326 HETEROMERA HELOPIL^E. 



2555 f unistriata Jlowitt? — Ste. M. v. 438. — Oblong-ovate, convex; 

 shining, punctured ; above pitchy-brown, beneath pitchy-black ; head, 

 base of antennae, and legs red ; elytra punctate, with a single stria on each, 

 near the suture. (L. 2^ 1.) In a rotten oak, near Nottingham : 6. 



Fam. 63. BLAPSIDiE Leach. 



(dxxiii. Misolampus Ant. sensibly thickened to the apex, the terminal joint 

 ovate : head inflexed : tho. rounded in front, somewhat globose : elytra 

 united, not mucronated : legs slender, tibiae elongated. 



dxxiv. Blaps Ant. filiform ; the terminal joint globose-ovate, with the tip 

 acute : head small, rounded : tho. somewhat 4-drate, flat : elytra flat, 

 margins reflexed ; apex more or less mucronate : legs robust ; tibia simple. 



(523. Misolampus Latreille.) 



(2556 f Pimelia Fab. E. i. 162. — Ste. M. v. 22. note Black; elytra 



punctate-striate ; thorax rounded in front ; antennas with the apex red. 

 . (L. — 1. ) Said to occur, but I believe improperly, in England.) 



524. Blaps Fabricius. 



(2557 J gigas L. ii. 676. — Herbst. C. viii. pi. 138. f. 1 Ste. M. v. 23. — 



Elongate, narrow, black, slightly shining ; labrum deeply notched ; thorax 

 squarish-heartshape, convex, obsoletely punctured ; elytra obscurely punc- 

 tured, with the suture flat behind, and the apex produced into an elongate 

 process. (L. 171.) Said to have been found near Portsea : 6.) 



2558 mortisaga L. ii. 676. — Pz. F. iii. f. 3. — Ste. M. v. 23. — Length 

 above twice its breadth ; deep obscure black ; thorax nearly 4-drate, flat, 

 punctured ; elytra smooth, punctured, but viewed laterally appearing 

 striated ; back flat ; apex of each produced into a shortish furrowed mucro ; 

 legs long. $ narrow and with the process at the tip of elytra longer. 

 (L. 8-11 1.) Cellars; stables; vaults; &c. : London district; Ely Ca- 

 thedral ; York ; Swansea ; Newcastle ; &c. : 



2559 obtusa Fab. E. i. 141.?— Cur. iv. pi. 148. — Ste. M. v. 23.— 

 Length rarely twice its width, the latter considerable ; deep obscure black ; 

 thorax broader thaiVlong, distinctly punctured ; elytra thickly rugose-punc- 

 tate, the apex obtuse ; legs rather short and stout. $ w »th a tuft of hair 

 at the base of the abdomen. (L. 9-12 1.) Houses, stables, &c : Hertford ; 

 Cambridge ; Brighton ; Weston : 



Fam. 64. HELOPIDiE Stephens. 



dxxv. Helops Ant. somewhat filiform : tho. squarish, or rather heart-shaped ; 

 body oblong-ovate ; elytra free : wings short, or rudimentary. 



525 Helops Fabricius. 



2560 caeruleus Fab. E. i. 156. — Ste. M. v. 25. — He. violaceus Samou. 

 pi. iv. f. 4. — Above bine-black or violet, shining ; beneath black ; head 

 and thorax thickly punctate, margins raised; elytra punctate-striate, inter- 

 stices punctured, apex obtuse: tarsi and tip of antennas pitchy. (L. 8- 

 10 1. ) In houses, gardens, &c. : South Lambeth ; Camberwell ; Darenth ; 

 Epping Forest ; Bristol; Swansea; Aldbro' ; Carlisle: 5-9. 



2561 lanipes L. M. 533. — Pz. F. 1. f. 2. — Ste. M. v. 25. — Above brassy 

 black, punctured ; beneath black ; elytra punctate-striate, interstices punc- 

 tured ; apex of each produced; legs and antennas brassy: $ with the 

 thighs robust, 4 anterior tarsi dilated, and with a dense woolly pile beneath. 

 (L. 7-9 1. ) Under stones: Cornwall, and Kingsbridge, Devon: 6. 



25G2 pallidus Cur. v. pi. 298. — Ste. M. v. 26. — Ochreous ; shining; very 



