174 MANDIBULATA. COLEOPTERA. 



tanea having been used by Illiger for one of the foregoing species, pre- 

 viously to its adoption by Marsham for the present. 



Taken near London and in Suffolk. 



Sp. 12. thoracica. Globoso-ovata, piceo castanea, thorace nitidissimo, creberrime 

 et tenue punctato, elytris rufo-castaneis, punctato-striatis, interstitiis impunc- 

 tatis. (Long. corp. 1 — 1^ lin.) 



Le. thoracica mihi. — Steph. Catal. p. 69. No. 736. 



Globose-ovate ; pitchy-chestnut, shining : the thorax globose, extremely glossy, 

 very thickly but faintly punctured: scutellum castaneous or dusky; elytra 

 pale chestnut-red, rather deeply punctate-striate, the punctures distinct, the 

 interstices impunctate : body beneath and legs pale ferruginous ; hinder fe- 

 mora with a tooth at the apex, tibiae very slightly bent : antennae ferruginous 

 at the base, the clava dusky. 



The abbreviated subglobose body very glossy, convex, and faintly punctured 

 thorax, and pale elytra, with the distinctness of the impressions which com- 

 pose the striae on the latter, and the smooth interstices, are the prominent 

 characters of this species. 



Found by myself in the lane leading to Combe-wood. 



Sp. 13. polita. Globoso-ovata, castanea, nitidissima, elytris punctato-striatis % 

 interstitiis sparsim punctulatis. (Long. corp. 1 — 1^ lin.) 



Silpha polita. Marsham. — Le. polita. Steph. Catal. p. 69. No. 737. 



Globose-ovate, castaneous; very glossy, the thorax especially: thorax faintly 

 but minutely punctured throughout : elytra deeply punctate-striate, the inter- 

 stices convex, with a few scattered impressed dots on each, especially towards 

 the apex : body beneath and legs pale testaceous : antennae rufo-testaceous, 

 with the club rather dusky. 



Allied to the last in form, but differs in having the thorax less punctured, the 

 interstices between the striae on the elytra more elevated, and furnished with 

 a few scattered impressions. The above description was made from Marsham's 

 original specimens, which I possess. 



I have occasionally taken this species in various parts of the 

 metropolitan district. 



Sp. 14. nigriclavis. Oblongo-ovata, saturate ferrugineo-castanea, thorace punc- 

 tulato, antice bifoveolato, antennarwm capitulo nigricante. (Long. corp. 

 li lin.) 



Le. nigriclavis mihi. — Steph. Catal. p. 69. JVo. 738. 



Larger than either of the foregoing : oblong-ovate, of a deep ferruginous-chest- 

 nut, slightly glossy : head faintly punctured: thorax rather deeply and thickly 

 punctate, with two larger impressions on the disc anteriorly : elytra faintly 

 punctate-striate, the interstices somewhat depressed and impunctate: body 



. pitchy beneath : legs and antennae testaceous, the latter with a dusky club. 



