﻿This curious insect, which is Ibund in Sweden, France, and 

 Germany, as well as in England, is by no means common 

 witli us. 



It inhabits heathy places, and flics well in the heat of the 

 sun. The first sjiecimen I captured was flying over heath 

 near Lyndhurst, the end of August, and another I took the 

 beginning of September, near Niton in the Isle of Wight. 1 

 believe it has been observed in Coombe Wootl, Surrey, as 

 early as July, where the Broom abounds; and Mr. Dale in- 

 forms me that Capt. Blomer has taken it in Devonshire. 



Alydus is characterized by its thick and elongated body, (as 

 represented by the outline figure, of the natural size at the 

 bottom of the plate,) as well as by the spined posterior thighs. 

 The A. calcaratus and t!ie A. lateralis seem to be the only 

 European species described. When I was in France last 

 summer, I took this latter species at Nismes and Marseille, 

 and as there is room I shall here give its characters. 



A. lateralis Alirciis,fasc. 8. tab. 21. 



Six lines long. Pale castaneous, clothed with short yellowish 

 pubescence : antenn;c black, basal joint with a red stripe on 

 the inside, 2nd and 3rd red, except at the tips, tth with the 

 base and apex reddish: hea<.l very minutely and thickly punc- 

 tured, blackish, with the margins and three longitudinal lines, 

 castaneous: thorax elytra and scutellum, thickly and coarsely 

 punctured, the lirst blackish before, with a yellow line on the 

 sides, the costa of the elytra, and the apex of the scutellum of 

 the same colour: abdomen red above, with the base, apex and 

 2 or 3 dots on each side black ; the elevatetl margins blackish, 

 with 5 or 6 large yellowish spots on each : underside and 

 thighs mottled with black and castaneous, the hinder pair 

 furnished with i or 5 teeth beneath : tibiif and tarsi reddish 

 ochre, the tips black. 



This species I believe is only found in the South of Europe, 

 and is attacheil to the Spanish Broom which abounds there. 



The Plant is Jasionc montana (Mountain Jasione). 



