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sutural striae, the 1 nearest the suture longest, then 3 entire ones, hut not 

 any lateral one ; on the shoulder is a broad, bright red, curved spot, 

 reaching from the base nearly to the apex ; anterior tibia? 3-dentate, outer 

 tooth bifid. (L. 2^-3^ 1.) In carcases, &c. ; Dartford Heath ; Swansea; 

 Kingsbridge ; Carlisle, &c. : 5-6. 



1195 4-notatus Be Geer, iv. 344. — Pk. M. H. pi. 12. f. 3. — Ste. M. iii. 

 147. — Rounded, broad ; glossy black : thorax with both lateral stria? 

 entire ; elytra flattish, with 2 entire stria? towards the margin, and an 

 indistinct one within, leaving a broad space between it and the suture ; on 

 the shoulder is a square red dot, and an oblique one on the disc, at times 

 united to the former ; anter. tibia? with 3 teeth, outer one bifid ; club 

 of antenna? rusty. (L. 2^-3i 1.) In carcases, &c. ; Bristol, and W. of 

 England : 5-6. 



§ B. Thorax with 1 stria on the sides. 



1196 parvus Marsh, i. 93. — Ste. M. iii. 148. — Hi. bi-6-striatus a. Pk. M. 

 H. 32. pi. 3. f. 3. — Shining black : thorax with a very short stria at each 

 anterior angle, and a waved one within reaching nearly to the base ; elytra 

 with 6 stria?, the 2 inner more or less shortened at the base ; legs pitchy ; 

 anter. tibia? 3-dentate, outer tooth bifid. (L. 2-2^ ).) In carcases, &c. , 

 London district ; Netley ; Swansea ; Birmingham : 4-6. 



1197 corvinus Germar. — Pk. M. pi. 3. f. 4. — Ste. M. iii. 148. — Deep 

 black, shining : thorax with lateral stria? waved ; elytra with 6 stria?, the 

 2 inner short, the sutural one longest ; antenna? and legs rusty-red ; anter. 

 tibia? 4-dentate. (L. 2 1.) In carcases, &c. ; London district; near 

 Hertford : 4-6. 



1198 bimaculatus L. ii. 567. — Pk. M. H. pi. 3. f. 6.— Ste. M. iii. 148. 

 — Flattish ; black, shining : thorax with a small rounded fovea on each 

 side near the anterior angle ; elytra with the apex diagonally from the 

 shoulder to the tip of the suture bright red, the disc with 6 punctate 

 stria?, the sutural one not reaching to the base : tihia?, tarsi, and antenna? 

 rusty; anter. tibia? 4-dentate. (L. 1 h-^\ 1.) In carcases, &c. ; London 

 district; Netley; Swansea; Carlisle; Newcastle; Scotland: 4-8. 



1199 12-striatus Pk. M. H. 36. pi. 3. f. 5.— Ste. M. iii. 147. — Shining 

 black : forehead with a straight stria ; elytra with 6 nearly equidistant 

 stria?, the sutural one united to the 2d at the base, and enclosing an ellip- 

 tic space; anterior tibia? 3-dentate, outer tooth bifid; club of antenna? 

 rusty. ( L. 2 1.) In carcases, &c. ; London district ; Oxford ; Swansea ; 

 Birmingham ; Burnham ; &c. : 4-6. 



1200 14-striatus Gyll. i. 83 King Jahr. {Erich.) i. 152. — Somewhat 



ovate ; deep black, shining : forehead equal, with a stria, which is inflexed 

 in the middle ; thorax with 2 faint fovea? near the anterior angles ; elytra 

 with 6 entire equidistant punctate stria?, and a short humeral one ; anter. 

 tibia? 3-dentate, outer one slightly bifid ; antenna? pale rusty at the apex. 

 (L. 2 1.) In carcases, &c. ; London district : 4-6. 



1201 nigrita Ste. M. iii. 149. — Rather oblong ; deep black : thorax with 

 the lateral stria? rather close to the margin ; elytra with 2 short sutural 

 stria?, the outmost one shortest, then 4 entire ones, but not any marginal 

 one; anter. tibia? with 5 teeth, outer one bifid. (L. 2 1.) In carcases, 

 &c, London district : 4-6. 



1202 stercorarius Ent. M. i. 57. pi. 1. f. 5. — Ste. M. iii. 149. — Oblong- 

 ovate, black and very glossy : thorax with lateral stria remote from the 

 margin, and recurved at the base ; elytra with 3 very short sutural stria?, 

 then 3 impunctate entire ones, and a short one in the middle of the 

 margin, the reflexed portion of the latter with a smooth elongate fovea ; 



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