320 MANDIBUI.ATA. COLF.OI'TEK A. 



Black, slightly siiining-, finely, but rather obscurely, punctured : head some- 

 what transverse, as large as the thorax : mouth and palpi testaceous : thorax 

 with the lateral margins entire, the disc depressed, unequal, not very thickly 

 punctured, slightly rugged towards the margins, with three somewhat linear 

 channels on the disc and an obscure fovea towards the sides : elytra flat, 

 pitchy-rt</; abdomen ovate, obtuse, shining black: legs testaceous, with the 

 femora more or less dusky : antennae black. 



Taken near London and in Devonshire. 



Sp. 13. ruficrus. Niger, nitidus, thorace trisulco, capite lined intermedia exca- 

 vatd, elytris piceis, pedibus piceis, tar sis rujis. (Long. corp. 1^ lin.) 



Oxyt. ruficrus. Kirhy MSS.—Steph. Catal. 294. No. 3201. 



Black, shining, punctured : head v;ith an obscure excavation in front : mouth 

 and palpi pitchy : thorax with the sides entire, the disc flat, ivitlb three nearly 

 linear channels, and an obscure fovea towards the hinder part of the lateral 

 margins : elytra pitchy, depressed : abdomen linear, finely punctured : legs 

 pitchy ; tarsi red: antennae dusky, with the base reddish. 



Closely allied to the foregoing species. 



Found near Hertford and in Yorkshire. 



Sp. 16. consobrinus. Niger, subnitidus, thorace obsolete trisulcato, capite lined 

 iinpressd, elytris pedibusque piceo-testaceis. (Long. corp. l^: lin.) 



Oxyt, consobrinus. Steph. Catal. 294. No. 3202. 



Black, slightly shining, glabrous, punctured : head small, somewhat orbiculate, 

 with a faint channel in front, the surface punctured very finely : thorax widest 

 in front, rather ruggedly punctate, the disc with three somewhat obsolete 

 channels in front : elytra flat, pitchy-tesiaceons, finely punctured : abdomen 

 shining: legs pitchy-tesia.cQQ\x%: antermae pitchy, the base paler. 



Found in the vicinity of London. 



Sp. 17. angustatus. Niger, angustus, thorace trisulco, capite lined intermedia 

 i?npressd, elytris piceis, pedibus rujis. (Long. corp. 1| lin.) 



Oxyt. angustatus. Kirby MSS.—Steph. Catal. 294. No. 3203. 



Narrow, glabrous, deep pitchy-black : head somewhat triangular, scarcely 

 narrower than the thorax, rugulose-punctate above, unequal, behind with a 

 longitudinal intermediate impressed line, and another transverse one be- 

 tween the eyes, united to the other and forming a mark resembling the 

 letter T : nasus depressed, smooth : thorax widest and truncate in front, 

 rounded behind ; above ruggedly-punctate, with three longitudinal excavated 

 lines, the lateral margins depressed and scarcely foveolated : elytra subequal, 

 ruggedly-punctate, pitchy : abdomen rather widest towards the apex, which 

 last is somewhat acuminated: legs red, with the femora dusky: antennae 

 dusky, shorter than the thorax. 



