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abdomen black ; legs tawny ; antenna; pitchy. Moss, &c. : London dis- 

 trict ; New Forest : 3-5. 



3036 pullus Grav. ML 140. — Ste. M. v. 196. — St. rufipes De G. S. iv. 

 24. pi. 1. f. 14. — Convex; finely and thickly punctured; shining; 

 pitchy- black ; legs, extreme tip of the elytra and basal joint of the 

 antenna?, red : —shoulders of the elytra sometimes reddish. (L. 2^-3 1.) 

 Old wood, &c. : London district ; Swansea: 10-4. 



3037 rufipes L. ii. 685. — Pz. F. xxvii. f. 20. — Ste. M. v. 196.— 

 Slightly convex, finely and thickly punctured ; pitchy-black, shining ; 

 apex of elytra and legs red ; antennae pitchy-brown : — elytra sometimes 

 reddish, or with a patch of that hue on the shoulders. (L. 2^-3 1. ) 

 Decayed wood, &c. : London district ; and widely distributed : 3-6. 



3038 intermedius Kirby. — Ste. M. v. 196. — Black, convex, shining, 

 minutely punctured ; thorax with hinder margin slightly reddish ; elytra 

 and legs dusky chestnut ; abdomen with the edges of the segments red- 

 dish ; antenna; black. (L. 2|-3 1.) 



Var. Ta. limbosus Kirby. — Ste. M. v. 1 96. — Sides and base of the thorax 

 reddish ; elytra yellowish, with the disc dusky-red ; antennae dull red. 

 Moss, &c. : London district ; Norfolk; Suffolk; Swansea: 10-4. 



3039 latus Marsh, i. 524. — Ste. M. v. 197. — Shuck. B. C. pi. 21. f. 4.— 

 Black ; shining ; glabrous ; nearly smooth ; thorax broad, sides dilated, 

 broadly red towards the base ; elytra livid testaceous, the suture broadly, 

 and the sides and apex black ; legs and base of antenna; red, tip brownish. 

 (L. 2§-3 1. ) Moss, &c. : London district, and widely dispersed : 10-4. 



3040 cinctus Marsh, i. 519. — Ste. M. v. 197. — Black; shining; gla- 

 brous ; minutely punctured ; thorax broadish, entire edge chestnut ; elytra 

 dusky-chestnut at the base, apex pitchy ; scutcllum chestnut ; abdomen 

 with the tip and the edges of the segments reddish ; legs and base of 

 antennae chestnut: — elytra and legs variable in colour. (L. 3-3^1.) 

 Under stones, &c. : London district, and widely dispersed : 10-4. 



3041 scapularis Ste. M. v. 197. — Black; shining; smooth; glabrous; 

 thorax wide, sides rounded and red ; elytra ample, pitchy-black, the base 

 outwardly light testaceous-red, the extreme tip reddish ; legs testaceous ; 

 antennae brownish, the base red. (L. 3 1. ) Moist banks : London dis- 

 trict ; Devon : 10-4. 



3042 bipustulatus Grav. Mi. 135. — Don. xv. pi. 532. f. 3. — Ste. M. v. 

 198. — Pitchy-black; shining; glabrous ; thorax pitchy, the margins paler ; 

 elytra with an oblong yellowish spot at the base, disc finely punctured ; 

 legs dull red ; antenna; black : — elytra sometimes nearly all yellowish. 

 (L. 2^-1.) Banks: London district ; Raehills : 10-4. 



3043 subterraneus L. ii. 684. — Ste. M. v. 198. — Black; shining; gla- 

 brous; elytra punctulated, each with an oblong bright testaceous spot at 

 the base exteriorly; legs pitchy-black ; antennae black. (L. 2^-3 1.) 

 Damp banks : Fulham ; Battersea fields ; Dulwich ; S. Wales ; Rae- 

 hills : 10-4. 



3044 pallens Gyll. ii. 259.? — Ste. M. v. 198. — Broad; testaceous-red; 

 shining ; glabrous ; head and disc of thorax pitchy-black ; elytra finely 

 punctulated, with a brown cloud on the disc behind ; legs and base of 

 antennae pale testaceous, tip of the latter fuscous. (L. 2^ 1.) Under 

 stones : London district ; Devon : 1 0-4. 



3045 aterrimus Ste. M. v. 199. — Elongate; shining-black; glabrous; 

 thorax ample, sides finely margined, but scarcely rounded; elytra thickly 

 and coarsely punctured, tip concolorous with the disc ; legs and base of 

 antennae dull rusty-red, tip of the latter dusky. (L. 4 1.) Moss : Nor- 

 folk : 10-4. 



