24 MANDIBULATA. — COLEOPTERA, 



I named this pretty species in my catalogue after my kind friend the Rev. W. 

 Kirby, of whose zeal for science, and liberality in the communication of ento- 

 mological lore, it were futile in me to dilate ; his works forming a more lasting 

 memorial than my feeble praise ; but I have since ascertained that it is syno- 

 nymous with the insect described by Gyllenhal (vol. iv. p. 403), by the name 

 above quoted. 

 This is not a common species : I have hitherto seen three or four 



specimens only? two of which were taken on the coast of Norfolk, 



the others near London. 



Sp. 7. nigra. Ccerideo-nigra, nitida, antennarum basi pedihusque rufescentibus, 

 elytris punctato-striatis, immaculaiis. (Long. corp. if lin.) 



Be. nigrum. Wilkin MSS.—Lo. nigra. Steph. Catal. p. 40. No. 391. 



Deep bluish-black, shining ; head with two oblique frontal sulci : thorax rather 

 greenish-black, with a moderate dorsal line, and two basal foveae, one on each 

 side : elytra deep black, tinged with bluish or violet, immaculate, punctate- 

 striated, the striae vanishing before the tip : abdomen black : legs and basal 

 joints of the antennse rufescent ; the rest of the antennas dusky. 



Found in marshy places near London, and in the neighbourhood 

 of Norwich. 



Sp. 8. pulicaria. JEneo-nigra, nitida, antennis pedibusque nigris, elytris punc- 

 tato-striatis, immaculaiis. (Long. corp. 1-A- — 1^ lin.) 



Ca. pulicarius. Mar sham MSS. — Lo. pulicaria. Steph. Catal. p. 40. No. 392. 



Deep brassy-black ; head with two frontal sulci, placed a little obliquely : thorax 

 slightly glossy black, convex, with the dorsal line very obsolete ; an impressed 

 line at the base, terminating at each end in a simple fovea: elytra rather 

 depressed, slightly glossy, somewhat faintly punctate-striated, the striae not 

 reaching to the apex, immaculate: abdomen black: legs, antennae, and palpi 

 black : in some specimens the tibiae and tarsi are pitchy. 



Allied to Bembidium Grapii of Gyllenhal. 



Not unfrequently taken in Battersea-fields ; also at Hertford, 

 and other places near London. 



Sp. 9. minima. JEneo-nigra, nitida, antennis pedibusque piceo-nigris, elytris 

 punctato-striatis, immaculaiis. (Long. corp. 1 — ll lin.) 



Ca. minimus. Fabricius ? — Lo. minima. Steph. Catal. p. 40. No. 393. 



Considerably less than the last; deep brassy-black, shining: head with the 

 frontal sulci nearly parallel : thorax glossy, with an evident dorsal line, rather 

 convex, greenish ; the base with a fovea on each side, near the hinder angles, 

 and frequently connected by a transverse row of impressed dots : elytra rather 

 pitchy-black, immaculate, punctate-striated, the striae reaching nearly to the 

 apex : body black : legs, palpi, and antennae pitchy-black. 



Not a very common species; found sometimes near London. 

 " Liverpool and Falmouth.' 1 — Dr. Leach. " Southend." — Rev. F. 

 W. Hope. 



