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finely striated, the 3d interstice from the suture with 4 deep impressions ; 

 antenna? and legs pale. (L. 2^ 1.) Rare : North of England : 5. 



168 consimile Gijll. ii. 160. — "Ste. M. i. 90. — Oblong, slightly convex ; 

 glossy blue-black : mandibles pitchy-red ; palpi and antenna? black ; tho- 

 rax transverse, finely wrinkled transversely, basal angles ratber distinct ; 

 elytra with a greenish tinge, faintly striated, stria? not punctured ; 3 

 minute impressions on the 3d interstice ; thighs bluish ; tibia? and tarsi 

 black. (L. 2^-3 1.) — Local: Plaistow marshes : 3-7. 



169 atratum Stu. D. F. v. 189. pi. 135. f. a. A.— Ste. M. i. 91.— Black: 

 thorax short and narrow, obscurely wrinkled ; elytra with a coppery tinge, 

 faintly striated, with 3 or more punctures on the 2d and 3d from the 

 suture, and a continuous series on the outer one. (L. 3 1. ) Near Lon- 

 don : 3-5. 



170 micans Nicol. C. A. H. 19. ? — Ste. M. i. 91. — Ag. pelidnum Stu. 

 D. F. v. 194. pi. 135. f. b, B. ? — Black; above greenish-brass or blackish : 

 thorax transverse smooth ; elytra finely striated, their inflexed margin and 

 the legs dusky-testaceous or pitchy; antenna? pitchy. (L. 3l.) Near 

 London and Swansea : 3-5. 



171 cursitor Kirby. — Ste. M. i. 91. — Pitchy-brass, rather bright above: 

 elytra wide, rather short, finely striated, the outer margin with an in- 

 terrupted row of punctures ; legs testaceous ; antenna? fuscous, with the 

 base pitchy. (L. 3 1.) London and Ipswich: 3-5. 



172 piceum L. ii . 672. — Ste. M. i. 91. — Black : thorax narrow ; elytra 

 convex shining, faintly striated, pitchy-brown, the margins palest ; legs 

 pitchy-red ; antenna? shorter than the body, black. (L. 3^ 1.) Near 

 London; and in Salop, Surf, and Norf. : 3-5. 



173 Simpsoni Spence. ? — Ste. M. i. 92. — Black: thorax widish and short, 

 obsoletely wrinkled ; elytra slightly convex, deep pitchy-brown, or black, 

 simply striated, the margin with an interrupted row of dots ; legs and 

 antenna? pitchy. (L. 3^1.) Battersea fields; Netley, Salop; Bottis- 

 ham, &c. : 8-4. 



174 pullum Hoffmansegg. — Ste. M. i. 92. — Pitchy-black, rather narrow : 

 thorax smooth ; elytra slightly convex, moderately striated, chestnut- 

 black, with 3 or 4 faint punctures on the 3d stria, and an inter- 

 rupted row on the margin ; legs pitchy ; tips of thighs darkest ; antenna? 

 and palpi black. (L. 3 1. ) London district ; Netley; in Devon; and at 

 Winterborne Stoke under bark of willows : 12-5. 



175 striatum Ste. M. i. 92. — Pitchy, paler beneath : thorax pitchy-black, 

 ruggedly-wrinkled throughout, the margins paler ; elytra pale chestnut, 

 flattish, deeply striated, the stria? obscurely punctured, and some larger 

 punctures on the marginal one ; legs pale red ; antenna? pitchy, apex dusky. 

 (L. 3 1.) London district : 3-7. 



176 fuliginosum Knooch. — Pz. F. cviii. f. 5. — Ste. M. i. 93. — Pitchy- 

 black, shining : thorax quadrate, slightly elongate, very glossy ; elytra wide, 

 short, ovate, rather convex, finely striated, stria? simple ; colour pitchy- 

 chestnut or black ; legs and base of antenna? rusty-piceous. (L. 3-3^ 1.) 



Var. Ag. fuscipenne Ste. M. i. 93. — Shining black : elytra rather oblong- 

 ovate, fuscous ; thorax slightly wider behind. Battersea fields ; Coombe 

 Wood ; North of England, &c. : 4-7. 



177 picipes Fab. E. i. 203. — De J. Tc. ii. pi. 122. f. 2. — St. M. i. 93. — 

 Oblong ; pitchy-black, shining : thorax slightly ovate, with a deep pit at the 

 base ; elytra oblong, finely striated, rather convex, fuscous-brown, livid, or 

 testaceous ; legs pitchy ; antenna? pitchy at base, apex black. (L. 3-3^ 1.) 

 Common near London, at Netley and Longmont ; Salop ; Whittlesea 

 Mere; Suff. &c. : 11-5. 



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