170 (August, 



5. P. conlri.stans Wied. : not uncommon in the southern half ot" 

 Enghuid ; 1 have seldom met with the male, but Mr. C G. 

 Lamb caught several at Padstow in Cornwall. 



2. NEURIGONA Eond. 



1 {'!) Thorax onuige \. pallida Y&W. 



2 (1) Tliorax (<?) grey. 



3 {4) Third and fourth joints of front tarsi ( <? ) vpith conspicuous black plumes... 



2. quadrifasciata Fabr. 



4 (3) All joints of front tarsi simple 3. suturalis'SgkW. 



1. N. pallida Fall. : Col. Terbur}'^ has given me a male from Moccas 



in Herefordshire, taken on May 25th, L899, and Dr. Sharp 

 and Mr. F. Jenkinson took four females in the New Forest 

 in June, 1903. Its large size and entirely orange coloration 

 in both sexes readily distinguish it from any other European 

 species. 



2. N. quadrifasciata Fabr. : Dr. Sharp and Mr. F. Jenkinson found 



this in hundreds near Brockenhurst from May 26th to July 

 4th, 1902 ; I caught two females at Brandon on July Sth, 

 1877. The beautifully ornamented front tarsi distinguish 

 the male from any other European si)ecies, but the female 

 (which has the thorax orange) is not so easily distinguished ; 

 the broad black abdominal bands which are almost divided in 

 the middle form its best distinction. N. Erichsonii Zett., 

 which is reputed as British, has the thorax orange in both 

 sexes, and the abdomen with entire dark bands in both sexes. 

 .3. iV^. suiuralis Fall. : Mr. C. Gr. Lamb caught one male and four 

 females at Wells in Somerset, in July, 1903, and Walker's 

 description of the species as occurring in Mr. Dale's col- 

 lection is uinnistakable, besides which I have seen the spe- 

 cimen which was taken at Bordean, near Selbourne, on July 

 9th, 1844. The grey thorax in both sexes distinguishes it. 



3. EU TARSUS Lw. 

 E. auUcus Meig. : this species is readily known by its broiize 

 thorax, bright bluish-green scutellum, and its ferruginous abdomen 

 which bears blackish cross bands. I have taken it sparingly in 

 numerous localities, extending from Cornwall (Padstow) to Cambridge- 

 shire (Wisbech), and Col. Yerbury has taken it at Barmouth. 



4. HYGROCELEUTHUS Lw. 



1 (2) Dlscal vein bent rectangularly 1. diadema WaX. 



2 (1) Discal vein bent obtusely 2. latipennis Fa\l. 



