112 NORTHERN ZOOLOGY. 



(158) 1. Atomaria atra. Black Atomaria. 



Atomaria atra. Steph. lllustr. Mandib. iii, 67, 13. 

 Cateretes ater. Herbst. Ins. v, 15, 5, t. xlv, /. 5, e, E. 

 Dermestes ater. Panz. Fn. Germ 4 xxui, t. 9. 



fimetarii. Payk. Fn. Suec. i, 293, 21. 



Latridius ater. Schneid. Mag. v, 577, 10. 

 Silpha nitidula. Marsh. Ent. Brit, i, 123, 24. 



Length of the body § line. 



One specimen only taken. 



DESCRIPTION. 



Body black, punctured, glossy. Mouth reddish ; antenna? rufous : elytra pubescent, piceous, rufous 

 at the tip : anus and legs rufous. 



LX. Genus CRYPTOPHAGUS. Herbst. 



(159) 1. * Cryptophagus humeralis. Humeral Cryptophagus. 



C. ( humeralis J nigcr, supra punctatus, pubescens; protltorace inermi; scutello obtusanguh; eh/tris humeris rvfescentibus ; pedibus 



castaneis. 

 Humeral Cryptophagus, black, above punctured and pubescent ; prothorax unarmed ; scutellum obtusangular ; shoulders of 



the elytra reddish ; legs chestnut. 



Length of the body If line. 



Several specimens taken in Lat. 54°. 



DESCRIPTION. 



Body subcylindrical, black ; above punctured and pubescent, rather glossy. Prothorax rather widest 

 behind, with the basilar angles somewhat depressed : scutellum transverse, obtusangular : shoulders 

 of the elytra obscurely rufous : legs, especially the tibiae and tarsi, pale chestnut. 



(160) 2. * Cryptophagus concolor. Concolorate Cryptophagus. 



C. (concolor) ferrugineus totus, supra punctatus, pubescens : prothorace inermi ; scutello obtusanguh. 



Concolorate Cryptophagus, wholly ferruginous ; above punctured, pubescent ; prothorax unarmed ; scutellum obtusangular. 



Length of the body 1£ line. 



A single specimen taken in Lat. 54°. 



