LAMPRIAS. 9 



basal joint of antenna? red, other joints and palpi dusky. (L. 2^-3| 1.) 

 Uncommon : Darenth, on broom ; Ripley ; Windsor ; Netley, Andover, 

 Darlington : 5-7. 



37 nigritarsis Leach. — Ste. M. i. 29. — Blue-green: the basal joint of the 

 antenna? and the legs dusky black, the base of the thighs, thorax, and 

 breast red. (L. 2^-3 1.) Also somewhat scarce : Dover 6, and Wind- 

 sor 5. 



38 chlorocephalus Ent. Hefte. ii. 117. : — Bon. iii. 35. pi. 86 — Ste. M. i. 

 30. — Blue-green : antennas with the 2 basal and under part of 3d 

 joints, thorax, breast, and legs red ; tarsi black or brownish. (L. 2-3 1. ) 



Common on broom, but local : Epping Forest ; Darenth Wood ; Ripley, 

 Hertford, Newcastle, Edinburgh, &c. : 4-7. 



39 rufipes Be J. S. i. 258. — Ste. M. i. 30. — Blue-black : elytra blue, 

 obscurely punctured ; 3 basal joints of antennae, thorax, breast, and legs 

 red; tarsi dull red. (L. 2\ 1.) Rare : near Brockenhurst, New Forest: 6. 



8 Brachinus Weber. 



40 crepitans L. ii. 671.— Ste. M. i. 32. pi. 2. f. 6. — Dull red : elytra 

 varying from greenish-blue to dusky, or green, with several distinctly 

 elevated lines, or ridges ; 3d and 4th joints of antennas and abdomen 

 dusky brown. (L. 2-5 1.) Abundant beneath stones: near London, 

 Ripley, Dorking, Southend, Bristol, &c. ; Edinburgh : 3-9. 



41 immaculicornis Be J. S. ii. 466. — Ste. M. i. 177. — Rusty-red: elytra 

 with faint ridges, bluish-green ; abdomen obscure ; legs and antennae 

 entirely pale rusty-red. (L. 4 1.) Ripley, Sy. : 7. 



42 explodens Bufts. F. ii. 234. — Ste. M. i. 35. — Bright rusty -red : elytra 

 blue- black, with obscure ridges; 3d and 4th joints of antennae dusky; 

 abdomen obscure. (L. 21-3 1.) Southend, Essex: 4. 



43 glabratus Bonelli. — Be" J. S. i. 320. — Ste. M. i. 36. — Bright rusty- 

 red : elytra bluish-green, without ridges, finely punctured ; abdomen 

 obscure; antennae spotless. (L, 2§ 1.) Rare: Dover, 6 ; Ashburton, 

 Devon, 5. 



44 sclopeta Fab. E. i. 220 Ste-. M. i, 36. pi. 2. f. 5. — Cur. pi. xi. 554.— 



Bright rusty-red : elytra without ridges, blue-green, with the basal half 

 of the suture dull red, antennae spotless, (L. 3 I.) Also rare : D e vo 

 shire ; Southend ; Essex ; Faversham, Hastings : 5-7 ? 



9 Tarus Clairville. 



45 humeralis Clairv. ii. 96. — Ste. M. i. 33. pi. 2. f. 4. — Black, glabrous ; 

 very finely punctured, with the mouth, antenna?, and legs pale red, elytra 

 with a spot on the shoulder, and the anterior margin yellowish-red. 

 (L. 4-5^ 1.) Rare: Swansea; Cuckfield, Sussex; Windsor, &c. : 5-6. 



46 axillaris Fab. E. S. i. 132. —Ste. M. v. 368. —Dusky-black, slightly 

 pubescent, very thickly punctured : thorax red ; elytra with the lateral 

 margin, and a streak on the shoulder, the mouth and antennae rusty-red ; 

 legs pale rust-colour. (L. 4^-5 1.) Rare: taken within the London 

 district ; 5. 



47 coadunatus Be J. S. i. 210. — Ste. M. v. 369. — Deep black, slightly 

 pubescent; thorax broad, red ; elytra deeply punctured at the base ; the 

 lateral margin and a patch connected therewith on the shoulder, the mouth 

 and antennae rusty-red ; legs pale rust-colour. (L. 4 1.) Rare: found 

 near London : 8. 



48 laevigatus Ste. M. i. 32. pi. 2. f. 2. — Pitchy-black, glabrous; very ob- 

 scurely and delicately punctured ; antenna?, mouth, and thorax dull rust- 

 colour ; elytra obscure, with the lateral margins and a broad patch at the 



