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osculate with it; and, to permit this, the ¢rochanter is set on very 
obliquely, and so that this angle goes beyond it: whereas in 
Apion the apex of the trochanter forms nearly a transverse or very 
slightly oblique line with the base of the thigh, and intercepts 
it inits whole width. This peculiarity strongly substantiates its 
claim to be considered as a distinct genus. 
When I constructed the Character Naturalis of Apion, I was 
not aware that the term Epigastrium had been employed by 
Linné upon one occasion, and probably in the very sense in 
which I used it. See Syst. Nat. ed. 12. 647. 4. under Cantharis 
rufa. 
I shall now add a few remarks upon some of the species for- 
merly described. 
Apion Malve (Linn. Trans. ix. 20. 3.) Obs. 1. Core omnes nigre, 
sed irochanteres testacei sunt, quod etiam obtinet in A. ver- 
nali (21. 4.) 
Obs. 2. Maris rostrum paulà brevius et crassius est, et fere 
totum albido pilosum. | 
Apion Cracce (29. 12.) Var. B Antennis totis nigris. Dom. Spence. — 
Apion Vicia (31. 14.) Cove nigre. — Femora antica trochanteribus 
rufis. Dom. Spence. 
Apion Malvarum (33. 16.) Core nigre. Femora omnia trochan- 
teribus rufis, sed posticis obscure. 
Apion rufirostre (35. 17.) Core omnes cum femorum trochan- 
teribus flavee. Dom. Spence. | 
Mr. Leach informs me that he has occasionally taken this 
species in coitu with A. Malvarum. 
Apion nigritarse (36. 18.) Femina. Core 4 anteriores cum trochan- 
teribus omnibus flave. Mas. Core 2 anteriores cum tro- 
chanteribus omnibus rufe. 
Apion 
