piceous, shining, glabrous : head suborbiculate, black, minutely and finely 

 punctured : thorax beneath and above dull ferruginous, minutely and finely 

 punctured : elytra distinctly punctured, with the margin of the tip rufo- 

 testaceous : abdomen scarcely as long as the elytra, with the margins of 

 the segments and the apex pale piceous : legs ferruginous : antennce longer 

 than the thorax, thickened at the apex, ferruginous : palpi the same. 



Mors abundant than either of the foregoing species, at least 

 within the metropolitan district; still uncommon. " Cramond." — 

 Rev. W. Little. 



Sp. 6. corticinus. Piceus, punctuhttns, ciijiitc alio, anlcnnis, thorace elytris 



pedi basque Jerrugineis. (Long. corp. 1§ lin.) 

 Ta. corticinus. Gravenhorst — Steph. Catal. 273. No. 2866. 



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