160 LAMELLICORNES. APHODIID^E. 



red, punctate- striate, interstices smooth; tarsi red. (L. 2|-3§ 1.) In 

 dung : generally distributed throughout Britain : 3-6, >jc. 



1269 aestivalis Stephens. — Ap. fastens Ste. M. iii. 190. — Convex; shining 

 black : clypeus entire, with a ridge in front and 3 tubercles behind ; 

 thorax sparingly punctured, anterior angles red ; elytra also red, spotless, 

 deeply punctate-striate ; abdomen, antenna?, and palpi pale red, the latter 

 with a pitchy ring on the terminal joint ; tarsi reddish. (L. 2^-3 1.) In 

 dung : London district ; Bottisham ; Swansea : 5-7. 



(1270 f fcetens Fab. E. i. 69. — Marsh, i. 17. — Convex; shining black: 

 clypeus with 3 tubercles, entire; thorax sparingly punctured, anterior 

 angles red ; elytra red, with a large common black blotch behind, having a 

 clear red border; abdomen with the tip red. (L. 2|-3 1. ?) Introduced 

 as British, for the preceding species.) 



1271 scybalarius Pz. F. xxvii. f. 1. — Ste. M. iii. 190. — Convex; shining 

 black : clypeus angulated, with a faint ridge in front, and 3 tubercles 

 behind ; thorax slightly punctured ; elytra pale griseous, the suture dusky, 

 punctate-striate ; legs and antennae testaceous, club of latter dusky. 

 Elytra sometimes with a broad blackish patch on the disc. (L. 2^-3^ 1.) 

 London district ; Norfolk ; Suffolk ; York ; Newcastle ; Carlisle ; Swan- 

 sea ; Edinburgh : 3-6. 



1272 rufescens Fab. E.'\. 74. — Ste. M. iii. 190. — Convex, elongate; rusty- 

 red, shining : clypeus with 3 tubercles ; crown sometimes dusky ; thorax 

 thickly punctured throughout, the lateral margins broadly dull red, with 

 an obscure fuscous spot ; elytra punctate-striate, obscure red, sometimes with 

 a broad pitchy or dusky patch on the disc ; body beneath and legs rusty- 

 red. (L. 2|-3 1.) In dung: London district; Norfolk; Bottisham; 

 Swansea ; Marsden ; Scotland : 4-6. 



1273 castaneus Marsh, i. 12. — Ste. M. iii. 191. — Convex, elongate; chest- 

 nut red, shining: clypeus with 3 obscure tubercles; thorax minutely 

 punctured throughout, disc pitchy ; elytra testaceous, punctate-striate ; 

 legs pale testaceous. (L. 2^1. ) In dung : near London : 4-6. 



1274 ochraceus Ste. M. iii. 190. — Convex, oblong; black: clypeus angu- 

 lated, with 3 small tubercles behind ; thorax deeply punctate, anterior 

 angles testaceous ; elytra punctate-striate, ochreous, slightly clouded with 

 dusky; legs pitchy-black; tarsi reddish. (L. 3 1.) In dung: London 

 district : 4-6. 



1275 sordidus Fab. E. i. 74. — Pz. F. xlviii. f. 2. — Ste. M. iii. 190. — 

 Slightly convex ; livid testaceous : clypeus entire, dull red, crown dusky, 

 with 3 tubercles; thorax wide, disc scarcely punctured; margins pale, the 

 lateral ones broadly so, with a black dot in the middle ; elytra punctate- 

 striate, suture obscure, a spot on the shoulders, and 1 or 2 on the disc 

 black; legs clouded with dusky. (L. 2^-3f 1.) In dung: Battersea 

 fields ; Rockcliff ; Yarmouth ; Swansea ; Edinburgh : 4-6. 



1276 nitidulus Fab. E. i. 75. — Ste. M. iii. 192. — Ap. merdarius Pz. F. 

 xlviii. f. 3. — Elongate, somewhat cylindric ; pitchy-black : clypeus in 

 front dull red with 1, behind black with 3, tubercles; thorax minutely 

 punctured, sides broadly testaceous; elytra punctate-striate, pale testaceous, 

 suture dusky: body beneath rusty-piceous ; legs paler. (L. 2-2| 1.) In 

 dung : London district ; Norfolk ; Swansea : 4-6. 



1277 lividus Olivier. — Creutz. E. V. i. pi. 1. f. 7 Ste.' M. iii. 192 



Oblong ; livid, shining : clypeus rather orbicular, slightly notched ; crown 

 black, with 3 tubercles ; thorax with the disc black, hinder and lateral 

 margins livid, the latter with a black dot ; elytra punctate-striate, the 

 suture and a large patch on the disc fuscous; legs pale. (L. 2 1.) In 

 dung : Darenth Wood : 7. 



