50 GEODEPHAGA. — HARFALIDJE. 



B. Mentum with an obtuse tooth : — Bradycellus Erichson. 



375 placidus Gyll. ii. 162. — Ste. M. v. 384. — De J. Tc. iv. pi. 199. f. 4. 



— Oblong : black, or pitchy : thorax somewhat 4-drate, narrowed behind, 

 with a punctate fovea on each side, the hinder angles obtuse ; the disc 

 mostly clouded ; elytra striated, testaceous, with a lanceolate pitchy-black 

 patch towards the suture, the outer margin slightly pubescent ; legs and 

 base of antennas pale. (L. 2-2^ 1.) Rare; on the banks of the Thames and 

 of the Tees: 3-5. 



376 collaris PL F. i. 146 Stu. D. F. vi. pi. 150. f. A. — Oblong- ovate : 



rusty-red, shining : thorax somewhat 4-drate, narrowed behind and with 

 obtuse angles ; base on each side with 2 elongate, punctate foveae ; elytra 

 striated deeply, but impunctate, interstices flat, the 3d with a distinct 

 impression; legs and 3 basal joints of antennae pale. (L. l§-2 1.) Rare; 

 near London : 4-6. 



73 Blemus Ziegler. 



377 paludosus Gyll. ii. 34. — - Ste. M. i. 171.— Stu. D. F. vi. pi. 151. f. D. 



— Broad ; pitchy-black, shining : head dusky ; thorax with a deep trans- 

 verse fovea on each side at the base; elytra with the disc punctate striated, 

 the margin and apex faintly striated ; abdomen rather pale at the tip ; legs 

 and antennas pale testaceous. (L. 3l.) Norwich; Hull; Carlisle; Gram- 

 pian Hills ; Zetland and Swansea : 4-7. 



378 f pallidus Stu. D. F. vi. 98. pi. 153. I A. — Ste. No. 2 ed. col. 12.— 

 Pale testaceous, shining : thorax reddish, heart-shaped : elytra finely 

 punctate-striate ; head dusky behind ; eyes black ; legs and antennas pale. 

 (L. 1\ 1.) Coasts of Dorset, Hants and Kent. 



379 micros Herbst. A. 142. — Ctir. vii. pi. 310. — Tr. rubens. — Ste. M. 

 i. 172. — Narrow; rusty-testaceous: head dusky, with a curved impression 

 on each side ; thorax reddish, with a deep fovea on each side near the 

 hinder angles ; elytra faintly striated, pale, with a bluish tinge towards 

 the apex ; legs and antennae pale rust-colour. (L. 2\ 1.) Lambeth; Chel- 

 sea ; Hackney ; Windsor ; Thruxton, Hants ; Carlisle : 3-6. 



380 discus Fab. E. i. 207.? — unifasciatus Pz. F. xxxviii. f. 7. — Ste. M. 

 i. 172. — Narrow; rusty-red: eyes black; thorax obcordate, rather con- 

 vex, with a simple depression on each side at the base ; elytra obscurely 

 striated, with a bluish-black transverse band towards the apex ; legs and 

 antennas pale, or ochreous ; head sometimes black. (L. 2-2 \ 1.) Sparingly 

 near London ; also near Southend ; in Norfolk and Suffolk ; and near 

 Manchester: 3-6. 



381 f longicornis Stu. D. F. vi. 83. pi. 151. f. A. — Ste. M. i. 172.— 

 Elongate : head black ; thorax somewhat orbiculate-heart-shaped, truncate 

 behind, brown ; elytra pale brown, paler on the sides, bluish towards the 

 suture, faintly striated; legs, palpi and antennas pale hrownish-yellow; the 

 latter rather long. (L. 2? 1.) Under rejectamenta, Broughton, Lane. : 6. 



74 Epaphius Leach. 



382 Secalis Pk. F. i. 146. — Stu. D. F. vi. 71. pi. 149. f. A. — Ste. M. i. 

 172. — Bright shining rust-colour ; eyes black ; thorax very glossy, 

 smooth, with a small fovea on each side at the base ; elytra with 5 dis- 

 tinctly punctate short striae at the base ; the outer margin and apex 

 smooth; except a few impressions at the base of the former; legs, palpi 

 and antennae pale. (L, 2 1.) Coasts of Norfolk ; shores of Humber ; near 

 Aberystwith : 3-6. 



