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Genus [3]. Polistichus. Bonelli. One species. 



P. fasciolatus, Rossi. Pitchy brown, a short central stripe 

 on each of the elytra, as well as the antennas, legs and ab- 

 domen reddish ; four and a half lines ; under stones, east- 

 ern coasts. PL I, fig. 3. 



Genus [4]. Cymtndis, Latr. Eight species. 



C. angularis, Gyll. Pitchy: thorax ferruginous ; humeral 

 angles, and external margin of elytra, and the legs testa- 

 ceous; four lines ; under stones, Dorking. PL 1, fig. 4. 



Genus [5]. Brachinus, Web. Five species. 



B. crepitans, Lin. Ferruginous red ; mouth and the third 

 and fourth joints of antennas pitchy ; elytra black with a 

 bluish or greenish tinge and subcostate ; four lines ; un- 

 der stones. PL l.fig. 5. 

 Genus [6]. Odacantha. Payh. One species. 



O. melanura, Lin. Greenish blue ; base of antennae and 

 palpi ; legs (except their knees and tarsi which are black) 

 and elytra testaceous, a bluish irregular patch at the apex 

 of the latter ; three lines ; reeds, margins of marshes, 

 Cambridge. PL ~i,fig. 6. 

 Genus [7]. Demetrias, Bonelli. Differs from Dromius by the 

 penultimate joint of the tarsi being bilobate. Four species. 



D. imperialis, Meg. Pale yellow-testaceous ; head and 

 knees black ; elytra with a sutural pitchy mark dilated at 

 the base and hastate at the apex, and another marginal 

 one, on each side towards the apex ; three lines ; fens, 

 Cambridge. PL I, fig. 7. 



Genus [8]. Dromtus. Bonelli. Differs from Demetrias by the 

 penultimate joint of the tarsi being simple. Twenty two spe- 

 cies. 



D. agilis, Fab. Reddish-pitchy ; thorax and head rather 

 the lightest ; antennas and legs testaceous ; three lines ; 

 in moss and under bark. PL 1 , fig. 8. 

 Genus [9]. Lebia. Latr. Three species. 



L. turcica, Fab. Black ; the mouth, antennas and thorax red ; 

 the elytra with a pale humeral mark ; legs testaceous ; 

 two and a half lines ; very rare. PL 2, fig. 1. 

 Genus [10]. Lamprias. Bonelli. Four species. 



L, chlorocephalus, Ent. Heft. Rich bluish green, bright 

 and shining, antennas pitchy, except their base, which with 

 the thorax and legs (except the tarsi which are black) 

 testaceous-red ; two to three lines ; broom. PL 2, 

 fig. 2. 



Family [3], Scaritidje. Macleay. 

 Genus [11], Scarites. Fab. One species. 



