HELODES. — PH^EDON. 311 



** Tibiae with an acute tooth at the tip : — Gonioctena Chevrolat. 



2449 pallida L. ii. 589.— Wood. i. pi. 11.— Ste. M. iv. 338. — Oblong- 

 ovate; convex, testaceous-yellow; eyes black; thorax shining; elytra 

 deeply punctate-striate ; body pitchy in the middle beneath. (L. 3 1. ) 

 Sallows : Coombe Wood ; Scarborough ; Midgely Moor : 6. 



2450 10-punctata L. ii. 590. — Ste. M. iv. 338. — Ch. viminalis Pz. F. 

 lxxviii. f. 3. — Oblong-ovate ; black ; elytra faintly punctate-striate, in- 

 terstices very thickly punctulate : thorax and elytra testaceous-red, more 

 or less spotted with black : apex of abdomen and base of antenna? testa- 

 ceous. (L. 3-3^ 1.) Willows, &c. : "Coombe, Darenth, &c. woods: 

 Monk's Wood ; Epping ; Raehills ; Yorkshire, &c. : 6. 



2451 rufipes De Geer, v. 295. — Ste. M. iv. 329. — Ch. 10-notata Don. xi. 

 pi. 373. f. 1. — Oblong-ovate; black ; mouth, legs, thorax, and elytra red; 

 the thorax with 2 black spots on its hinder margin, united by a black line, 

 the elytra finely punctate-striate, each with 5 black spots, 1 or more of 

 which is frequently obliterated. (L. 3-3| 1.) Woods: London district; 

 Epping ; Armathwaite, Cumberland : 6. 



2452 6-punctata Fab. E. i. 436. — Pz. F. xxvi. f. 11. — Ste. M. iv. 339 



Oblong-ovate, convex, black ; thorax red, with 2 black dots on the disc ; 

 elytra red, each with 3 black spots, disc punctate-striate, the interstices 

 faintly punctured ; thighs pitchy ; tibia? and tarsi pale ; antenna? red, tip 

 brownish. (L. 3 1.) Near Rochester: 6. 



496 Helodes Paykull. 



2453 Beccabunga? Pk. F. iii. 451. — Pz. F. xxv. f. 11. — Ste. M. iv. 353. 



— Blue or greenish, shining ; tip of abdomen reddish ; mouth pitchy : 

 elytra striated, interstices coriaceous. (L. 2 1.) On Beccabunga: Copen- 

 hagen fields ; Bottisham ; Weston ; Swansea ; Carlisle ; Scotland : 5-6. 



2454 Phellandrii L. ii. 601. — Ste. M. iv. 352. — Ch. calmariensis Don. 

 vi. pi. 185. f. 1. — Greenish-brass, or black ; shining; thorax with a broad 

 yellow lateral margin ; elytra punctate-striate, yellow, or ochreous, with 

 the suture entirely, and a broad streak on the disc of each, greenish-brass ; 

 tip of abdomen, base of thighs, and the tibiae, luteous; apex of antenna? 

 black. (L. 2|-3 1.) On Phellandrium aquaticum : generally distributed: 

 4-7. 



497 Ph.t.don Megerle. 



§ A. Antenna elongate, thickened towards the end. 



2455 marginella L. ii. 591. — Mart. C. pi. 15. f. 26. — Ste. M. iv. 335. 



Oblong-ovate ; above blue, or blue-green, punctured ; thorax with its sides, 

 above and below, broadly luteous : elytra punctate-striate, interstices 

 smooth, the outer margins broadly pale luteous or yellow. (L. 1^-2 1.) 

 Flowers of Ranunculus in marshy places : generally distributed : 4-6. 



2456 Hannoveriana Fab. E. 1. — Herbst. A. pi. 23. f. 12. — Ste. M. v. 425. 



— Oblong ; bluish-green ; thorax with its lateral margins broadly luteous, 

 and punctured ; elytra punctate-striate, the outer margin and a longi- 

 tudinal streak towards the suture, angulated near the base, bright luteous. 

 (L. 2-2^1.) Meadows: Askham Bryan, Yorkshire: 6. 



2457 aucta Fab. E. i. 442. — Don. xi. pi. 373. f. 2 Ste. M. iv. 334. — 



Oblong-ovate ; convex ; above blue or blue-green ; head and thorax thickly 

 punctured ; elytra punctate-striate, interstices smooth, the lateral margins 

 more or less broadly testaceous-red ; antenna? black. (L. ^ 1. ) Flowers, 

 in damp places ; Battersea fields, &c. ; Weston ; Bath ; S. Wales : 4-6. 



