64 HYDRADEPHAGA. DYTICID^. 



turcs and obscure brownish spots. (L. lj-l| 1.) London district ; Hert- 

 ford ; Bottisham ; Carlisle ; York ; Devon, &c. 0. 



483 ruficollis De Ge.tr, iv. 404. pi. 16. f. 9, 10. —Ha. margine-punctatus 

 Ste. M. ii. 42. — Short, ovate griseous-yellow, or fuscous . thorax finely 

 punctured, with an impression on each side at the base ; elytra punctate- 

 striate, the interstices with a few scattered impressions ; on the margin a 

 few dusky spots ; legs dusky. (L. If 1.) Near London, and in Cam- 

 bridge : 4-5. 



484 fulvicollis Erich, i. 186. ? — Ha. ruficollis Ste. M. ii. 42. — Dy. minutus 

 Don. ii. 68. f. 1,2. — Short, ovate ; deep testaceous- red : crown and base 

 of abdomen pitchy : thorax punctate, with a minute stria on each side at 

 the base ; elytra punctate-striate, punctures dusky, the interstices smooth, 

 and more or less spotted with fuscous; suture dusky. (L. lg-l§ 1.) 



Var. ? Ha. melanocephalus Ste. M. ii. 43. — Pitchy testaceous, with the 

 head black, elytra deeply punctate-striate, interstices spotted with dusky ; 

 legs testaceous. Abounds everywhere. , * . 



485 affinis Ste. M. ii. 42. — Aube, Ic. v. 21. pi. i. f. 4. ? — Subovate : griseous- 

 yellow : head testaceous, finely punctured ; thorax deeply punctate on the 

 margins, the disc obscurely so ; the base with a short stria on each side ; 

 elytra faintly punctate-striated, the striae dusky ; interstices impunctate and 

 spotless. (L. 1-^-1.) London, and Cambridgeshire : 3-4. 



486 brevis Kirby. — Ste. M. ii. 43. — Short, ovate; testaceous -red : elytra 

 obtuse, slightly cinerous, punctate-striate, the stria? dusky, interstices spot- 

 less ; thorax punctate throughout, the punctures coarse on the margins ; 

 the base with an obscure stria on each side. (L. 1^ 1.) Near London, 

 and in Suffolk : 4. 



91 Cnemidotus TViger. 



487 casus Duft. i. 284. — Dy. impressus Pz. F. xiv. f. 7. — Ste. M. ii. 

 39. — Somewhat ovate, convex ; pale testaceous-yellow, shining : thorax 

 yellowish, with a deep transverse impression behind ; elytra deeply punc- 

 tate-striate, interstices impunctate; larger punctures dusky. (L. lf-2 1.) 

 Near London ; Putney ; Hertford ; Cambridge ; Suffolk, &c. : 0. 



92 P^elobius Sclionherr. 



488 Hermanni Fab. E. i. 255. — Don. xiv. pi. 501. f. 2. — Ste. M. ii. 44. 

 — Dull red ; a patch round the eyes ; the anterior and posterior margins 

 of the thorax, a large lohate common black spot on the elytra, the breast 

 and apex of the abdomen black. (L. 5-5| 1.) Ditches near London; 

 in Norfolk ; Suffolk ; Cambridge ; near Andover ; Newcastle : 4-6. 



93 Hyphidrus ffliger. 



489 ovatus L. i. 667. — Ste. M. ii. 45. — Dy. ferrugineus, Don. ii. pi. 

 68. f. 3, 4. — Short, ovate, ferruginous ; elytra brown, spotless, the mar- 

 gin paler : £ of a deeper hue, the thorax and elytra thickly and coarsely 

 punctured, the latter glabrous and shining ; in the 9 obscure and silky, 

 and finely punctured. (L. 2-2^ 1.) London district ; Cambridge; Nor- 

 folk ; Suffolk ; Marton ; Newcastle, &c. . 



490 variegatus ///. K. i. 272 ? — Ste. M. ii. 45. — Elongate-ovate, rather 

 narrowed behind, and a little flattened ; pale dull red, thorax with 2 

 obscure dusky spots at the base ; elytra dull rust-colour, with the margin 

 and several spots and streaks pale testaceous-yellow : J coarsely punctate, 

 glabrous and shining; $ finely punctured and opaque. (L. 2-^-2^1.) 

 Wimbledon Common, and Epping Forest : 3-5. 



