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pferus, Saund. (Syn., 29i, 12), is a very distinct species and is easilj^to 

 be known by tbe bead, wbicb is very wide across tbe vertex, and in tbe 

 ? scarcely more tban onc-fiftb to oue-sixtb narrower tban tbe binder 

 margin o£ tbe pronotum. As a synonym, is cited (/. c.) Litosoma hi- 

 color, Doug, and Scott, and tbis must be regarded as tbe rigbt name 

 of tbe species. It differs furtber from tbe true chloropterus, Kirscbb., 

 by tbe grey-brown colour of bead, tborax, scutellum, clavus, and inner 

 apical angle of corium of tbe ^ ; tbe rostrum reaching a little beyond 

 tbe apex of mesosteruum, and tbe spinose bairs of tbe tibise are browu' 

 or testaceous, as in concolor, not black. It is probably identical with 

 tbe Fach/lops chloropterus, Fieber (Eur. Hem., p. 285), of wbicb I 

 bave not seen a typical specimen, and it is possible tbat Prof. Kirscb- 

 baum sent tbe species to Fieber, under tbe name of Capsiis Moropterus, 

 in company witb wbicb species it also lives ; but it is certainly not 

 tbe same as Prof. Kirscbbaum bas described in Hbyncb. "Wiesb. ; and 

 tbe description may bave a greater authority tban a mistake after- 

 wards made, wbetber by Kirscbbaum bimself or by Fieber. Prof. 

 Kirscbbaum says of botb cliloropterus and concolor: " Kopf f so breit 

 als den Vorderriicken am Grunde," a character not agreeing witb 

 tbe species described by Messrs. Douglas iind Scott, under tbe name 

 of chloropterus, but very well witb tbe virescens and concolor of tbe 

 British authors. 



Litosoma Douglasi (Cat., 32, 15) is synonymous with Cupsus 

 adenocarpi, Perris (Nouvelles excursions dans les graudes Landes, p. 

 85), wbicb is an older name. Dr. Puton has kindly sent me the 

 typical specimens of this latter species last summer (1876). I bave 

 found many specimens of all the above-mentioned species (except 

 hicolor) in Scotland. 



Oetholttus Saundersi, Eeut. (Synops.,293, 9). As a synonym 

 of tbis species is cited Tinicephalus ohsohhis, Doug. & Scott. In my 

 " Eevisio critica Capsinarum," I have written under 0. luridus (II, 

 p. 137) : " Ab hoc (viz., Tiniceph. ohsolcio), qui ad Ortlioti/lum nee ad 

 Tinicephnlum referendus, corpore latiore etc. distinguendus. * * 

 Nomen Tinicephali obsoleti, Fieb., in Orthotylum Saundersi, Rent., 

 mutandum." This determination of T. ohsoletus is based on a male, 

 sent by Mr. Douglas, and wbicb wants the bamus of the wing. Mr. 

 Saunders bas also published in tbe Ent. Mo. Mag., xi, p. 234 : " Tini- 

 cephalus ohsoletus, Doug, and Scott. Tbis species, following Fieber's 

 views, must be removed from tbis genus, tbe only (British) exponent 



