Cneorhinus and Strophosomus. 305 



yond all doubt a small variety of this species. I possess a spe- 

 cimen nearly of the same magnitude with two very distinct ob- 

 long foveas in a similar situation on the thorax, and a larger spe- 

 cimen which is less distinctly bifoveolated. Extremely variable 

 in size and in the colour of the scales. 



I have found this insect very abundantly on Cynoglossum offi- 

 ciJiale, on the sandy banks near Barham, on the shores of the 

 Bristol Channel in June, and also on many other parts of the 

 coast of England ; it has however been taken inland near Bridge- 

 north, Shropshire, by Mr. Marshall. 



2. Cneorhinus exaratus, Marsh., Steph., Schonh., Kirb. MSS. 

 Cure, plumbeus, Marsh., Kirb. MSS. 



— sexstriatus. Marsh. 



Distinguished from the last by a more distinct furrow on the 

 rostrum and more prominent eyes, and also by the dissimilarity 

 of the sculpture. C. exaratus has the thorax longitudinally ru- 

 gulose, C. geminatus delicately and very minutely punctured ; 

 the elytra of the former are deeply punctate-sulcate, with the 

 interstices convex ; those of the latter are very finely punctate- 

 striate, with the interstices broad and flat. 



It has not hitherto occurred in Germany or in Sweden, and 

 was wanting in the collections of Schonherr and Germar before 

 I supplied them. 



I have taken many specimens amongst grass and rushes in the 

 boggy part of a meadow on the north side and adjacent io the 

 bottom of Hampstead Heath. Common in some meadows near 

 Hammersmith, Mr. S. Stevens. 



Genus Strophosomus, Billh.y Schonh., Steph, 

 § A. Elytra ovate, 



1. Strophosomus Coryli, Fab., Mus. Banks, St6ph., Germ. var. a. 



— illibatus, Schonh. 



Cure. Coryli, Marsh., Gyll. Ins. Suec. iii. p. 306. var. c. 



— Coryli, Kirb. MSS. et Mus. 



My British specimens of this insect were referred by Schon- 

 herr to " Cure. Coryli, Fab., Marsh., Steph., et Stroph. illibatus 

 (v. p. 878) nobis," but Gyllenhal and Germar appear to consider 

 it as only a variety of St. obesus, yet it is quite distinct. I sent 

 to Germar four specimens of Coryli and eight of obesus, on which 

 he has published the following* : " StrophosomusCoryli of Schonh. 

 (i. 535, V. 877) is properly obesus of Marsh, and St. illibatus of 

 Schonh., the true Coryli of Fab. and of Steph. I am however 



* Ent. Zeit. Stettin, no. 5. 1842, 



