352 BRACHELYTRA. TACHYPORlDiE. 



dcix. Deinopsis Head sessile, deeply inserted : tho. broad behind : abdomen 

 conical, the apex styliform : mand. with 2 acute teeth, and broad inner 

 toothed lobe : max. inner lobe toothed at tip ; labial palpi obsolete ; 

 tarsi 3-jointed. 



dcx. Centroglossa Head sessile, deeply inserted : tho. widest behind: ab- 

 domen conical : mand. simple, with internal lobe : max. intern, lobe long, 

 sabre-shaped : lab. with 2 long terminal processes, its palpi obsolete. 



§ B. Ant. inserted before the eyes : tibiae mostly spinous : — Tachyporina. 



dcxi. Tachyporus Palpi filiform, terminal joint short, subulate : body short, 

 broad, obtuse in front : abdomen conic-obtuse, its segments entire : ant. 

 11 -jointed: tarsi 5-jointed. 



dcxii. Habrocerus Palpi max. with terminal joint acuminated : tho. trans- 

 verse, sides rounded, narrow towards the elytra : abdomen conic, with 6 seg- 

 ments in the $ , 5 in the % : ant. 1 1 -jointed ; 2 basal joints stout, remainder 

 capillary : tarsi 5-jointed. 



dcxiii. Trichofhya Palpi filiform : tho. transverse, rounded on the sides and 

 behind, as wide as the elytra, which are short : ant. 1 1 -jointed, 2 basal 

 joints stout, remainder capillary : tarsi 5-jointed, anterior dilated. 



dcxiv. Hvpocyptus Palpi max. with 4th joint subulate: body convex, glo- 

 bose, posteriorly attenuated : abdomen nearly retracted beneath the elytra : 

 tarsi 4-jointed s ant. 10-jointed, 3 terminal joints forming a club. 



dcxv. Conurus Palpi max. with terminal joint minute, subulate : body con- 

 vex : abdomen very conical: tho. transverse, broad behind: ant. 11 -jointed: 

 tarsi 5-jointed. 



dcxvi. Bolitobius Palpi long, slender, filiform, terminal joint slightly acu- 

 minated : body elongate subovate, attenuated behind : head elongate, nar- 

 rowed in front: ant. 11-jointed, slender: tarsi 5-jointed. 



dcxvii. M egacronus Palpi filiform, terminal joint as long as the preceding : 

 body elongate, narrow: head rounded : tho. transverse, with rounded angles: 

 ant. 11-jointed, terminal joint very long: tarsi 5-jointed. 



dcxviii. Mycetoporus Palpi max. with terminal joint minute, subulate : 

 body elongate, slender, attenuated behind and in front : tho. widest be- 

 hind : ant. 11-jointed: tarsi 5-jointed. 



dcxix. Tachinus Palpi filiform : body broad, attenuated behind : tho. trans- 

 verse, hinder angles rounded : abdomen subconic, its segments notched : 

 ant. 11-jointed, filiform: tarsi 5-jointed. 



580 Autalia Leach. 



2734 impressa Oliv. E. iii. 42. pi. 5. f. 41. — Ste. M. v. 101.— Reddish, 

 shining ; head fuscous ; thorax globose, polished, with a short furrow at 

 the apex, and 2 at the base, the last with 2 foveolets adjoining ; elytra with 

 4 short basal furrows ; abdomen red, with a black belt near the apex ; legs 

 and antennae reddish. (L. 1^-lJ 1. ) In decaying fungi, &c. : London 

 district ; Norfolk ; Suffolk ; Swansea : 10-6. 



2735 plicata Kirby. — Ste. M. v. 101. — Red, shining, finely pubescent; 

 head black, larger than the thorax, the latter somewhat globose, with 4 

 furrows, of which the 2 outer are shortened anteriorly ; elytra chestnut, 

 with the base folded ; abdomen with a black ring towards the apex ; and 

 the region of the hinder thighs dusky; legs testaceous. (L. 1| 1.) In 

 boleti, &c. : London, Barham, and S. Wales: 10-4. 



2736 ruficornis Ste. M. v. 102. — Reddish, shining; head dusky, small; 

 thorax obcordate, narrowed in front, with 3 furrows behind ; elytra with 

 the base folded ; abdomen with a brownish belt near the tip ; legs and an- 

 tennae slender, red. (L. 1| 1.) Boleti: Hertford: 6. 





