138 NECROPHAGA. — EnGIDJE. 



188 Antherofhagus Megerle. 



1110 pallens L. ii. 675. — Mart. C. pi. 39. f. 3. — Ste. M. iii. 72. — Dull 

 ochreous-red ; slightly pubescent : head and thorax rather coarsely punc- 

 tured, the latter transverse, rectangular, disc convex ; elytra paler than the 

 thorax ; legs the same, with the base of the tibia? fuscous; £ with antenna? 

 shorter and black, with the base and apex pale ; tibia? black at the base, 

 and the hinder tarsi 4-jointed. (L. 2-2^1.) On flowers; London dis- 

 trict ; Swansea ; Bottisham ; Devon, &c. : 4-6. 



1111 silaceus HerbsL iv. 169. pi. 42. f. 7. — Ste. M. iii. 73. — Testaceous- 

 yellow ; slightly pubescent : head and thorax finely punctured ; the latter 

 transverse, rectangular ; elytra slightly punctured, deep testaceous, with a 

 short stria near the suture; abdomen ferruginous: legs pale, with the base 

 of the tibia; obscure; J with intermediate joints of antenna? dusky-brown, 

 the base of tibia? black, and hinder tarsi 4-jointed. (L. 2^-3 1.) Flowers ; 

 London district : 4-6. 



1112 similis Cur. xii. pi. 546. — Ochreous; head and thorax somewhat 

 ferruginous, deeply punctured, the latter transverse ; elytra silky, very 

 minutely punctured, obscurely striated towards the suture; base of tibia? 

 chestnut; $ with the antenna? pitchy in the middle, tibia? pitchy, with 

 the base chestnut, hinder tarsi 4-jointed. (L. l|-lf 1.) London district, 

 and near Dover: 4-6. 



13 13 glaber Gyll. i. 178. — Ste. M. iii. 73. — Testaceous-red, glabrous, 

 slightly flattened ; head smooth, rusty-red ; eyes black ; thorax faintly 

 notched in front, truncate behind, the sides rounded and slightly waved, 

 disc smooth, rusty-red; elytra impunctate ; legs pale testaceous. (L. 

 1-^1.) Rare: London district, and Scotland; in nests of Bombi (humble 

 bees): 4-6. 



189 Monotoma Herbst. 



1114 picipes Herbst. v. 24. pi. 45. f. 10. — Ste. M. iii. 102. — Black ; 

 opaque ; slightly hispid : antenna? and legs rusty-red ; thorax oblong- 

 4-drate, its lateral margins finely crenate, the disc with 2 oblong foveolets 

 at the base ; elytra crenate-striate, interstices transversely wrinkled. (L. 

 \-\\ 1.) Under bark, &c, Battersea fields ; Pet worth ; Devon; Cramond, 

 &c. : 7-4. 



1115 angustata Marsham. — Ste. M. iii. 102. — Narrow; pitchy-black, 

 shining ; finely punctured : thorax oblong, with 2 approximating foveolets 

 at the base ; elytra very obsoletely striated ; legs and antenna? dull red. 

 (L. f 1. ) Rotten wood, &c, near London, and in Suffolk: 5-6. 



1116 pallida Ste. M. iii. 103. — Narrow; pale testaceous; slightly shining: 

 head pitchy ; thorax broad, with 2 deep foveolets behind ; antenna? and 

 legs pale. (L. ^-1 1. ) In rotten wood, &c, near London, and in Nor- 

 folk : 5-6. 



190 Bitoma Herbst. 



1117 crenata Pz. F. i. f. 24. — Ste. M. iii. 105.— Cur. vi. pi. 283.— 

 Black ; slightly opaque, punctured: thorax with the sides nearly straight, 

 with 2 elevated lines parallel therewith on the disc, which has 2 small fovea? 

 towards the base ; elytra red, with a black cross ; punctate-striate, the 

 alternate interstices elevated ; antenna? and legs pitchy-red : — sometimes the 

 elytra are black, with a red dot at the shoulder, and a 2d near the apex; or 

 wholly testaceous. (L. 1^-2 1.) Little Chelsea; New and Windsor 

 forests ; Duddingston ; 5-9. 



191 Colydium Herbst. 



1118 felongatum Pk. F. iii. 313. — Pz. F. iii. f. 17. — Ste. M. v. 409.— 

 Shining black : thorax with 3 grooves, the disc having 2 raised parallel 



