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962 viridescens Fab. E. i. 353. — Pz. F. Ixxxiii. f. 7 Ste. M. iii. 46 



Oblong-ovate, rather convex ; nearly glabrous; green-blue, green, or blue- 

 black above ; thickly punctured : base of antenna? and the legs testaceous- 

 red ; anterior tibiae simple, i. e., not spinulose on the outer edge. (L. 

 1-1^ 1.) In flowers, London district; Bottisham; Netley ; Swansea; 

 Carlisle; Edinburgh: 5-6.- 



963 ca?ruleus Marsh, i. 132. — Ste. M. iii. 46. — Oblong-ovate, rather 

 convex ; very slightly pubescent ; above blue-black, or blue, or violet; legs 

 dusky, or black, with the anterior tibia? paler, and simple. (L. 1-1^ 1.) 

 With the foregoing species : 5-6. 



964 a?neus Fab. E. i. 353. —Pz. F. Ixxxiii. f, 6. Me. Urtica? Ste. M. iii. 47. 

 var. — Oblong ovate, rather convex ; thickly punctulate ; slightly pu- 

 bescent ; above brassy-green, or violet, rarely with a bluish-tinge ; legs 

 reddish ; thighs pitchy ; anterior tibia? slightly serrated without. (L. 

 1-1 j 1.) In flowers, London district; Bottisham ; Edinburgh, &c. : 5-6. 



965 nigrescens Ste. M. iii. 47. — Oblong- ovate ; slightly convex and pu- 

 bescent ; above of a deep fuscous-black ; antenna? and legs entirely dusky. 

 (L. 1-1|1.) In flowers, London district : 5-6. 



966 Pedicularius L. ii. 574. ? — Oliv. ii. 19. pi. 3. f. 21. — Ste. M. iii. 47.— 

 Short, ovate, convex ; black, shining, punctate : thorax short, convex, 

 slightly notched in front ; elytra with an obscure brassy tinge ; legs pitchy 

 or dull testaceous, short, the tibia? dilated towards the apex and outwardly 

 ciliate-denticulate, the hinder pair obtusely angulated in the middle ; base 

 of antenna? dull red. (L. f-1 1.) In flowers, London district; Swansea; 

 Scotland, common: 5-6. 



967 xanthoceras Ste. M. iii. 48. — Oblong-ovate, black ; punctured ; 

 slightly pubescent : thorax very short, convex, scarcely notched in front ; 

 antenna? and legs wholly testaceous-yellow ; anterior tibia? denticulate 

 externally. (L. ^-1 1.) In flowers, near London: 5. 



968 nigricornis Kirbi/ — Ste. M. iii. 48. — Oblong-ovate; greenish-black, 

 punctulated : thorax slightly notched in front, convex ; antenna? and legs 

 wholly black ; the anterior tibia? denticulated without. (L. ^-1 1.) In 

 flowers, Swansea : 5. 



969 subrugosus Gyll. i. 236. — Ste. M. iii. 48. — Short, ovate, convex ; 

 black, very thickly punctured : thorax very slightly notched in front ; 

 elytra with a delicate griseous pile, punctured, the punctures united trans- 

 versely, producing a wrinkled appearance ; legs pitchy ; antenna? with the 

 club acuminated. (L. ^-1 1. ) In flowers, London district; Netley: 5-6. 



970 niger Ent. M. {Newman) ii. 200. — Ste. M. v. 407. — Black ; punc- 

 tured, the punctures deepest on the thorax and elytra, the latter with a 

 greyish pile, narrowed behind; legs pitchy-black, anterior lightest; antenna? 

 the same, with the basal and terminal joints palest. (L. ^ 1.) In flowers, 

 London district : 5-6. 



971 nigrinus Marsh, i. 138. — Ste. M. iii. 48. — Short, ovate; very smooth 

 and glossy black : thorax scarcely notched in front ; elytra somewhat 

 truncate; antenna? and legs black. (L. ^-1 1.) In flowers, London 

 district ; Norfolk ; Yorkshire ; Scotland : 5-6. 



972 erythropus Marsh, i. 132. — Ste. M. iii. 49. — Short, ovate, convex; 

 deep black, with a brassy tinge ; very thickly punctulate : thorax scarcely 

 notched in front ; elytra slightly truncate ; legs and antenna? dull rusty- 

 red ; tibia? slightly ciliated. (L. i~l 1.) In flowers, London district; 

 Bottisham ; Netley : 5-6. 



158 Pkia Kirbij. 



973 truncatella Marsh, i. 123. — Ste. M. iii. 50. — Oblong-ovate; pale tes- 



