STAPHYHNID.E. — STAPHYLINUS. 207 



Found in the neighbourhood of London, and also in Suffolk. 

 *' Swansea." — L. W. Dillioyn, Esq. 



fSp. 8. chalcocephalus. Nigro-fuscus, pubescens, capite thoraceque nigro- 



ceneis, elytris antennis pedibusque brunneis. (Long. corp. 6 lin.) 

 St. chalcocephalus. Fabricius ? — Steph. Catal. 275. IVo. 2898. 



Duskj-black, pubescent : head and thorax brassy, finely punctured, very deli- 

 cately pubescent^ the latter glossy^ with two rows of larger impressions, and 

 four still larger towards the lateral margin : elytra brown, or dusky-red : 

 abdomen with obsolete pubescent lines, tinged with gold: legs brown, with an 

 ashy pubescence : femora dusky : antennae dusky-brown. 



Of this species, which is, I beheve, in the British Museum, I am 

 not aware of the locality. 



b. Elytra concolorous with the body. 



Sp. 9. aeneocephalus. Niger, pubescens, capite thoraceque wneis nitidis, subti- 

 lissime punctulatis, antennis, tibiis, tarsisque obscure testaceis. (Long. corp. 

 6—7 lin.) 



St. aneocephalus. PayhulL — Steph. Catal. 275. N'o. 2899. 



£/ac^-, pubescent : head and thorax shinmg brassy, ihicklj punctulated : elytra 

 pitchy-hrass, or very obscure testaceous, densely pubescent: abdomen 

 clothed with an obscure fuscescent down : femora pitchy-black : tibice and 

 tarsi duskj-testaceoiis : antennae rufous at the base : palpi also rufous. 



Found in the spring ; not uncommonly in the sand-pits on Hamp- 

 stead-heath, and in other parts in the vicinity of the metropolis. 

 " Not uncommon about the sand-hills near Swansea." — L. W. Dill- 

 wyn., Esq. " Near Fidinburgh." — Rev. W. Little. 



Sp. 10. brunnipes. Niger, punctulatus, capite thoraceque nitidis, pedibus, 

 antennarum basi apiceque ferrugineis. (Long. corp. 5 — 7§ lin.) 



St. brunnipes. Olivier. — Martyn Col. pi. 41. /. 15. — Or. brunnipes. Steph. 

 Catal. 27 Q. No. 2914. 



Pitchy~black, rather obscure : head crbiculatej shining, punctured, with a 

 slightly elevated longitudinal line, and two impressions behind each eye : 

 thorax also glossy and punctured, with a somewhat raised smooth longitu- 

 dinal line : elytra short, very obscure : legs entirely ferruginous : antennce 

 dull ^7c%-ferruginous, with the base and apex rufous. 



Not uncommon within the metropolitan district, beneath stones, 

 moss, &c. ; also found in Suffolk and Norfolk. "Raehills." — Ilev. 

 W. Little. 



Sp. 11. cantianus. Ater, punctulatus, capite thoraceque nitidis, antennis pedi- 

 busque brunneis. (Long. corp. 6.^ lin.) 

 Cy. cantianu''. Kh-hy MSS.—St. canthmif.. Steph. Catnl. 275, A'o. 2901. 



