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737 femorale Kirby. — Ste. M. ii. 143 — Very convex; deep shining black ; 

 finely punctured: elytra pitchy-black, with the sides chestnut red; the 

 disc punctate-striate ; thighs black ; tibia; and tarsi red. (L. 1|I.) Near 

 London; and in Suffolk : 4-6. 



738 haemorrhoum Gijll. i. 107. — Ste. M. ii. 143. — Very convex, ovate, 

 obtuse ; deep glossy black : head, and especially the thorax, thickly punc- 

 tured, the latter very gibbous ; elytra punctate-striate, the interstices ob- 

 scurely but thickly punctured ; the tip with a distinct large pale red 

 patch ; suture at tip black ; legs pitchy-black ; tibia? and tarsi paler. 

 fL. lfL) 



Var. Ce. xanthorhceum Leach. — Ste. M. ii. 143. — Smaller, of a deeper 

 black, with the apex of the elytra brighter ; legs pitchy-black, with red 

 tarsi. Common : London District ; Norfolk ; Suffolk ; Devon ; Bottis- 

 ham ; Netley ; Southend, &c. : 4-6. 



739 xanthocephalum Kirby. — Ste. M. ii. 143. — Very convex, ovate, 

 finely punctured ; deep shining black : head red ; elytra faintly striated, 

 the apex pitchy-red ; legs pitchy-black ; tibia? and tarsi paler. (L. lgl.) 

 Near London ; and in Norfolk and Suffolk : 4-6. 



740 infuscatum Ste. M. ii. 144. — Convex; deep obscure black: head and 

 thorax thickly punctured, the latter gibbous ; elytra faintly striated, 

 interstices sparingly and finely punctured, and flattish ; dull pitchy- 

 black, the apex paler ; legs wholly chestnut-red. (L. \ 1.) Near London : 

 4-6. 



741 impressum Stu. D. F. ii. 9. pi. 22. f. A. — Ste. M. ii. 144 Ovate, 



shining deep black : elytra deep chestnut-red, with a large triangular 

 black patch at the scutellum ; disc rather deeply punctate-striate, inter- 

 stices thickly punctured ; legs bright chestnut-red ; antenna? pale tes- 

 taceous ; palpi dusky. (L. 1^-1^1.) Near London ; and in Hants : 4-6. 



742 melanocephalum L. ii. 563 — Herbst. iv. pi. 37. f. 10. — Ste. M. ii. 

 144. — Oblong-ovate, shining: head and thorax deep black, punctured; 

 elytra testaceous-red, with a large triangular black spot at the base, and 

 another on each side on the outer angle, the disc finely and thickly punc- 

 tured, and faintly punctate-striate ; legs testaceous-red ; antennas and palpi 

 dusky: thighs sometimes black. (L. |-1 1.) Abundant in meadows and 

 pastures everywhere : 3-7. 



743 conspurcatum Stu. D. F. ii. 15. pi. 22. f. B. — Ste. M. ii. 145. — 

 Oblong-ovate ; shining black : elytra pale testaceous-red, the base with a 

 large common triangular black spot, and the lateral margin with an elon- 

 gate black streak ; the disc delicately punctate-striate, with the interstices 

 finely punctured ; legs, antennae, and sometimes the palpi chestnut-red. 

 (L. g-fl.) Rare near London ; common near Lyndhurst : 4-5. 



744 crenatum Pz. F. xxiii. f. 3. — C. atomarium Ste. M. ii. 145 Ovate; 



black ; obscure ; thickly punctured : palpi and antenna? pitchy ; elytra 

 broad, dilated on the sides, slightly flattened, striated, the striae deeply 

 crenate-punctate, interstices thickly punctated, the tip slightly reddish ; 

 legs rusty- red; thighs sometimes pitchy. (L. J-^l. ) Abundant in London 

 district : 4-6. 



745 sordidum Marsh, i. 69. — Ste. M. ii. 145. — Ovate; dull pitchy: head 

 black ; thorax pitchy-black, punctulated ; elytra pitchy-red, punctate- 

 striate, interstices finely punctured ; breast black ; abdomen rusty-red ; 

 legs pitchy ; antennae black ; red at the base. (L. 1 1.) London district : 

 4-6. 



746 convexius Kirby. — Ce. convexium Ste. M. ii. 145. — Rounded, ovate; 

 deep obscure black, punctured : elytra opaque, the tip slightly edged with 

 pitchy ; finely punctate-striated, interstices impunctate ; legs and antenna? 

 pitchy-chestnut; palpi dusky. (L. ^-| 1.) London district : 4-6. 



