78 MANDIBULATA. — COLEOPTERA. 



with two transverse rufous spots : antennae ferruginous : thorax rather convex, 

 glossy-black; the margin above, especially anteriorly, ferruginous : scutellum 

 pitchy-red: elytra oblong-ovate, rather depressed, immaculate shining black, 

 each with three very irregular rows of impressed dots, sprinkled without order 

 tOAvards the apex, besides the anastomozing striae : body shining pitchy-black 

 beneath, with the margins of the segments ferruginous : legs deep rufo-fer- 

 ruginous, with the femora, especially the posterior, often pitchy-black at the 



I am not aware of the locality of my specimen of this species 

 (which is the only indigenous example I have seen), but suspect 

 that it was taken near London several years ago. 



Sp. 28. affinis. Ovatus, convexus, niger, subtilissime punctato-substrigosus, «w- 

 tennarum basi pedibusque rufis, elytris lineolis duabus pellucidis. (Long. corp. 

 3 lin.) 



Dy. affinis. Pay kid. — Co. affinis. Steph. Catal. p. 51. No. 507. 



A small species : ovate, convex, black, very finely, but obsoletely, punctate- 

 strigose : head shining black, with the mouth and labrum testaceous, and two 

 rufescent transverse spots on the crown: antennae pale-rufescent, with the 

 apex brown : thorax above convex, immaculate shining black, with a punctate 

 continuous stria within the apex, and another, interrupted in the middle, at 

 the base : elytra oblongate-ovate, not dilated in the middle, convex, glossy- 

 black ; a little beyond the middle, within the margin, as lender pale pellucid 

 streak, and within the apex another, more distinct : on the disc of each elytron 

 are three irregular rows of impressions, which become scattered towards the 

 apex, where, towards the suture, is a regular stria of punctations : body glossy- 

 black beneath, irregularly strigose : four anterior legs rufescent, with the base 

 of the femora pitchy-black ; the posterior pitchy-black. 



Rare : I have two specimens, which I believe were captured in 

 Norfolk. " Netley, Salop."— Rev. F. W. Hope. 



Sp. 29. uliginosus. Ovalis, convexus, niger nitidus, aut nigro-ameus, subpunctatus, 

 thoracis elytrorumque margine antennis pedibusque rufo-ferrugineus. (Long, 

 corp. 3^ lin.) 



Dy. uliginosus. Linne. — Co. uliginosus. Steph. Catal. p. 51. No. 513. 



Oval, convex, shining-black, finely punctulate ; head depressed, with the mouth, 

 labrum, and margin of the forehead rufo-ferruginous, and two rather large 

 transverse spots on the crown : thorax rather sinuated behind, above convex, 

 glossy-black, with a brassy tinge, the lateral margins broad and rufo-ferru- 

 ginous : elytra large, ovate, not dilated in the middle, very convex anteriorly, 

 shining, somewhat brassy-black, with the lateral margins paler; on each are 

 three very irregular rows of impressed dots towards the base, and a few im- 

 pressions near the suture : body glossy-black beneath, with the segments of 

 the abdomen edged with ferruginous : legs rufo-ferruginous, with the femora 

 more or less dusky : antennae pale-rufescent, with the tip rather obscure. 



