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CEODEPIIAGA. BEMBIDIIDJE. 



dull or dusky, sometimes bluish, faintly striated on the back; legs and 

 antenna? pale red. (L. 2|-2| 1.) Also rare : Ripley; Hertford; Law- 

 rence Waltham; Netley ; and in Norfolk and Suffolk : 4-6. 



404 tempestivus Pz. F. lxxiii. f. 6. ? — Ste. M. ii. 11. — Rusty-red: thorax 

 brightest, with an oblique stria on each side at the base ; elytra obsoletely 

 punctate-striated on the back, and with an undefined longitudinal black 

 patch towards the margin ; legs and antenna; pale red. (L. 2| 1.) Also 

 rare : near London : in Norfolk, and in Devon : 4-6. 



81 Peryphus Megerle. 

 A. Elytra with pale spots. 



405 femoratus Stu. D. F. vi. 117. pi. 155. f. B. — Ste. M. ii. 12. v. 384. — 

 Rather flat ; green : thorax with a deep fovea on each side at the base ; 

 elytra with 2 reddish spots, punctate-striate, the striae vanishing on the sides 

 and apex ; terminal joint of the palpi and thighs black ; their base, tibia, 

 tarsi, and basal joints of antennas rusty-red. (L. 2|-2f 1.) Common 

 near London; Battersea fields. 0, *. 



406 concinnus Kirby. — Ste. M. ii. 12. and v. 385. — Rather flat; brassy- 

 green : thorax as in No. 405. ; elytra pale, with a brassy-black cross on the 

 back, punctate-striate, the striae vanishing on the sides and apex ; antennae 

 at the base, palpi and legs entirely pale rusty. (L. 2-2| 1.) Also common 

 near London, and in Suffolk. . 



407 maritimus Rudd. — Ste. M. v. 385. — Rather flat ; brassy- green : thorax 

 as in No. 405. ; elytra pale, with a broad common brassy-black cross ; 

 punctate-striate, the striae vanishing on the sides and apex ; antennae and 



i legs entirely rusty ; palpi rusty, with terminal joint pitchy -black. (L. 

 2\ 1. ) Banks of Tees, common : 3-8. 



408 tetraspilotus Rudd. — Ste. M. v. 385. — Rather flat, brassy-green: 

 thorax as in No. 405. ; elytra with 2 distinct reddish spots, the disc punc- 

 tate-striate, the sides and apex smooth ; base of the antennae and of the 

 palpi, and legs entirely rusty ; tip of palpi pitchy. (L. 2| 1. ) Kensing- 

 ton Gardens, and in Yorkshire. . 



409 littoralis Oliv. E. iii. 110. pi. 9. f. 103.— Ste. M. ii. 13. and v. 385. 

 — Rather flat ; brassy-green : thorax as in No. 405. ; elytra with 2 large 

 pale-reddish patches, punctate-striate, the stria? vanishing on the sides and 

 apex ; antennae rusty, with the tips of the joints more or less pitchy ; legs 

 and palpi entirely rusty. (L. 2^-3 1.) In abundance near London ; 0,#. 



410 saxatilis Gyll. iv. 407. ? — Ste. M. ii. 12. and v. 385. — Flat ; greenish- 

 black : thorax longish, with 2 basal foveas ; elytra with 2 small and rather 

 obscure red spots ; punctate-striate, the stria? extending to the apex, obscure 

 on the sides ; antenna? and legs dull rusty. (L. 2\ 1.) Occasionally near 

 London; North of England : 0. 



411 elegans Ste. M. v. 386. — Flat, greenish -brass : elytra with 2 large 

 bright red blotches, punctate-striate, the stria? extending to the apex, but 

 the lateral ones obscure ; legs and antennae pitchy-black ; palpi pitchy. 

 (L. 1|-2|1.) Near London : 0. 



412 lunatus Duft. ii. 24. — Ste. M. ii. 13. pi. x. f. 3. — Slightly convex : 

 rich shining, green-brass : thorax with a large round fovea on each side at 

 the base ; elytra with a large, transverse, crescent-shaped, pale rusty-red 

 spot towards the apex ; deeply punctate-striate, the striae extending to the 

 apex ; legs, palpi, and 3 or 4 basal joints of antenna? pale testaceous. 

 ( L. 3-3^ 1. ) Rare ; near Swansea, and Carlisle : 3-6. 



413 ustus Schon. S.i. 221. — Ste. M. i. 14. — Rather convex ; brassy-green: 

 thorax with 2 large punctate fovea? at the base ; elytra crenate-striated, the 



