196 MALACODERMA. — TILLID^E. 



punctate, the apex rounded; antennae black. (L. 2^-3 1.) Flowers on the 

 coast: Barton Cliff; Christchurch ; Heme Bay: 6. 



1555 viridis Rossi. M. i. 35. — Ste. M. iii. 319. — Me. cyaneus Oliv. E. ii. 

 pi. 2. — Elongate, hairy; rich green, rarely bluish; thorax thickly and 

 rather coarsely punctured, narrowed and angulated behind; elytra linear, 

 deeply rugose-punctate, acuminated at the apex ; legs black, tinted with 

 brassy; antenna? brassy-green. (L. 3. 1.) Flowers: coast of Cornwall. 



1556 aeratus Ste. M. iii. — Elongate; brassy or bluish-black, pilose: thorax 

 somewhat cylmdric ; elytra rather dilated beyond the middle, thickly 

 punctured, tip obtuse ; legs and antenna? black. (L. 2-2|l.) In hedges, 

 amongst nettles: generally, but rather sparingly, distributed throughout 

 England and Wales ; also in Dumfriesshire : 6. 



1557 serricornis Kirby. — Ste. M. iii. 320. — Linear-elongate, brassy-black; 

 pubescent : thorax somewhat transverse ; elytra linear-oblong, slightly 

 punctate ; legs and antenna? black, the latter rather deeply serrated at the 

 tip. (L. 2. 1.) In hedges: near London, and in Suffolk : 6. 



1558 flavipes Oliv. E. ii. 12. pi. 3. f. 16. — Ste. M. iii. 320. — Linear-elongate, 

 greenish-black ; pubescent ; finely punctured : thorax with the sides and 

 base rounded ; tibia? entirely, and anterior thighs, and base of antennae 

 pale testaceous. (L. 1^-2 1.) In thick hedges : London district ; Glan- 

 ville's Wootton ; Swansea : 6. 



1559 pallipes III. K. i. S3. — Pz. F. vi. f. ii . — Ste. M. v. 416. — Somewhat 

 brassy, clothed with griseous pile : legs entirely pale ; tip of antennae 

 black. (L. 2^1.) Hedges, near London : 6. 



305 Dolichosoma Stephens. 



1560 linearis Fab. E. ii. 73. — Ste. M. iii. 320. pi. xix. f. 4. — Very slender, 

 filiform, elongate ; pale greenish, opaque ; very thickly punctured : front 

 foveolated ; elytra obsoletely striated ; abdomen glossy-brass ; legs black, 

 brassy on the thighs; antenna? black, 2d joint testaceous. (L. 2-3 1.) 

 On the coast ; Wrabness, Essex ; Deal and Southend : 6. 



Fam. 43. TILLIDiE Leach. 



cccvi. Tiixus Ant. nearly filiform, serrated : palpi unequal ; lab. filiform ; 

 max. with terminal joint hatchet-shaped : tho. cylindric ; body elongate : 

 tarsi distinctly 5-jointed. 



cccvii. Tilloidea Ant. somewhat filiform, serrated : palpi irregular ; lab. 

 filiform ; max. with apical joint hatchet-shaped : tho. nearly heart-shaped : 

 body elongate, cylindric, convex : tarsi with 5 distinct joints. 



cccviii. Opilus Ant. pilose, clavate, intermediate joints long : palpi all ter- 

 minated by a hatchet-shaped joint : body elongate, flattish : tho. conic- 

 cylindric : rather narrowed behind : tarsi 5-jointed, basal joint minute. 



cccix. Thanasimus Ant. gradually clavate, the 3 terminal joints forming the 

 club: palpi unequal; lab. with terminal joint large, hatchet-shaped; max. 

 minute : tho. somewhat heart-shaped : body wide, pilose, flattish : tarsi 

 5-jointed, basal joint small. 



cccx. Clerus Ant. slender, the 3 terminal joints abruptly larger, forming an 

 ob-3-angular club, with the apical joint acutely produced within : max. 

 palpi filiform ; lab. with terminal joint hatchet-shaped ; eyes notched : body 

 pilose : tarsi 5-jointed, basal joint minute. 



cccxi. Necrobia Ant. shortish, 2d joint nearly globose, the 3 apical joints 

 forming an ob-3-gonal club, with the apical joint as large as the other 2, 

 square and obtuse within : palpi nearly cylindric, terminal joint obconic : 

 tarsi distinctly 5-jointed ; claws entire. 



cccxii, Corynetes Ant. rather long, 2d joint somewhat conic, the 3 apical 



