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broad, apex reddish, base with 2 impressions : thighs dull red ; tibiae 

 chestnut; tarsi pale ; antennae dark testaceous, apical joint obtuse. (L. 

 lfl.) Grassy hedges : London district and Bristol ; Barham j Lodden, 

 Norfolk: 10-4. 



§ 15. Palpi with terminal joint distinct. 



2685 hirticollis Gi/ll. i. 286. —Den. 62. pi. 12. f. 1. — Ste. M. v. 80. — 

 Black, shining : thorax narrowed in front, and very densely clothed with 

 fuscous hairs ; base transversely impressed ; elytra smooth ; tibiae and 

 tarsi dusky red ; antennae the same, the 4 terminal joints rather large and 

 blackish. (L. f 1.) Grassy places: London district; Carlisle; Cam- 



>■■ bridge (in sedge boats) : 1-5. 



2686 hirtus Sahl. I. F. 97. — Ste. M. v. 427. — Pitchy-black, shining, 

 slightly hirsute; thorax glabrous, with 2 geminated foveolets behind, 

 placed transversely ; antennae with the 3 terminal joints thickened. (L. 

 1^1.) Grassy places : London district : 6. 



2687 rutilipennis Kunze, 17. — Ben. 63. pi. 12. f. 2. — Ste. M. v. 81. — 

 Black; shining; head round: thorax clothed with a dense pile, and 

 slightly impressed at the base ; elytra bright red chestnut, pubescent ; the 

 base with 2 impressed lines, suture a little raised; legs dark chestnut; an- 

 tennae chestnut, slender, pubescent, with the 4 terminal joints large and 

 black. (L. lgl.) Grassy places : Swansea: 6. 



2688 denticornis Kunze, 20. — Ben. 64. pi. 13. f. 1. — Ste, M. v. 81. — 

 Pitchy-black, shining, smooth : thorax densely pubescent, somewhat 

 4-drate, base with 2 foveolets; elytra narrowed at the base, and with 6 

 depressions ; legs dull brown ; antennae the same, with the 4 terminal 

 joints largest and darkest, of the male the 8th and 9th joints have a tooth 

 within. (L. f 1. ) Grassy places : Marton Lodge: 6. 



2689 Dennii Ste. M. v. 83. pi. xxvi. f. 1. — Black; shining; pubescent: 

 thorax with 2 deep foveolets at the base, united by a transverse impression ; 

 elytra with 2 longish basal depressions ; tibia?, tarsi, and palpi pale tes- 

 taceous ; antennae stout, pitchy-brown, 4 terminal joints larger, the 8th 

 and 9th with a tooth within. (L. 1^1.) Grassy places: London dis- 

 trict: 6. 



2690 elongatulus Kunze, 19 — Ben. 65. pi. 13. f. 2. — Ste. M. v. 81 



Elongate: pitchy; shining; pubescent; head with 2 foveolets between the 

 eyes; thorax elongate, deflexed, with an angular impression on each side 

 of the base, and 2 small foveolets in each angle : elytra with a deep 

 excavation on each side at the base ; legs pale chestnut ; antennae dark 

 chestnut, the 4 terminal joints larger, the apical one acute. (L. ^1. ) 

 Grassy places : Norfolk : 3-4. 



2691 Sparshallii Ben. 66. pi. 13. f. 3. — Ste. M. v. 82. —Dull red, pubes- 

 cent, shining; head narrowed, contracted; thorax elongate, finely punc- 

 tured, with a parallel depression at the base, extending a little up each 

 side ; base roughish : elytra with the base truncate, and a deep excavation 

 on each side of the suture : legs and antennae pale dull red, terminal joint 

 of the latter acute. (L. |-| 1.) Moss, &c. : Ripley; Madingley Wood, 

 Cambridgeshire ; Arminghall Wood, Norfolk : 4-7. 



2692 scutellaris Kunze, 23. — Ben. 67. pi. 12. f. 3. — Ste. M. v. 82. — 

 Ovate, black ; slightly pubescent; head contracted, flat; thorax somewhat 

 4-drate, convex, base narrowed, and with 6 transverse impressions ; elytra 

 punctured, the base with 4 deep excavations ; suture and scutellum a little 

 raised; legs pitchy : $ with anterior thighs 3-angular. (L. ^ 1.) In 

 moss, &c. : London district ; Bristol ; Norfolk : 3-5. 



2693 bicolor Curtis. — Ben. 68. pi. 13. f. 4. — Ste. M. v. 82. — Elongate, 



