70 HYDRADEPHAGA. — DYTICID^. 



black with the joints reddish ; antennas reddish at base, black at the tip. 

 (L. H-l^ 1.) Abundant in England and Scotland ; *. 



539 erythocephalus L. F. No. 774. — Pz. F. ci. f. 3. — Ste. M. ii. 60 Rather 



ovate, convex, black, shining : head red ; thorax with the lateral margins 

 more or less dull red ; elytra very pubescent, deeply and thickly punc- 

 tate ; dusky, with the shoulders and lateral margins paler ; legs and base 

 of the antenna? dull red ; tip of the latter dusky. (L. H-lf 1.) Also 

 found every where; *. 



540 planus Fab. E. i. 268. — Hy. navipes Ste. M. ii. 61. — Ovate, slightly 

 flattened ; black ; thickly hut finely punctured : elytra fuscous, with the 

 base and margin testaceous, densely pubescent; legs and base of the an- 

 tennas pale rust-colour. (L. 1^-2 1.) London district ; Norfolk; Ely, 

 &c. : 5-7. 



541 xanthopus Ste. M. v. 393. — Broad, flattish ; black; pubescent: 

 lateral margins of thorax pale ochreous : elytra finely punctured, the base 

 with a broad ochreous band, the margin also ochreous and irregularly 

 extending at the apex upon the disc ; legs reddish-yellow, the intermediate 

 thighs with a brown belt. (L. 2 1.) Near London: 5. 



542 ater Forst. C. i. 54. — Ste. M. ii. 61. — Ovate; flattish; black: an- 

 tennas and legs entirely ferruginous; elytra thickly punctured, very pubes- 

 cent. (L. 2 1.) 



Var? Dy. holosericeus Marsh, i. 427. — Ste. M. ii. 61. — Head dull red 

 behind ; lateral margin and base of the elytra dull red ; apex of antennas 

 dusky. London ; Norfolk ; Ely ; Hants ; Wilts ; Yorks. ; Scotland, &c. 



"0*. 



543 pubescens Gyll. i. 536. — Ste. M. ii. 61. — Oval, flat; very pubescent; 

 finely and thickly punctured : head dull red behind ; elytra testaceous, the 

 disc with a short stria composed of large punctures; legs dull red, the 

 thighs sometimes dusky ; antennas rusty at the base, black at the tip. (L. 

 l|-2 1.) London ; Norfolk ; Scotland, &c. 3-6. 



544 fuscatus Kirby Ste. M. ii. 62. — Ovate, black ; slightly pubescent : 



head with a rusty streak behind ; elytra flattish, pitchy-brown, finely and 

 thickly punctured, base and lateral margins palish ; legs dull red, with the 

 base of the thighs pitchy ; antennas dusky, the base dull red. (L. 2 1.) 

 London; Barham ; Norfolk; Scotland, &c. : 3-4. 



545 piceus Kirby. — Ste. M. ii. 62. — Hy. nitidus Stu. D. F. ix. pi. 207. 

 f. B? — Oblong-ovate; flat; black; nearly glabrous: head reddish in 

 front ; thorax with the lateral margins obscurely reddish ; elytra pitchy, 

 with the sides paler, deeply punctate throughout ; legs entirely dull red ; 

 antennas dusky, with the base dull red. (L. 2^1.) London: Suffolk, 

 &c. ; 5-6. 



546 oblongus Power. — Ste. M. v. 437. — Linear elliptic, a little narrowed 

 behind ; pitchy-black : head, legs and base of antennas testaceous-red ; 

 elytra usually glabrous, lurid pitchy, very minutely and indistinctly 

 punctured, with 3 rows of larger punctures; tip of antennas dusky. (L. 

 2± 1.) Cambridge: 3-5. 



96 Noterus Clairville. 



547 crassicornis Fab. E. i. 273. — Ste. M. ii. 63. — Pale ferruginous, shining: 

 eyes black ; elytra dull rusty-red, with the outer margin paler, the disc 

 with 3 regular lines of punctures at the base; abdomen dusky: $ with a 



• black ring towards the tip of the 4 anterior thighs. (L. 2^ 1.) Battersea 

 fields; Epping Forest; Whittlesea Mere; Mildenhall Drain, &c„ Cambr. ; 

 and in Suffolk and Norfolk ; 1-6. 



