198 MALACODERMA. WlNlDiE. 



and a 3d short one within the apex, bluish-black. (L. 5-8 1.) Hedges ! 

 near Dorking and Leatherhead ; also Manchester : 6. 



311 Necrobia Olivier. 



1568 Quadra Marsh, i. 323. — Ne. violacea Ste. M. iii. 327. — Violet-blue, 

 or blue-green ; villose : thorax and elytra thickly punctate, the punctures 

 on the latter in rows ; body beneath and legs dull blue, antennae black. 

 (L. 14-2^1.) Dried bones, skins, &c. : London district ; Dorset; Norfolk; 

 Suffolk ; Swansea ; Edinburgh : 4-7. 



1569 ruficollis Oliv. E. iv. 6. pi. 1. f. 3. — Ste. M. iii. 327. — Cur. viii. 

 pi. 350. — Villose ; blue : head and thorax deeply punctate ; the latter, 

 base of elytra, and legs red ; elytra punctate-striate ; abdomen and legs 

 black. (L. 2-2! 1.) Old bones, &c. : London district ; Dover ; Bristol j 

 Leith ; Raehills, &c. : 4-8. 



1570 rufipes Oliv. E. iv. 5. pi. 1. f. 2. — Ste. M. iii. 327. — Deep blue J 

 pilose : thorax finely punctured ; elytra shagreened ; legs wholly red ; 

 antennas black, red at the base. (L. If- 2\ 1.) Old bones, &c. : Copen- 

 hagen and Battersea fields; Epping, &c. : 4-10. 



1571 amethystina Ste. M. v. 417. — Nearly glabrous ; purple-violet ; base 

 of antennae, thighs, and 4 anterior tibiae red ; tarsi and hinder tibiae 

 fuscous ; tip of antennae black : elytra punctate, the punctures somewhat 

 placed in rows. (L. 3 1.) Old bones: near London : 6. 



312 Corynetes Paykull. 



1572 violaceus L. ii. 653. — Ste. M. iii. 328. — Cur. viii. pi. 351. — 

 Shining blue or greenish ; clothed with fuscous pile : thorax slightly 

 punctured ; elytra obscurely punctate-striate ; legs greenish-brown ; an- 

 tennae black, the base fuscous. (L. 1^-2^ 1.) Hedges, old bones, &c. s 

 Hertford ; Ripley ; Epping ; Glanville's Wootton ; Swansea, &c. : 5-7. 



Fam. 44. PTINID^E Leach. 



cccxiii. Xiletinus Ant. filiform, moderate, serrated in both sexes, 2d and 3d 

 joints short : palpi with terminal joint hatchet-shaped : body short, ovate : 

 elytra striated, sinuated at the sides : tho. transverse : legs longish. 



cccxiv. Ptilinus Ant. filiform, 2d joint short, remainder strongly pectinated 

 in £ , serrated in <J> : palpi with terminal joint conic-acute : tho. some- 

 what globose, anter. margin reflexed : body elongate, cylindric : legs 

 slender. 



cccxv. Ptinus Ant. filiform, long, slender, simple, inserted close together; 

 2d joint short : palpi somewhat filiform ; tho. advanced in front, con- 

 stricted behind ; abdomen rather ovate : elytra free : scutel. distinct : eyes 

 rather prominent : legs long ; thighs (especially in $ ) clavate. 



cccxvi. Mezium Ant. approximating, somewhat compressed, scaly, 2d and 

 3d joints rather thickened : tho. pubescent, with longitudinal furrows : 

 scutel. wanting : elytra united, gibbous, polished : wings : legs long ; 

 thighs clavate. 



cccxvii. Gjbbium Ant. approximating, somewhat cylindric, 2d and 4th 

 joints rather thickened : tho. short, transverse, smooth, lobate behind : 

 scutel. wanting : elytra united, gibbous, polished : wings : legs long ; 

 thighs suddenly clavate at tip. 



eccxviii. Lasioderma Ant. with basal joint large, robust, 2d and 3d small, 

 the latter to the 10th serrated, 11th elongate, conic, acute: body broad, 

 pubescent : head convex, deflexed : tho. semicircular, transverse : elytra 

 soft, oblong, rounded at apex : tarsi very short. 



cccxix. Dorcatoma Ant. elongate, curved, 2 basal joints produced within, 



