132 NECROPHAGA. MYCETOPHAGIf>J£. 



1068 ferru gi n ea Marsh, i. 125. — Ste. M. iii. 71. — Oblong-ovate, somewhat con- 

 vex, entirely dull red, or pale chestnut, and very slightly pubescent ; thorax 

 and elytra thickly punctulated ; antennae and legs rather pale. (L. 1^1.) 

 Fungi, &c, London district ; Bristol ; Netley ; N. Wales ; Bottisham : 

 5-6. 



1069 fumata L. ii. 564,? — Ste. M. iii. 71. obs. — Cur. xv. pi. 702. — Oblong, 

 slightly flattened ; dull-red, clothed with a pale down : eyes black : elytra 

 obsoletely striated, interstices slightly wrinkled across; antennae and legs 

 pale rust-colour. (L. 1-1^1.) 



Var. ? tomentosa Mar sham. — Ste. M. iii. 71. — Smaller and of a brighter 

 hue, with the elytra very obscurely striated, the interstices not roughened. 

 In rotten wood, fungi, &c, London district ; Bottisham ; Netley ; Suffolk; 

 Yorkshire : 5-6. 



178 Mycetophagus Fabr. 



1070 4-pustulatus L. ii. 597. — Ste. M. iii. 84. — My. 4-maculatus Bon. vi. 

 pi. 185. f. 5. — Dull red: thorax and elytra black, the latter obsoletely 

 punctate-striate, with a large irregular testaceous-yellow spot at the base, 

 and a smaller one at the tip : legs pale-testaceous ; antennae testaceous, 

 with the middle black. (L. 2^-3^ 1.) Fungi, rotten trees, &c, London 

 district ; Netley ; Kimpton ; Swansea, &c. : 5-6. 



1071 atomarius Fab. E. ii. 568. — Don. xv. pi. 538. f. 2. — Ste. M. iii. 85. — 

 Rusty-brown ; above black ; head pitchy : elytra punctate-striate ; with a 

 humeral spot, several scattered spots on the disc, and a short curved band 

 across behind the middle, testaceous ; antennae with the terminal joint 

 short, ovate. (L. 2-2| 1.) Fungi: New Forest; Bristol; Netley; 

 Bath, cScc. : 5-6. 



1072 multipunctatus Fab. E. ii. 568. — Don. xv. pi. 538. f. 1. — Oblong; 

 rusty-piceous, slightly pubescent : thorax punctate, with a faint dorsal 

 channel ; elytra finely punctate-striate, with numerous (10-12) testaceous 

 spots and markings on the disc, and a large rounded one at the apex ; legs 

 and antennae pale red. (L. 2-2^ 1.) Fungi: Coombe Wood; Bristol; 

 Netley ; Swansea ; Devon : Norfolk, &c. : 5-6. 



1073 variabilis Schneid. M. (Hellwig) iv. 397. — Ste.M. iii. 86. — My. pi- 

 ceus Cur. iv. pi. 156. — Pitchy- rust-colour, or black: elytra faintly punc- 

 tate-striate, slightly pubescent, the base with a broad rusty belt, in which 

 is a squarish dusky spot ; behind the middle is a short testaceous band, vary- 

 ing considerably in different individuals, and near the tip a round dot ; 

 legs and antennae dull red, the terminal joint of the latter rather long and 

 pale. (L. 2-2^ 1.) Fungi, on oak, &c. ; Copenhagen fields; Bristol; 

 Norfolk ; Suffolk ; Netley ; Swansea : 5-6. 



1074 Populi Fab. E. ii. 570. — Ste. M. iii. 86. — Rusty-red ; slightly pubes- 

 cent, and punctated ; elytra pale, faintly punctate-striate, with an obscure 

 band in the middle, and a patch at the apex, fuscous ; the latter with an 

 obsolete pale spot; legs and antennae pale rusty- red. (L. 2 1.) Fungi, 

 London district : 6. 



1075 pubescens Ste. M. iii. 87. — Pitchy-black ; very pubescent, finely punc- 

 tate ; elytra rather pale, with an obscure rusty band at the base, a short 

 one behind the middle ; the apex and the lateral margins also rusty ; legs 

 and antennae pale dull red ; the latter with the last 4 joints forming a 

 rather abrupt club. (L. 2 1.) Near Portsmouth : 6. 



179 Tetratoma Herbst. 



1076 Fungorum Fab. E. ii. 574. — Pz. F. ix. f. 10. — Ste. M. iii. 91.— 

 Shining testaceous-red, thickly punctured; head black; mouth and lobrum 



