1871.) 3% 
Thorax: pronotum yellowish-white, thickly and deeply punctured; within the 
anterior margin and on each side of the middle, a deep, transverse, black 
impression ; posterior margin narrowly black on either side of the middle. 
Scutellum yellowisk-white, punctured ; before the middle a transverse channel, 
basal angles broadly piceous or black. Elytra pale yellowish-white, ocellate 
punctate ; clavus with a black streak throughout its entire length, broad at 
the base and narrowing gradually until it reaches the apex: coriwm, 1st and 
8rd longitudinal nerves black, the colour on the former extending for a little 
way upon the disc towards the anterior margin; marginal nerve round the 
apex, and sometimes a portion of two or more of the cell nerves, black. Legs 
paie yellow ; claws brown. 
Abdomen pale fuscous-brown. Length 1 line. 
Altogether a much smaller and handsomer insect than obtecta, 
from which it is at once to be recognised by its pale colour and the 
three longitudinal black streaks. 
I have made the description from a ¢ example in the collection of 
J.C. Dale, Esq., who took it at Winfrith, near Lulworth, on August 
16th, 1836, by “ sweeping long coarse grass near furze bushes.” Like 
obtecta, 1 expect that it is of very retired habits, and will be easiest 
found by searching at the roots of furze bushes, in similar places 
to that named above. 
Lee, S.W.: March, 1871. 
Note on Scydmenus (Eumicrus) rufus, Mill. and Kunze, a species new to the 
British lists —Mr. G. C. Champion has recently been fortunate enough to capture 
a single example of this most interesting species in rotten wood in Richmond Park. 
The clear rufous colour and peculiar facies of the insect at once attracted his 
observation ; but his endeavours to obtain further specimens at the time, and my 
own in his company shortly afterwards, were not successful. 
S. rufus is a trifle smaller than average jimetarius, but cannot be satisfactorily 
likened to any recorded British species, on account of its entirely rufo-testaceous 
colour, very short oval elytra, and almost globose thorax. It is very shining, having 
scarcely any pubescence, no perceptible fovez at the base of the thorax or elytra, 
and no punctuation except on the elytra, where it is sparse and slight. The legs are 
long, with the femora somewhat abruptly thickened towards the apex; and the hind 
pair seem to start almost from the apex of the body. 
The allied 8. Hellwigii (which is not unlikely to occur here, as it is found in 
France, Sweden, and Germany) is rather larger than 8. rufus, with longer pro- 
thorax and elytra, and the head of its male deeply excavated behind. 
These two form Thomson’s genus Cholerus, distinguished by him from Eumicrus 
by its globose-ovate prothorax, which has no basal foveola, its non-foveolate elytra, 
and its simple tarsi in both sexes (the basal joint of the posterior pair being twice 
as long as the second). Associated with Humicrus, they may be known from all 
