390 BRACHELYTRA. STAPHYLINIniE. 



the eyes, the latter with S placed obliquely on each side of the disc ; legs 

 pitchy-black ; tarsi, palpi, and antenna? red. (L. 4-6 1.) 



Var. Qu. picicornis Kirby. — Ste. M. v. 215. — Darker and more obscure; 

 antennae pitchy. 



Var. ? <j> . Qu. gracilis Ste. M. v. 215. — Rather more slender, and shining; 

 head very small ; thorax with 4 distinct punctures ; elytra somewhat 

 pitchy ; extreme tip of the abdomen, legs, and apex of antenna? pitchy, 

 base of the latter, tibiae, and tarsi reddish. (L. 6 1. ) Under stones: 

 London district ; Norfolk; Suffolk; Devon; S. Wales, &e. : 10-5. 



3084 picipes Mann. Pr. 26. — Qu. pyrrhopus Kirby. — Ste. M. v. 216. — 

 Black: head and thorax shining; the former with 3 punctures on the 

 hinder angles, and 1 near each eye ; the latter with 6, placed obliquely in 

 2 rows ; elytra bright red, very thickly punctulated, opaque ; abdomen 

 with a slightly metallic gloss; legs and antennae red. (L. 3-4i 1. ) 

 Dung, &c. : London district ; Dover ; Norfolk ; Suffolk ; Yorkshire : 

 4-6. 



3085 picipennis Pk. F. iii. 373. — Ste. M. v. 216. — Black, obscure ; head 

 and thorax very glossy, punctured as the last ; elytra very much punc- 

 tured, pitchy-chestnut; legs and antennae pitchy-red, thighs dusky; scutel. 

 punctured. (L. 4-5 1.) 



Var. Qu. denudatus Kirby. — Ste. M. v. 216. — Pitchy-black; elytra gla- 

 brous, very much punctured ; legs and antennae pitchy. Dung, &c. : 

 London district ; Norfolk ; Suffolk ; Devon ; Bristol ; S. "Wales, &c. : 

 4-6. 



3086 analis Ste. M. v. 435. — Black, shining; head and thorax punctured 

 as before : elytra, tip of the abdomen, and the legs, pitchy-red ; antenna? 

 pitchy. (L. 5 1. ) Dung: London district ; Yorkshire: 4-6. 



§ B. Eyes remote ; sides of thorax not waved. 

 a. Thorax with a double row of 2 or 3 punctures. 



3087 nitidus Grav. Mi. 31. — Qu. variabilis Ste. M. v. 218 Black; very 



shining ; thorax with the lateral margins dilated, orbiculate ; elytra ob- 

 scure, pitchy or black, very much punctulated, pubescent; legs and an- 

 tenna? pitchy ; palpi black. (L. 3-5 1.) 



Var. Qu. haemopterus Kirby. — Ste. M. v. 217. — Elytra red; legs and 



antenna? brown ; palpi fuscous. 

 Var. ? Qu. haemorrhous Kirby. — Ste. M. v. 217. — Elytra, legs, base of 



antennae, apex of abdomen, and edges of its segments, red ; palpi pale red. 



Dung, &c. : London district ; Norfolk ; Suffolk ; Devon : 4-6. 



3088 Lathburii Kirby. — Ste. M. v. 218. — Pitchy; head orbiculate, 

 glossy ; thorax broad, polished, glabrous ; elytra tawny-yellow ; obscure, 

 slightly pubescent ; abdomen broad, pitchy ; legs rusty-pitchy, tarsi paler ; 

 antennae and palpi tawny-yellow: — tip of antenna?, and hinder legs, some- 

 times pitchy. (L. 3fl.) Dung, &c. : London district ; Suffolk: 4-6. 



3089 scitus Grav. Mo. 50. — St. atriceps Kirby. — Ste. M.\, 218 Pitchy- 

 red, or dull red ; shining ; head black ; polished ; thorax also polished, its 

 disc sometimes fuscous ; elytra dull red, sparingly punctulated, outer 

 angles pitchy ; tip of abdomen, legs, and antenna? rusty- red. (L. 3 1.) 

 Dung : London district, and Suffolk : 6. 



3090 haemorrhoidalis Leach. — Ste. M. v. 218. — Black; somewhat shining; 

 head ovate ; elytra, punctured, and legs pitchy-chesnut ; abdomen flat, di- 

 lated, the terminal segment red ; legs pitchy-brown, or chestnut ; antennae 

 pitchy, stoutish. (L. 3| 1.) Dung, &c. : London district; Devon: 4-6. 



3091 fulvipes Fab. E. ii/597. — Ste. M. v. 219. — Black; shining; head 

 very glossy, rather narrower than the thorax ; elytra red, glabrous, nearly 



