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1483 ater L. ii. 649. — Oliv. E. ii. pi. 1. f. 3. — Ste. M. iii. 294. — Elon- 

 gate ; brown-black : thorax short, edged with red ; mouth, tip of thighs, 

 tibiae wholly, and 3 basal joints of antenna? yellowish-red. (L. 3-3^ 1.) 

 In damp hedges, common : 6. 



1484 flavilabris Fall. M. C. i. 12. — Ste. M. iii. 295. — Oblong; black: 

 mouth, 3 basal joints of antennae, the margin of the thorax, tibiae, and apex 

 of the abdomen pale testaceous-red ; palpi fuscous : apex of thighs some- 

 times ochreous. (L. 3-3^1.) Hedges, flowers, &c. : London district; 

 Swansea ; Edinburgh ; Waterford, &c. : 6. 



1485 pulicarius Oliv. E. ii. 26. pi. 3. f. 20. — Ste. M. iii. 295. — Oblong ; 

 black : mandibles, margins of the thorax, especially the sides, which are 

 broadly edged, sides and apex of the abdomen, and claws testaceous ; basal 

 joints of the antennae ochreous beneath. (L. 2-2^1.) Hedges: N. of 

 England and Scotland : 6. 



b. Ant. with 2d and 3d joints nearly of equal length. 



1486 lateralis L. ii. 648. — Ste. M. iii. 296. — Black: head in front, an- 

 tennae beneath, thorax entirely, margins of the abdomen and the legs 

 testaceous- red ; outer edge and tip of the elytra yellowish, disc of the 

 latter with an ashy pile ; hinder femora mostly with a dusky ring in the 

 middle. (L. 2-2^1.) Hedges: Coombe Wood; Epping ; Bristol; 

 Southend : 6. 



1487 marginatus Ste. M. iii. 296. — Deep black, pubescent: head in front, 

 base of the antennae, margins of the thorax and of the abdomen testaceous- 

 red ; outer edge and tip of the elytra yellowish ; apex of thighs and the 

 tibiae pale testaceous ; tarsi obscure. (L. 2^ 1.) Hedges: Darenth Wood 

 and Hertford : 6. 



1488 testaceus L. ii. 649. — Mart.' C. pi. 29. f. 6. — Ste. M. iii. 296. — 

 Short ; black ; slightly glossy : thorax 4-drate, the lateral margins 

 testaceous ; elytra, tibiae, and base of antennae pale ochreous ; palpi fusces- 

 cent. (L. 2-3 1.) Hedges, flowers, &c. : every where: 6. 



1489 ochropus Ste. M. iii. 296. — Ca. testacea Pz. F. Ivii. f. 4. ? — Black, 

 slightly shining : thorax rathei elongate 4-drate, with the lateral margins 

 broadly testaceous ; elytra, legs entirely, palpi and base of antennae pale 

 ochreous. (L. 2^-3 1.) Hedges: London district; New Forest; De- 

 vonshire ; Swansea ; Norfolk, &c. : 6. 



§ B. Thorax with the sides distinctly rounded. 

 a. Ant. with 2d joint scarcely longer than 3d. 



1490 clypeatus III. K. i. 299. — Ste. M. iii. 298 Ca. nivea Pz. F. Ivii. 



f. 5. — Above pale, with the crown, and the disc of the thorax black, 

 margins whitish, the black patch narrowed in front ; legs pale, the hinder 

 pair clouded with fuscous. (L. 3^-4 1.) Dover; Hastings; Suffolk; 

 and Swansea ; 6. 



1491 dispar Fab. E. i. 295. — Ste. M. ii. 299. — Black ; thorax smooth, 

 spotless red ; elytra fuscous-black ; sides of the abdomen and the anterior 

 legs red ; tip of middle thighs and middle of their tibiae black ; tip of 

 hinder thighs and their tibiae and tarsi wholly black ; 2 or 3 basal joints 

 of antennae testaceous. (L. 5-6 1.) Rare near London; common in 

 Scotland, and near Swansea : 6. 



1492 nigricans Fab. E. i. 296. — Ste. M. iii. 299. — Fuscous black : 

 mouth, base of the antennae, margins of the thorax and,, of the abdomen, 

 and the legs pale-testaceous ; tip of hinder thighs and their tibiae black : 

 sometimes all, or interm, and hinder thighs only, are tipped with black : 



