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B. Hinder angles of thorax obtuse : elytra deeply notched at the tip. 



332 aeneus Fab. E. i. 197. — Pz. F. lxxxv. f. 3 and 4. — Ste. M. i. 155. — 

 Black ; above brassy- green, coppery, blue or violet, shining: thorax with 

 a punctate fovea on each side behind; elytra highly polished in the $ , 

 obscure and granulated in the 9 > faintly striated, the interstices flat, the 

 marginal ones more or less thickly punctulated. (L. 4-51.) 



Var. Ca. discolor Marsh, i. 450. — Ferruginous beneath (immature). 



Var. Ca. azureus Marsh, i. 450. — Black, with the upper surface rich blue. 



Var. Ha. aeneopiceus Kirby. — Ste. M. i. 156. — Elongate, thorax slightly 

 narrowed behind ; colour above pitchy-brass. 



Var. Ha. concinnus Ste. M. i. 156. — Very slender, rather cylindric ; brassy- 

 black, above coppery-green : thorax slightly narrowed behind. 



Var. Ha. dentatus Kirby. — Ste. M. i. 1 56. — Short, broad, flat ; thorax 

 rough at the base ; elytra very deeply excised ; above pitchy-brass. 



Var. Ha. subcaeruleus Ste. M. i. 157. — Short, broad ; above of a rich black, 

 or pitchy-blue : elytra faintly excised ; legs sometimes pitchy. 



Var. Ha. confusus De. J. Sp. iv. 271.? — Ha. confinis Ste. M. i. 156. — 

 Broad ; above green-brass, or blue : antennae and legs pitchy-black. 

 Abundant throughout the country : 4-10. 



C. Hinder angles of thorax acute. 



333 cafFer Duft ii. 99. — Stu. D. F. iv. pi. 82. f. D. ?— Ste. M. i. 157.— 

 Pitchy-black ; paler beneath : thorax with the lateral margins more or 

 less red ; the base with a broad punctured space ; the angles with a deep 

 rugged fovea ; elytra finely striated ; antennas, legs, palpi and mandibles 

 red, the latter tipped with black. ( L. 5 1. ) On coast of Norfolk : 3-5. 



334 tenebrosus De J. S. iv. 354. — Ste. M. i. 382. — Oblong; above 

 bluish-black : thorax slightly foveolated behind, the foveolae punctured ; 

 elytra moderately striated ; tarsi and base of antennae red. (L. 5 1.) On 

 the coast of Sussex and Isle of Wight : 7. 



335 rufitarsis Duft. ii. 82. — Ste. M. v. 381 Shining black : thorax with 



a punctate fovea on each side behind ; elytra finely striated ; tarsi and 

 basal joints of antennae red. (L. 6 1.) Banks of Thames below Graves- 

 end : 3-5. 



336 calceatus Duft. ii. 81. — Stu. D. F. iv. pi. 81. f. a. — Black : thorax 

 slightly narrowed behind and punctured, with a fovea on each side, 

 touching the base ; elytra deeply striated ; antennae and tarsi red. (L. 6 1.) 

 Near Deal : 6. 



337 ruficornis Fab. E. i. 180. — Stu. D. F. iv. pi. 76. f. a. — Ste. M. i. 

 158. — Pitchy-black : thorax with the margins, especially the hinder, 

 thickly punctured, the base with a broad obscure fovea ; elytra faintly 

 striated, the interstices convex and very thickly punctulated, and clothed 

 with a rich griseous pubescence ; antennae and legs red, or fuscous ; rarely 

 black. (L. 41-7 il.) 



Var.? Ha. griseus Fz. F. xxxviii. f. 1.-- Ste. M. i. 158. — Smaller; the 

 punctures on the thorax smaller and more shallow : antennae and legs 

 paler. Abundant throughout England and Scotland: ©. ^. Var. rare. 



65 Anisodactylus De Jean. 



338 pceciloides Ste. M. i. 154. pi. 8. f. 5. — Glossy black; above brilliant 

 green, copper-colour, or rich blue : thorax behind rugged, and with a 

 rugose broad shallow fovea on each side ; angles rounded ; claws reddish ; 

 antennae fuscous, with the basal joint red beneath ; palpi pitchy-black, the 

 tips rust-coloured. (L. 5-5^ 1.) Rather scarce; on the banks of the 

 Thames below Gravesend : 3-6. 



