150 MANDIBULATA. — COLEOPTERA. 



Larger than the preceding : ovate ; glossy, entirely of a deep rusty-red : elytra 

 punctate-striated, immaculate : legs, antennae, and palpi paler testaceous-red. 



Known by its ovate form, deep immaculate ferruginous colour, and rather 

 greater bulk, from the preceding species. 



One of my specimens was contained in the Marshamian cabinet, 

 the others were taken near London. 



Sp. 47. stercorarium. Ovatum, convexum, atrum, nitidum, antennis pedibusque 



rufis. (Long. corp. § — f lin.) 

 De. stercorarium. Mar sham. — Ce. stercorarium. Steph. Catal. p. 64. No. 673. 

 Ovate, very convex, deep glossy-black: head and thorax immaculate: elytra 



gibbous, faintly punctate-striated, the; interstices punctate, deep black, with 



the apex concolorous : legs, antennae, and palpi rufous. 

 This differs from the three last-mentioned insects, by its smaller size, more 



elongate form, and deep-coloured elytra. 



Not uncommon near London : also found in Norfolk, Suffolk, 

 Devonshire, &c. 



Sp. 48. fuscescens. Oblongo-ovatum, subdepressum, piceo-nigrum, nitidiusculum, 

 elytris fuscescentibus, tenue punctato-striatis, pedibus pallidis. (Long. corp. 

 llin.) 



Ce. fuscescens mihi.— Steph. Catal. p. 64. No. 674. 



Obong-ovate, slightly depressed, and shining : head black : thorax pitchy-black, 

 the margin broadly testaceous : elytra somewhat fuscescent, the outer margin 

 rather piceous, the apex pallid, faintly striate, the striae punctate: the inter- 

 stices impunctate : antennae, palpi, and legs pale. 



The oblong depressed form and pallid hue of this insect are the chief characters 

 which distinguish this from the other minute dark-coloured species. 



I found this insect near London several years since. 



Sp. 49. immundum. Ovatum, convexum, latum, nitidum, castaneo-brunneum, 

 thoracis marginibus pallidioribus, elytris striatis, interstitiis obsoletissime 

 transversim strigosis. (Long. corp. ^ — f lin.) 



Sp. immundum. Sturm. — Ce. immundum. Steph. Catal. p. 64. No. 675. 



Ovate, convex, broad, glossy chestnut-brown; with the margins of the thorax 

 pale : elytra rather paler, immaculate, faintly striated, the interstices under 

 a powerful glass appearing very obsoletely striated transversely: antennae, legs, 

 and palpi pale rufo-castaneous. 



The transverse striae on the elytra, which can only be observed by a powerful 

 lens, sufficiently characterize this species. 



The only indigenous example I have hitherto seen was in the 

 Marshamian collection unnamed. Its locality is unknown to me. 



