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Dr. Ellis records it as taken by F. Archer at Crossby in May, 1862. 
It occurs also in the North ot England, but rarely in Scotland. Not 
recorded from Ireland. 
S. nigrita .—More shining than preceding species, and with inter¬ 
stices of the elytra unevenly punctured. More common in North of 
England and Scotland. Mr. W. Chaney records it as taken on Ben 
Nevis two or three years ago by one of his sons; Mr. A. J. Chitty, 
two specimens from Folkestone, in Aprd, taken on hot paths in sun¬ 
shine on or about the Lees. No Irish records. 
S. obscura .—Very like S. tristis, from which it differs in being duller 
in appearance and in the smoother elytra. The thorax is broader 
than that of S. nigrita , and the interstices are evenly punctured. It is 
said to be common in the London district, but there are no recent 
records of its capture there. Found commonly in many parts of 
Kent, in carcases, at roots of grass, &c., often on pathways (G. C. 
Champion, Kent and Surrey Coleoptera). Frequently seen very busy 
in some numbers, feeding on remains of snails that have been crushed 
by passers-by on previous night, on Darland Hill, Chatham. Also 
from Deal, exhibited at City of London Society. Recorded from 
Folkestone by Mr. A. J. Chitty. Ireland—-Belfast district, taken by 
the Rev. J. Bristow and the late Dr. Templeton ; one specimen having 
been presented to Mr. Johnson. 
2. The single representative of this division is S. quadripunctata , L. 
This species has the four terminal joints of the antennae produced 
and resembling a club. It is unlike the other members of the genus 
in colour of elytra, which is testaceous, and has four round black spots, 
that is two at the base and two slightly behind the middle. The 
beetle is found on trees, its food being chiefly lepidopterous larvae, and 
it appears to be especially partial to those of C. bmmata. The beetle 
occurs at Loughton on oaks and hornbeam, and has frequently been 
exhibited at the City of London Society by various entomologists. 
Specimens have also been brought from Brockenhurst and other parts 
of the New Forest. The Rev. A. F. Hodson used to take numbers 
in the Forest of Dean. Mr. G. C. Champion (Kent and Surrey 
Coleoptera) records it as not uncommon on oaks at Coombe Wood, 
Darenth Wood, &c. Several Midland localities are specified by 
Canon Fowler, but the beetle appears to be rarer further north and in 
Scotland. Ireland : The Dargle, county Wicklow (McNab’s Dublin 
List, 1878). 
3. S. reticulata , F., represents this division in Britain, but it must 
be an exceedingly rare species, as Mr. Champion’s is the only reliable 
record we have to hand ; the locality given by him is Battersea fields, 
a place which, for entomological purpose, has practically ceased to 
