TBECHUS. 49 



latter scarcely obtuse ; elytra rather deeply striated ; legs, palpi, and basal 

 joint of antennae pale or pitchy-testaceous. (L. 1^-1.) Near London 

 and Hertford : Bottisham. 

 $66 nitidus Ste. M. v. 384. — Pitchy-black, very glossy : thorax pitchy, with 

 its margin all pale yellow, the hinder angles obtuse ; elytra finely striated, 

 with a slight black tint ; antennae pitchy ; the basal joint, palpi and legs 

 pale yellow. (L. l£ 1.) Swansea: 6. 



367 aquaticus Pz. F. xxxviii. f. 10 L. minutus Ste. M. i. 169. — Pitchy- 

 black ; very glossy : thorax transverse ; its sides rounded and hinder angles 

 slightly acute, each with a small fovea ; elytra chesnut, with 4 or 5 

 impunctate dorsal striae, not reaching the apex ; legs, palpi and antennae 

 rust-coloured, the former palish. (L. 1^-lf 1.) 



Var. Tr. fuscipennis Wilkin. — Ste. M. i. 170. — Colour deeper : elytra more 

 strongly striated, deep chestnut brown ; legs and palpi rusty-red. 



Var. ? Tr. tristis Pk. F. i. 145. ?— Ste. M. i. 170.— Deep pitchy-black : head 

 black ; elvtra chestnut, with obscurely punctate, abbreviate dorsal striae ; 

 legs pale rust-colour. Common in damp places near London, &c. (£) *. 



368 laevis Waterhouse. Ste. M. v. 334. — Pitchy, glossy : thorax transverse 2 

 with the sides rounded and hinder angles slightly acute ; elytra striated on 

 the back, the striae smooth and faint, and not reaching to the apex ; legs 

 and antennae tawny. (L. 2-2^ 1. ) Near London. 



369 suturalis Leach. — Ste. M. i. 168. — Pitchy-black : thorax with a faintly 

 punctate fovea on each side at the base, hinder angles slightly acute ; disc 

 sometimes fulvescent ; elytra deeply striated, suture and margin tawny ; legs 

 and palpi pale testaceous. (L. lif-2^: 1.) Hampstead ; Wandsworth; 

 Banks of Tees ; Swansea ; &c. 3-5. 



370brunnipes Stu. D. F. vi. 88. pi. 151. f. B. — pallipes Ste. M.i. 168. — Black, 

 beneath pitchy : thorax with a distinctly punctate fovea near each hinder 

 angle, the latter rather acute ; elytra deeply striated, the striae slightly 

 punctate ; interstices rather convex ; legs, palpi and antennae at base, very 

 pale tawny. (L. 2^-2^1.) Near Hertford and in Devonshire : 4-7. 



371 fulvus Mant. i. 456. — Ste. M. i. 169. — Tawny-pitchy : thorax rusty- 

 red, disc sometimes wrinkled transversely, with a shallow coarsely punctured 

 fovea on each side near the base; elytra rather faintly striated; striae not 

 punctured ; interstices slightly convex ; legs testaceous ; antennae tawny, 

 with tip dusky. (L. 2-2^1.) 



Var. ? Tr. pallidus Ste. M. i. 169. — Pale testaceous: suture, margins of the 

 elytra, antennae and legs paler : eyes black ; thorax punctate behind. 

 Common near London in sand-pits, &c. ©. Var ? near Ripley : 6-7. 



372 meridianus L. ii. 673. — Be J. Ic. iv. pi. 200. f. 5. — Ste. M. i. 170. 

 — Shining black : thorax a little elongate, narrow and punctate behind, 

 with a large punctured fovea on each side ; hinder angles obtuse ; margin 

 sometimes testaceous ; elytra faintly striated, base and suture pale ochreous ; 

 legs and base of antennae testaceous. (L. lj-1^ 1.) Common near London. 



373 cognatus Gyll. iv. 455. ? — Ste. M. i. 171. — ■ Black: thorax obliquely 

 narrowed behind, the angles obtuse ; hinder margin dull rust-colour, with 

 a deep punctate fovea on each side ; elytra striate, ferruginous, with a 

 broad bluish-black elongate patch ; thighs black, tibiae and tarsi pale 

 testaceous. (L. If 1, ) Near London : 5. 



374 consputus Duft. ii. 148.— Ste. M. i. 173. pi. 9, f. 6. — Elongate ; 

 black : thorax red, with a deep impunctate fovea on each side at the base ; 

 the hinder angles straight ; elytra testaceous, moderately striated ; with a 

 broad black patch, tinted with bluish, on each, not reaching the suture; 

 legs, tip of the abdomen and base of the antennae pale testaceous-yellow. 

 (L.2-2^ 1.) Gravel pits, Windsor; Old Brompton; Battersea fields, &c: 3-5. 



F 



