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to my experience, a favourite habitat (Evans). Aberdeen : 

 Lumphanan (Morton). Clackmannan: Castle Campbell, 

 Dollar, and Forest Hill (Evans). Dumbarton: side of hill 

 road above Peaton, Loch Long (Era?**). Dumfries: Ellan- 

 gowan (McGowan). Elgin: Forres (Chitty). Fife: Aber- 

 dour, Petty cur, Thornton, and Falkland (Evans). Haddington : 

 Saltoun, Dunbar, Aberlady, and Luffness (Evan.-:). Inverness: 

 Beauly (Chitty); Netliy Bridge (Yerbury). Linlithgow : 

 Craigton, Priestwich, Linlithgow. Cockleroy, Kipps Castle, 

 Cockmuir, and AVinchburgh (Brock) ; N. Queensferry (Evans). 

 Midlothian: Boghall at foot of Pentland Hills, and Ravens- 

 neuk Moor near Penicuik (Evans). Nairn : Nairn (Yerbury). 

 Peebles: Peebles (Thornley). Perth: Aberfoyle (Stewart); 

 Glen Farg (Evans). Sutherland: Xear Rogart and Lair 

 (Munro). Wt<jtan : Kirkcowan (Brock). 



IRELAND. Co //,; Bear Haven (fide Kemp). Wicldow : 

 Callary (fide Kemp). 



Genus 3. MECOSTETHUS Fieb. 



Mecosteilius pt., FIEBER Kelch. Orth. Oberschles. p. 1 . 185:2. 



Stetheophywa FISCH. Orth. Ear. p. ^T 1853. 



Stetheophyma KIRBY Syn. Cut. Orth. iii. p. 167 . . 1910. 



DIAGNOSIS.- -Vertex produced ; foveolae very small, 

 triangular. Antennae filiform, in the female about as 

 long as combined head and pronotum, considerably 

 longer in the male. Pronotum with a median carina, 

 and distinct straiglitish lateral carinae; cross-furrow 

 at or a little in front of the middle. Elytra well 

 developed in both sexes ; sub-costal nervure extending 

 beyond the middle ; costal margin arched at the base, 

 where an adventitious nervure is developed ; area 

 between medius and cubitus with an intercalary nervure 

 and a double row of cross nervures. Subgenital plate 

 of the male produced to an acute apex. Valves of the 

 ovipositor considerably exserted, the upper pair having 

 some fine crenulations above. 



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