170 MANDIBULATA. — COLEOPTERA. 



Leiodes may be at once distinguished by the minute eighth joint 

 of the antennae, or the second of the capitulum : — the species are 

 found in Boleti, Agarici, beneath the bark of trees, putrid wood, 

 damp banks, &c. 



A. Body more or less ovate, not subhemisphaeric. 



Sp. 1. punctata. Elongato-ovata, luteo-Jlava, nitida, pedibus Jlavis, antenna-' 

 rumbasi rufo-Jlavescente, capituli articulis tribus ultimis nigricantibus, ely- 

 tris crebre punctatis. (Long. corp. 1^ lin.) 



Anis. punctata. Sturm. — Le. punctata. Steph. Catal. p. 68. No. 726. 



Elongate-ovate, luteous yellow, shining : head rufescent : thorax covered with 

 faint remote punctures : elytra thickly punctured throughout, the punctures 

 rather deep and coarse, with an obscure stria near the suture : legs pale fla- 

 vescent; antennae reddish-yellow at the base, with the three terminal joints 

 of the capitulum dusky. 



Distinguished from the other indigenous species of this section by the absence 

 of punctate striae on the elytra, by the pallid hue of its legs, and by the 

 colour of its antennae, the three last joints alone being dusky. 



I have taken this species near London ; in which district it has 

 also been captured by Mr. Westwood. 



Sp. 2. aciculata. Brevis, ovata, capite thoraceque rufo-testaceis, elytris satura- 

 tioribus subtiliter transversim strigosis, stria suturali unicd. (Long. corp. \ 

 lin.) 



Anis. aciculata. Kunze. — Le. aciculata. Steph. Catal. p. 68. No. 727. 



Minute, short, ovate : head and thorax rufo-testaceous, impunctate : eyes black : 

 elytra somewhat castaneous, finely strigose transversely throughout, with a 

 rather deep simple stria on each towards the suture ; and with a powerful 

 gloss the rudiments of one or two others may be observed on the disc : body 

 beneath and legs pale rufo-testaceous, the posterior femora obsoletely dentate 

 towards the base : antennae pale testaceous. 



The minuteness of this insect, united to the pale hue of its impunctate head 

 and thorax, dark transversely strigulose elytra, with simple striae, and pale 

 antennae, sufficiently distinguish it from the two following species, which 

 alone have three elytra transversely strigose. — It is probably the Anisotoma 

 spinipes. — Gyllenhal, v. iii. 709. 



The locality of one of my specimens, which I obtained from Dr. 

 Leach by the above name, is unknown to me ; the other was taken 

 near " South Creek, Norfolk." — Rev. J. Skrimshire. 



Sp. 3. dentipes. Globoso-ovata, rufo-testacea, antennarum clavd concolore } 

 oculis nigris, elytris subtilissime punctato-striatis, inter stitiis obsolete trans- 

 versim striatis. (Long. corp. f — 1 lin.) 



Anis. dentipes. Gyllenhal ?— Le. dentipes. Steph. Catal p. 68. No. 728. 



