400 BRACHELYTRA. STAPHYLINIDvE. 



with 8 punctures in 2 rows, the 3 anterior in each row almost touching ; 

 abdomen with the extreme edges of the segments pitchy-red ; legs light 

 tawny-red, tibiae dusky ; antenna? dusky, basal joint red. (L. 2 1.) London 

 district: 4-5. 



637 Gabrius Leach. 



§ A. Thorax with 10 discoidal punctures, 5 in each row. 



3179 suaveolens Kirby. — Ste. M. v. 249. — Black; rather shining; head 

 oval, punctured on the sides ; thorax somewhat pitchy behind, sides punc- 

 tured ; elytra obscure dull pitchy, thickly punctured ; abdomen pitchy 

 beneath, the margins of the segments paler ; legs and palpi testaceous ; 

 antenna? pitchy, basal joints testaceous. (L. 2| 1. ) On banks of rivers: 

 Lea, at Hertford ; Gipping, near Ipswich : 5-6. 



3180 pygmaeus Kirby. — Ste. M. v. 250. — Black, rather shining; head 

 oblong, rather wider than the thorax, with a puncture on each side near 

 the eyes ; thorax oblong, minutely punctured on the lateral margins ; 

 elytra punctulate, shining, nearly glabrous ; legs and basal joints of an- 

 tennae pitchy. (L lgl.) Boleti : London district ; Norfolk; Suffolk; 

 Devon : 6-8. 



3181 phaeopus Ste. M. v. 2.50. — Black; shining; head oblong-ovate, mi- 

 nutely punctured on the sides, thorax the same, with the usual impressions 

 very small ; elytra nearly glabrous; legs and antennae fuscous. (L. 1^1.) 

 Banks : London district ; New Forest : 4-6. 



3182 nanus Grav. Mo. 96.? — Ste. M. v. 251. — Black; shining; head 

 large, punctured on the sides ; thorax a little narrowed behind, with the 

 usual lateral punctures ; elytra dusky-piceous, margins rather paler, mo- 

 derately punctured ; margins of abdominal segments broadly pale testa- 

 ceous ; legs and base of antenna? testaceous. (L. 1^1.) Banks, &c. : 

 London district : 5-6. 



3183 albipes Ste. M. v. 252. — Pitchy-black ; head glossy, ovate, with mi- 

 nute lateral punctures ; thorax reddish, with some scattered impressions 

 on the sides ; elytra pale pitchy, or testaceous ; legs, base of antenna?, and 

 mouth, pale testaceous. (L. 1^1.) Banks: London district : 3-5. 



3184 ventralis Kirby. — Ste. M. v. 252. — Pitchy-black, shining; pilose; 

 head and thorax somewhat 4-drate, and thickly punctured on the sides ; 

 elytra slightly pilose ; abdomen linear, pitchy-red beneath ; legs, 3 basal 

 joints of antenna?, mouth, and palpi red. ( L. 2\ 1. ) Banks : London 

 district ; Bristol ; Suffolk : 4-6. 



3185 vernalis Grav. Mo. 15. — Black; shining; head ovate, rather nar- 

 rower than the thorax, which is oblong, both punctured on the sides; 

 elytra pitchy-brown, opaque ; legs, base of antenna?, and mouth, testace- 

 ous-red. (L. 2^ 1.) Under stones, &c. : London district : 3-5. 



§ B. Thorax with 1 2 discoidal punctures, 6 in each row. 



3186 aterrimus Grav. Mi. 41. — Ste. M. v. 250. — Black; shining; head 

 oblong-ovate, its sides and those of thorax punctured ; elytra nearly gla- 

 brous, punctulated ; legs pitchy-testaceous ; antenna? pitchy-black, with 

 the base pitchy. (L. l§-2 1. ) Banks of rivers, &c. : Battersea fields; 

 Bristol ; Ipswich : 4-6. 



3187 pallipes Kirby. — Ste. M. v. 250. — Black, rather shining; head 

 rather oblong; mouth pitchy; elytra pitchy, nearly glabrous, punctulated; 

 abdomen pitchy-black, margins of the segments and the apex dull reddish ; 

 legs pale testaceous; base of antennae and palpi red. (L. 2\ 1.) Nor- 

 folk ; Suffolk : 4-6. 



3188 basalis Ste. M. v. 251, 



