310 MANDIBULATA. COLEOPTEllA. 



Found on the sandy coasts of Great Britain, but, apparently, not 

 very common ; I liave obtained it from those of Norfolk and Devon- 

 shire. " South Creak."" — Rev. T. Skrimshire. 



Sp. 2. htemopterus. Niger, thorace uvisulcato, obsolete punctato, antennis, 

 eli/tris pedibusque riijij. (Long. corp. l|lin.) 



Oxyt. haemopterus. Kirby MSS. — Ste. haemopterus. Steph. Catal. 292. No. 

 3173. 



Blackj very smooth : head rather narrower than the thorax, somewhat trian- 

 gular, with a little elevation on each side before the antennae, punctulated 

 above ; thorax longer than the head, truncate in front, rounded behind, very 

 convex, obsoletely punctured, with an obscure dorsal channel: elytra rather 

 longer than the thorax, pvmctulated, red : abdomen with its apex somewhat 

 acuminated, and sometimes reddish : legs rufous : antennae and palpi also 

 rufous. 



Found on the coasts of Suffolk, Norfolk, and Yorkshire : apparently 

 not uncommon. Mr. Kirby mentions having taken (or rather seen) 

 large flocks of them flying in the evening of a day in June 1809, and 

 afterwards disappearing. 



Sp. 3. divisus. Niger, obscurus, thorace lined media impressa, elytris pedibusque 

 testaceis. (Long. corp. 2 — 2j lin.) 



Sta. divisus. Marsham. — Ste. divisus. Steph. Catal. 292. No. 3174. 



Black, obscure: head somewhat triangular, rather narrower than the thorax; 

 the latter truncate in front, rounded behind, with a distinct longitudinal 

 channel : elytra punctured, testaceous : abdomen shining, the apex slightly 

 acuminated: legs and palpi testaceous: antennae black, with the base 

 testaceous. 



From the Marshamian collection ; I am not aware of the locality. 



Sp. 4. arenarius. Niger, thorace canaliculato, antennis elytris tibiisque lividis. 

 (Long. corp. !§ lin.) 



Sta. arenarius. Paykull. — Ste. arenarius. Steph. Catal. 292. No. 3175. 



Black, slightly shining, beneath more glossy and somewhat pubescent: head 

 subtriangular, rather narrower than the thorax : the latter longer than the 

 head, truncate in front, rounded behind, nearly semicircular, the disc very 

 much but finely punctulated, and with a central dorsal channel : elytra finely 

 and thickly punctulated, livid, with the base and near the suture dusky : 

 abdomen more glossy than the rest of the body : legs pale-livid, with the 

 femora and tarsi black : antennae dusky-livid : palpi dusky : eyes rather pro- 

 minent : mandibles pale. 



The elytra sometimes pale, with the base and near the suture black. 



