Mr. C. C. Babinffton on the British Rubi. 235 



that city or near Cambridge. I have another from the collection 

 of the late Mr. Millard, and the third is in the cabinet of Mr. 

 Waterhouse ; it appears to be extremely rare or very local. 



13. Sitona cambrica (Kirb. MSS.), Steph. 1831. 



— m5nco//z5, Schonh. 1834. 



— rugulosus (Dillw.), Kirb. MSS. 



This insect is very distinct from every other species of this 

 genus. 



I have occasionally found a few specimens in Yorkshire inha- 

 biting moist meadows in June, but never in the south of England. 

 Barnes Common, Hampstead, and Plumstead, in marshy places, 

 June and July, but scarce, Mr. S. Stevens. 



14. S. grisea, Fab., Mus. Banks., Schonh. 



— gressorius. Fab., Germ., Schonh. 

 Curc.fuscu^, Marsh. 



— trisulcus, Kirb. MSS. 



This remarkably distinct insect appears to be the true Cure, 

 griseus of Fab., according to the two specimens pinned to that 

 name in the Banksian cabinet, and referred to by Schonherr. 

 Cure, griseus of Marsh, is very distinctly a variety of Cure, line- 

 atus of Linn. 



XXXII. ~^ Synopsis of the British Rubi. 

 By Chaeles C. Babington, M.A., F.L.S., F.G.S. &c. * 



[Continued from p. 175.] 



9. R. cordifolius (W. et N.) ; caule arcuate anguloso glabriusculo, 

 aculeis validis rectiusculis horizontalibus declinatisve, foliis qui- 

 natis coriaceis subtus tomentosis, foliolo terminali ovate vel sub- 

 retunde vel cerdate-cuspidate, infimis petiolatis intermediis dissitis, 

 panicula composita hirta. 



R. cerdifelius, Ruh. Germ. 21. t. 5. 



R. rhamnifelius, Ruh. Germ. 22. t. 6 ; Eng. Bot. Suppl. t. 2604 ; Bab. 

 Man. 93. 



Stems many feet long, naked or slightly hairy. Leaflets va- 

 riable in size, soft and green or whitish beneath ; in some rare 

 instances nearly or quite glabrous on both sides. Terminal leaflet 

 cordate roundish cuspidate in R. cordifolius, ovate or roundish- 

 ovate acute in R. rhamnifolius of the ' Rubi Germanici.' Pani- 

 cle rather long ; the lower branches often elongated and spread- 

 ing, axillary ; rachis downy. Petals roundish. 



Common. July and August. 



Obs. 1 . I have willingly followed Mr. Borrer and many other 



♦ Read before the Botanical Society of Edinburgh, Feb. 12, 1846. 



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