38 GEODKJ'HAtSA. HAUPALIDjE. 



striated to the apex ; legs ; nd antenna? rusty-red, tips of the latter dusky. 

 (L. 2|-3 1.) Hampstead Heath, Hertford, &c. : 3-6. 



268 tibialis Pk. F. i. 168. — Ste. M. i. 135. — Be. J. Ic. iii. pi. 262. f. 2. — 

 Oblong-ovate, convex ; above brassy, or bluish : thorax on both sides with 



2 deep impressions ; elytra punctate-striated, faintly at the apex ; tibiae and 



3 basal joints of antennas red : colour above, varying from blue to violet, 

 brassy, coppery, or black. (L. 2-2^ 1.) London district; Bottisham ; 

 banks of Tees ; Edinburgh, &c. : 3-7. 



269 tricuspidata Be J. Ic. iii. 252. pi. 161. f. 4. — Oblong-ovate; obscure 

 brassy-green : thorax with 2 obscure fovea? on each side at the base, hinder 

 angles rather acute ; elytra faintly punctate striate ; 4 basal joints of the 

 antennas testaceous ; tibia? and tarsi dull red ; anter. tibia? with the apical 

 spine trifid. (L. 3|-4 1.) Isle of Wight, near Ryde : 5-7. 



270 plebeia Gyll. ii. 141.— Ste. M, i. 132 — Be J. Ic. iii. pi. 161. f. 2. — 

 Oblong-ovate ; glossy brass : thorax on each side at the base punctulated, 

 and with 2 punctate stria? ; elytra faintly punctate-striated ; tibiae and 3 

 basal joints of antenna? red ; spine at tip of anterior tibia? 3-cuspid. (L. 

 3-3^1.) London: 3-6. 



271 patricia Buft. ii. 110. — Be J. Ic. iii. pi. 267. f. 3. — Oblong-ovate; 

 convex ; above pitchy black ; thorax punctulated behind, and with 2 

 punctured stria? on each side ; elytra punctate-striated ; antenna? and legs 

 red. (L. 4| 1) Rare: near London. 6. 



§ B. — Celia Zimmerman. 



272 ingenua Buft. ii. 110. — Am. lata Stu. B. F. vi. pi. 140. f. B. — 

 Ste. M. i. 127. — Oblong-ovate; blac kish- brass : thorax faintly punctate 

 behind, and with 2 smooth fovea? on each side at the base ; elytra rather 

 wide, faintly punctate-striate ; legs and base of antenna? pitchy-red ; tip 

 of the latter fuscous. (L, 4-5 1.) 



Var? Am. subamea Stu. B. F. vi. 29. pi. 143. f. A. ? — Ste. M. v. 278. — 

 Ochreous-yellow beneath ; above brassy-brown : thorax as above ; elytra 

 ovate : legs ochreous-brown, with fuscous spines on the tibia?. London ; 

 Southend ; Bottisham, &c. : 3-6. 



273 municipals Buft. ii. 113.? — Am. modesta Be J. Tc. iii. pi. 163. 

 f. 3.? — Oblong-ovate; above black - brass : thorax transverse; rather 

 narrower than the elytra ; with 2 punctate fovea? behind on each side, 

 the hinder angles acute ; elytra faintly striated, the stria? obscurely punc- 

 tate; legs and base of antenna? red. (L. 3-3^ 1.) Near London, rare : 5-6. 



274 bifrons Gyll. ii. 144. — Ste. M. i. 130. — Am. brunnea Stu. B. F. vi. 

 pi. 146. f. C. — Oblong-ovate; pitchy-red, above brassy -black or bluish: 

 thorax with 2 fovea? on each side and punctate behind, the lateral margin 

 and hinder angles rusty ; elytra punctate-striated ; antenna? and legs rusty. 

 (L. 3 1.) Hertford and Norfolk : 4-6. 



275 infima Buft. ii. 114. — Ste. M. i. 135. — Be J. Ic. iii. pi. 161. f. I. 



— Oblong-ovate, rather convex ; brassy-black : thorax transverse, with 

 2 punctate fovea? on each side at the base, and punctured behind ; the 

 lateral margins, and sometimes the basal, tinged with rusty-red ; antenna? 

 and legs red. (L. 2-2^ I.) Near London, and in Norfolk : 3-6. 



§ C. — Acrodon Zimmerman. 



276 brunnea Gyll. ii. 143. — Ste. M. i. 131. — Be J. Ic. iii. pi. 163. f. 4. 



— Ovate, pitchy ; above brassy-brown : thorax large, broad, the angles 

 obtuse ; the base faintly punctate, with 2 small punctate fovea? ; elytra 

 ovate, deeply punctate-striate ; antenna? and legs pale red. (L. 3-3^ 1.) 



Var.? Am. diserepans Marsh. — Ste. M. i. 131. — Thorax less ample, 

 with 2 short punctate lines near the hinder angle ; elytra with the striae 

 rather crenate ; the interstices flat. Near London, and Bottisham: 8-5. 



