96 PHILHYDRIDA. SVlIJERlDllDJE. 



747 convexior Mar sham. — Ste. M. ii. 146. — Oblong-ovate ; deep glossy- 

 black ; finely punctured : elytra deeply punctured, striate, interstices 

 slightly elevated, the apex chestnut-red; thighs and tibia; pitchy, the latter 

 palest, or reddish ; tarsi, antenna?, and palpi red. (L. A-^l.) Near London, 

 and Scotland : 4-6. 



748 convexiusculum Marsham. — Ste.M. ii. 146. — Oblong-ovate, slightly 

 convex ; deep shining black : head and thorax finely punctured ; elytra 

 faintly punctate-striate, interstices flat and obsoletely punctured, apex 

 pitchy ; legs dull red, femora dusky ; club of antenna; and the palpi 

 black. (L. | 1.) Near London : 4-6. 



749 nigrinum Marsham. — Ste. M. ii. 146. — Slightly convex ; black, with a 

 brassy tinge above : elytra very faintly striated, the interstices obsoletely 

 punctured, the tip concolorous; antennae and legs dull black. (L. f 1. ) 

 Near London?: 4-6. 



750 immaculatum Kirby. — Ste. M. ii. 147. — Ovate; convex; glossy 

 pitchy-black: thorax pitchy, thickly punctured; elytra immaculate pitchy- 

 black, obscurely striated, interstices faintly punctulated ; legs pitchy ; 

 antennae and palpi reddish. (L. f 1.) Near London, and in Suffolk: 4-6. 



751 stercorator Kirby. — Ste. M. ii. 147. — Minute: oblong-ovate; deep 

 glossy-black : elytra pitchy at the tip, very obsoletely striated, interstices 

 thickly punctulated; thighs pitchy-black ; tibiae, tarsi, and base of antennae 

 reddish; club of latter and palpi dusky. (L. T Vg- 1.) Near London, and 

 in Suffolk: 4-6. 



752 merdarium Stu.B. F. ii. 26. pi. 22. f. 8.? — Ste.' M. ii. 147. — Oblong- 

 ovate ; rather shining : head and thorax deep black, spotless ; elytra the 

 same, with the tip pitchy, rather faintly striate, the interstices obscurely 

 punctured ; legs, antennas, and palpi entirely deep black. (L. il.) London 

 district, and Roxburghshire : 4-6. 



753 pygmaeum ///. K. i. 104. — Ste. M. ii. 148. — Minute : ovate, black, 

 shining : head and thorax punctulated ; elytra thickly punctured, and 

 rather faintly striated, dull chestnut with the base darkest; thighs pitchy; 

 tibiae and tarsi red. (L. ^ 1. ) Near London ; common: 4-6. 



754 erythropum Kirby. — Ste. M. ii. 148. — Minute: ovate, black: head 

 and thorax pitchy-black, minutely punctured ; elytra pitchy-chestnut, the 

 apex red ; faintly striated, interstices finely punctured ; legs wholly red. 

 (L. £ 1.) Near London, and in Norfolk and Suffolk : 4-6. 



755 lugubre Fab. E. i. 96.? — Ste. M. ii. 148. — Very minute: ovate, 

 black : thorax with lateral margins faintly pitchy ; elytra glossy pitchy- 

 black, the apex more or less reddish, convex, punctate-striate, interstices 

 nearly smooth ; legs, palpi, and antennae dull red. (L. ^-^ 1.) London 

 district; Norfolk; Suffolk, &c. : 4-6. 



756 minutum Fab. E. i. 98. — Ste. M. ii. 148. — Ovate; black: thorax 

 with sides concolorous ; elytra faintly punctate-striate, the apex smooth 

 and pitchy, interstices very faintly punctulated ; legs pitchy or deep black ; 

 sometimes reddish. (L. ^-f 1.) Common near London : 4-6. 



757 obscurum Marsh, i. 72. — Ste. M. ii. 149. — Ovate; dull pitchy, 

 shining : thorax with the sides reddish ; elytra flattish, very obsoletely 

 striated, pitchy with the tip red ; legs pitchy ; palpi dusky ; antennae pale 

 red, the club dusky. (L. -^ 1.) Near London : 4-6. 



758 contaminatum Kirby. — Ste. M. ii. 149. — Ovate, very convex, slightly 

 narrowed behind : head pitchy-black ; thorax rather glossy, pitchy-black, 

 with the sides dull reddish in front ; elytra very obsoletely striate, inter- 

 stices impunctate, deep pitchy-chestnut, with the tip paler ; legs, antennae, 

 and palpi chestnut-red. (L. -^ 1. ) Near London; in Suffolk and Nor- 

 folk : 4-6. 



