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$>asal joint and the palpi pitchy. (L. 3-3^1.) Near Windsor, and Gla- 

 morganshire : 3-5. 



2. Thorax not narrowed behind : body depressed, elongate-ovate. 



295 nigripes Stu. D. F. 14. 69. pi. 88. f. D. — Ste. M. i. 144. — Rather 

 elongate ; deep glossy black : thorax with a faint transverse impression, 

 terminating on each side in an elongate simple fovea j elytra simply 

 striated ; legs wholly black ; cilia and claws pitchy ; antennae fuscous, 

 basal joint red; palpi red, base of the joints dusky. (L. 3^ 1.) Near 

 London : 3-4. 



296 piger Duft. ii. 104. — Stur. D. F. iv. pi. 82. f. c. C. — Ste. M. i. 

 144. — Shining black : thorax with a very faint transverse impression at 

 the base ; elytra very slightly and simply striated ; thighs black ; tibia* 

 and tarsi pitchy-red ; tips of the latter dusky ; antenna? rust-colored, the 

 base red, and several of the following joints black at the base. (L. 3-3^ 1.) 

 Near London ; Dorking ; Southend, &c. : 3-6. 



297 anxius Duft. ii. 101. — Stu. D. F. iv. pi. 89. f. b. B.—Ste. M. i. 

 144. pi. 8. f. 2, — Ovate; black: thorax with slightly punctulate impressed 

 line at the base on each side ; elytra faintly and simply striated ; legs 

 robust ; thighs and tibiae black, or pitchy ; tarsi paler ; palpi testaceous ; 

 antennas rust-coloured; margin and hinder angles of thorax sometimes 

 rust-coloured ; and some of the terminal joints of the antennae are often 

 black at the base. (L S^-4 L) Common on coasts of Glamorg. ; and at 

 Southend : 3-5. 



298 femoralis Ste. M. i. 145. — Shining black : thorax with a smooth 

 longish impression on each side at the base ; elytra deeply but sim ply- 

 striated; legs pitchy-black; the hinder thighs elongated; antennae pitchy- 

 brown; palpi red, with base of joints black. (L. 3^ 1. ) Swansea: 4-5. 



299 coracinus Stu. D. F. iv. 45. pi. 84. f. A. a. ? — Ste. M. i. 145. — 

 Pitchy-brown : thorax with a transverse impression at the base, ter- 

 minating on each side in a rather smooth line ; lateral margins and hinder 

 angles rusty-red ; elytra with a chestnut hue, faintly and simply striated ; 

 tarsi and claws reddish; antennae and palpi pitchy-red, or tawny. (L. 

 3J-4J 1.) On the coasts of Suff., Norf., and Essex : 3-6. 



300 flaviventris Stu. D. F. iv. 47. pi. 84. f. B.— Ste. M. i. 145. — 

 Pitchy-brown ; beneath pale-yellowish-testaceous : thorax as in Ha. 

 anxius ; elytra faintly striated ; legs, palpi, and antennae very pale-yellow- 

 ish-testaceous, the latter dusky at the tip. (L. 3^-4 1.) On the shores of 

 the Thames, near Gravesend ; and of the Severn : 5-6. 



3. Thorax very wide behind : body broad, flattened. 



301 thoracicus Leach. — Ste. M. i. 145. pi. 8. f. 3. — Shining black: 

 thorax bluish, roughly punctured and sinuated behind ; elytra striated, the 

 the 3d interstice from the margin with 6-8, the 5th with 1-2 or 3, and the 

 8th (or 2d from suture) with 1 impression at apex ; claws and basal joints 

 of antennae red. (L. 5^-6 1.) Scarce; London district ; Leith Hill ; 

 Brighton ; Cuckfield ; Steeple Ashton, Oxon ; Thruxton, Hants, &c. : 

 3-6. 



302 Melampus Duft. ii. 96. — Stu. D. F. iv. 19. pi. 80. f. b. — Ste. M. 

 v. 379. — Wide, shining black : thorax ruggedly punctured and impressed 

 behind ; the base waved; elytra striated; striae faintly punctured, the alter- 

 nate ones with numerous impressions at the apex ; antennae with the basal 

 joint red. (L. 6-7 1.) London and Isle of Portland : 3-5. 



303 depressus Duft. ii. 73. — Stu. iv. 15. pi. 80. f. A Ste. M. i. 146. — 



Rather narrow : shining black : thorax slightly narrowed in front, punctate 

 and straight behind ; elytra striated ; the 3d and 5th marginal interstices 

 with 3 punctures, and the others with 1 ; basal joints of antennae red. 

 (L. 6. L) Near Windsor: 4. 



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