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Sp. 34. castanopterus. Ater, nitidus, elytris riifo-castaneis, antcnnis bast 



tarsisque piceis. (Long. corp. 2| lin.) 

 Qu. castanopterus. Steph. Catal. 273. No. 2951. 



Black, shining: head subovate, smooth^ with about four impressions behind 

 the eyes, and two between : thorax suborbiculate, with about twelve 

 puncturesj disposed in two nearly parallel rows, on the disc, and a few more 

 distinct on the lateral margin : elytra faintly punctulated, of a bright rufo- 

 castaneous : abdomen with the two basal segments narrowly edged with 

 pitchy-red : legs dusky black, taj^si piceous : antennae dusky, with the base 

 piceous. 



Taken near London : not common. 



d. Thorax with four punctures. 



Sp. 35. Skrimshiranus. Rufo-piceus, nitidus, capite elytrisque atro-piceis, 



thorace nitidissimo disco quadripimctato. (Long. corp. 4 lin-) 

 Qu. Skrimshiranus. Steph. Catal. 279. No. 2952. 



Pitchy-red, shining, glabrous : head ovate, deep pitchy -black, with two large 

 punctures behind the eyes, and two fovese between them in front : thorax 

 convex, extremely glossy bright rufo-piceous, with four impressions on the 

 disc towards the anterior margin, placed somewhat tetragonally : elytra 

 finely punctulate, deep pitchy-black, with the suture piceous : abdomen 

 convex, strongly margined on the sides, punctate, with the penultimate 

 segment narrowly edged with piceous : legs dull rufo-piceous, with the tarsi 

 paler : antennae piceous, somewhat rufescent at the base. 



Of this conspicuous insect I have seen but a single specimen, 

 which was presented to me by the Rev. T. Skrimshire, who captured 

 it near Fakenham, in Norfolk. 



C. Eyes moderate : thorax with its lateral margins waved. 



Sp. 36. nitidus. Niger, nitidus, occipite utrinque punctatissimo, elytris testa- 



ceis. (Long. corp. 5 lin.) 

 St. nitidus. Fabricius. — Qu. nitidus. Steph. Catal. 279. No. 2953. 



Black, somewhat pubescent, rather shining: head rather longer than the 

 thorax, with several scattered excavations on the posterior angle, and two 

 distinct ones on the forehead: thorax very glossy, with about eight 

 impressed punctures on the disc, disposed in two oblique lines, and several 

 on the lateral margin : elytra very much punctulated, rufo-testaceous, slightly 

 pubescent: abdomen rather short: legs black, or pitchy-h]ack: antennae 

 obscure, with the three basal joints shining : palpi black and glossy. 



Not very common : found within the metropolitan district, and in 

 Devonshire. 



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