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The only specimens I possess of this fine species were found by 

 Dr. Power in Surrey. 



H. MONTICOIiA, n. s. 



Sub-ovalis, lateribus parallelis, sub-depressus, niger, marginibus plus 

 minusve rufescentibus, antennis pedibusgue rufis ; haud nitidus, parce 

 subtiliter punctulatus, elytris vix pubescentibus. Long 1-| — 1-g-lin. 



This insect is very closely allied to H. melanarius, but is small, 

 narrower, and more depressed, with the elytra much duller, more 

 sparingly and finely punctured, and not quite so destitute of pubes- 

 cence. The outline of the elytra is continued by the thorax almost 

 without interruption. The elytra have only indistinct traces of 

 two lines of other punctures. The greater dullness of the upper sur- 

 face arises from its being more finely and more densely coriaceous. 

 The female is rather duller than the male. 



Found only on the mountains and exposed moors of Scotland and 

 Wales, Snowdon, Mamsoul, Eaunoch, Thornhill. 



Intermediate between H. monticola and H. melanocephalus, g, is 

 the following : — 



H. PAKALLELTJS, TO. S. 



Oblong v-ovalis, angustus, parallelus, vix nitidus, niger, antennis elon- 

 gatis, piceo-rufis, pedibus rufis; thoracis disco impunctato, elytris sat 

 crebre, satque evidenter punctatis, pubescentia fere nulla, utrinque lineis 

 punctorum majorum duabus. Long, fere If-lin. 



Antenna? rather long, the two or three basal joints reddish, the others more or 

 less pitchy. Head pitchy -black, almost impunctate. The thorax black, with the 

 extreme sides reddish, the sides but little narrowed towards the front, coriaceous, 

 the middle parts impunctate, the punctures towards the sides not fine, but not 

 deep. The angle formed by the junction of the thorax and elytra about as in H. 

 melanocephalus. The elytra are narrow and elongate, almost without pubescence, 

 distinctly, moderately closely punctured, the punctures at margins and apex in- 

 distinct ; each of them with two longitudinal rows of points ; the anterior four legs 

 reddish, the posterior pitchy-red. 



A single specimen found by me at Eannoch, in Perthshire. 



Distinct from the preceding by its narrower and more elongate 

 form, longer and darker antenna, as well as by the punctured lines of 

 the elytra and other characters. Somewhat resembling in form and 

 colour H. melanocephalus, g , but more parallel, less distinctly punc- 

 tured, with the thorax strongly margined, &c. 



H. incognitos, to. s. 



Ovalis, niger, thorace elytrisgue fuscis, antennarum lasi, capite, 



