INSECTS COLEOPTERA. 13. Nitidula. 113 



Crtnata. Brown ; thorax rugged : fhells grooved, crenate. 



Inhabits Germany ; under duckweed. 



Humeralis Brown ; thorax fmooth : Ihells crenate ftriate, 'with a hu- 

 meral teftaceous dot. 



Inhabits Germany ■: fmali. 

 Antenna and legs teftaceous.. 



Flavipes Black ; thorax grooved : ftriate fhells and legs teftaceous*, 

 Inhabits Sweden, in ftagnant water. 



Vygmcea Thorax magined, nearly fmooth : black ; fhells ftriate, the 

 tips and legs ferruginous. 

 Inhabits Germany : fmall. 

 Antenna, yellowiili : thorax immaculate. 



*Hhi:ma Thorax fmooth : fhells ftriate: body brown immaculate. 

 Inhabits waters of Europe : very minute. 



Coccinello- Black ; head, thorax and ihells fumate. 

 ldes Inhabits Europe. Muf. Lejk. j, n. 137, b. 



*Fufca Brown-teftaceous ; fhells punctured ftriate : antenna? and 

 ieg^ teftaceous. 

 Inhabits Europe. Muf. Lejk. 7, n. 137, c. 



14. OPATRUM. Antennas moniliform, 

 thicker towards the tip : head pro- 

 jecting from a cavity in the thorax: 

 thorax a little flattened, margined: 

 Jhells immarginate, longer than the ab- 

 domen. 



Grifmm Cinereous ; thorax plane : fhells with 3 raifed lines toothed 

 behind. 

 Inhabits Italy : larger than O. fabulofum. 

 Body beneath brown. 



Porcatum. Grey ; thorax plane : fhells grooved, with raifed black dots 

 between the grooves. 

 Inhabits Barbary : fize of the laft. 



^fabulofum Brown ; fhells with 3 indented raifed lines : thorax emaf- 

 ginate. 

 Inhabits Europe and America, on fand. 



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