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<?lx. Anisocerus Elytra truncate, not ribbed : body ovate, somewhat de- 

 pressed : ant. long, with 2 basal joints (especially in <y ) very large, flat- 

 tened, 2d 3-angular, oblong in J , ovate in $ : scutellam small : tibia 

 compressed, spinulose. 



clxi. Cateretes Elytra truncate, not ribbed : body ovate, slightly convex : 

 ant. rather long, 2 basal joints large, of nearly equal size ; 2d somewhat 

 cylindric ; club slender, longish, obconic, compressed : scutellum large : 

 tibiae, spinulose. 



clxii. Micropeplus Elytra truncate, longitudinally ribbed, scarcely covering 

 above half the abdomen : body broad, oblong, acute at tip, flat : ant. with 

 the club solid : tarsi 4-jointed. 



153 Thymalus Latreille. 



926 limbatus Fab. E. i. 334. — - Cur. i. pi. 39. — Ste. M. iii. 31. — Brassy- 

 brown ; pubescent ; punctured : eyes black ; margins of the elytra dull 

 red, disc irregularly punctate-striate ; legs and antennas dull-red. (L. < 2\- 

 3 1.) Under bark, New Forest; Westerham ; Leeds; Danygraig, &c. 

 S. Wales: 5-6. 



154 Nitidula of Authors. 



927 marginata Fab. E. i. 348. — Ste. M. iii. 32. — Ni. biloba Pz. F. xxxv. 

 f. 10. — Ovate, dull red, finely punctured : thorax with the disc very 

 convex ; elytra with the lateral edges margined, the disc with 4 grooves, 

 and 2 small spots at the base and a larger common one in the middle, 

 bright rust-colour. (L. 2-2^ 1.) Under bark of birch, Coombe and Birch 

 Woods ; Bristol ; Netley, &c. : 5-6. 



928 punctatissima Illiger. — Pz. F. xxv. f. 7. — Ste. M. iii. 32. — Ovate, 

 slightly convex ; dull ferruginous, very thickly punctured : eyes black ; 

 thorax with the disc unequal, foveolated and varied with black ; elytra 

 also varied with irregular, more or less united, black marks, and a short 

 round pale band behind. (L. 3-4 1.) Coombe and Darenth Woods: 

 5-6; Netley; Newcastle, &c. (Under bark of oak) : 5-6. 



929 grisea L. ii. 574 Lin. Tr. (Curtis) ii. pi. 5. f. 6-11. — Ste. M. iii. 



33. — Oblong-ovate, flattish ; rusty-griseous ; punctured : eyes black ; 

 thorax unequal, foveolated, and varied with black ; elytra also varied with 

 black, and with some interrupted black lines, the disc with some obscure 

 ridges; legs pale ferruginous. (L. 1^-3 1.) Under bark of oak, willow, 

 &c, widely distributed : 5-6. 



930 depressa L. ii. 573. — Ste. M. iii. 33. — Ni. varia Oliv. ii. pi. 2. f.[10. 

 — Ovate, flat ; rusty-brown, punctured : thorax with the disc slightly 

 foveolated, the sides dilated, and with a dusky cloud ; elytra wide, mar- 

 gined, and with obscure black streaks, and a curved paler mark behind : 

 legs and antennas rusty-pitchy; club of the latter dusky. (L. 1^-2 1.) 

 Under bark, old bones, fungi, &c, common: 3-7. -^. 



931 Colon L. ii. 573. — Ste. M. iii. 34. — Cur. xv. pi. 675. — Ovate, flat ; 

 pitchy-black ; punctured : thorax deeply notched in front, the disc with 2 

 foveolets, the sides dull red ; elytra with several minute spots at the base, 

 a large double patch on the disc, and the tip pale rusty-testaceous ; legs 

 dull red. (L. 1-lf 1.) With the last : 3-6. #. \ 



J32 discoidea Fab. E. i. 352. — Samo. pi. 2. f. 5. — Ste. M. iii. 34. — 

 Ovate, flat ; black, thickly punctured : thorax with 2 foveolets and a 

 narrow rusty margin ; elytra with the outer margin and a large patch on 

 the disc pale-testaceous; legs dull red. (L. 1^-2 1.) Dry bones, &c, 

 generally distributed : 3-9. 



933 bipustulata L. ii. 570 Pz. F. iii. f. 10 Ste. M. iii. 35. — Ovate, 



