336 MANDIBULATA. COLEOPTEllA. 



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found under stones in dry or gravelly situations at all times, but 

 chiefly in the spring. 



Sp. 1. nigricornc. Nigrinn, suhnUidum, clytris piceis suhtilissimc et creberrime 

 punctulatis, pedibus pallide testaceis. (Long. corp. 1 liii.) 



An. nigricorne. Steph. Catal 295. No. 3231. 



Black, slightly shining, glabrous: head triangular, much narrower than the 

 thorax, faintly depressed on each side near the eyes ; the latter prominent : 

 thorax with the sides dilated a little before the middle, the disc slightly con- 

 vex and pitchy behind : elytra pitchy, distinctly punctured, and slightly pu- 

 bescent, the hinder outer angles rounded: abdomen deep glossy black, 

 about as long as the elytra, with a strong raised margin, the apex acute : 

 legs pale testaceous : antennae totally black. 



' Found near London, and in Devonshire, apparently not very 

 common. 



Sp. 2. subsulcatum. Nigrum, subnitiduin, elytris atro-piceis, subtilissime punc- 

 tulatis, thorace obsolete canaliculato ; pedibus piceis. (Long. corp. 1| lin.) 



An. subsulcatum. Steph. Catal. 295. No. 3232. 



Black, slightly shiining, glabrous : head depressed, with an impression on each 

 side behind near the eyes, the latter slightly prominent : thorax a little nar- 

 rowed towards the base, the disc slightly convex and with a very faint dorsal 

 channel: elytra above half the length of the abdomen, deep pitchy -black, 

 and very finely punctured ttiroughout, the outer apex rather acute : abdomen 

 glossy black, somewhat convex, acutely margined and sharp at the apex : 

 legs pitchy : antennae reddish-pitchy. 



Also found near London, as well as in Devonshire and Somerset- 

 shire. 



Sp. 3. sulculum. Nig?^um, punctatum, capite lavivsculo, thorace canaliculato, 

 elytris piceis jmncto-striatis, pedibus rufis. (Long. corp. 1 lin.) 



Om. sulculum. Kirby MSS. — An. sulculum. Steph. Catal. 295. No. 3232. 



Black, rather shining, punctulated, glabrous : head tiiangvdar, narrower than 

 the thorax, smooth : eyes very slightly prominent : thorax with a distinct 

 longitudinal dorsal channel, rather widest in front, the sides rounded and 

 margined: scutellum minute : elytra pitchy, punctate-striate, with the outer 

 angles rounded : abdomen broad, and twice as short as the elytra, smooth, 

 very strongly margined, the apex pitchy-red: legs red : antenna dusky, with 

 the base pale. 



From the Marshamian cabinet ; I have specimens also from So- 

 mersetshire and from Norfolk. " Found in cow-dung by Mr. Spence." 

 —Kirby MSS. 



