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South of England. I have also seen specimens of it from Spain, 

 Switzerland, the Tyrol and Carinthia. 



Ernobuts schilskyanus, sp. n. 



The late Herr Schilsky, who was considered to be an authority on 

 this genus, determined some specimens for Mr. Champion. Among 

 them are a male from Besika Bay, which he labelled " mollis Muls.," 

 and a female from the Piraeus which he ticketed as " mollis L." 



They are extremely similar to rather small, slender mollis, but the 

 aedeagus is very different, and not like any other of the genus known 

 to me. The sinister lateral lobe is very broad, and towards the ex- 

 tremity bent at a right-angle towards the median lobe, the small 

 division of which therefore passes over it. The whole aedeagus is 

 shorter than in mollis, its basal stalk being less elongate, and the 

 peculiar cleft of this lobe is remarkably deep. The dexter lateral 

 lobe is more like that of mollis, but its apex is broader and less 

 pointed. The last (really the penultimate) tergite is rounded, not 

 emarginate, and the corresponding ventral is only obscurely notched 

 in the middle. The male structures do not permit any doubt as to 

 the distinctness of the species. 



E. mollis fere om7iino similis, anten^iis paululum crassioribus ; ferruginous, 

 oculis valde pi'omirndis, antennis articulis 6°-8° elongatis 7° quam octavo paulo 

 longiore. Long. 3^ inm. 



Hob.: Mediterranean Region (Walker, in coll. Gham/pioii). 

 The female from the Piraeus is, I feel sure, the same species ; its 

 antennae are, however, much mutilated. 



Ernobius mulsantianus, nom. nov. 

 Liozoum molle Muls., op. cit. ; Sharp, ante, p. 178. 

 Elongatus, suh-parallelus,testaceus vel ferrugineo-testaceus, antennis articulis 

 6°-8° sub-aequalibus, elongatis, oculis valde prominulis ; elytris sub-nitidis, sub- 

 tiliter, minus dense punctatis. Long. 4^-5-2 mm. 

 Mas, tibiis anterioribus bene curvatts. 



Somewhat variable in size, the individuals I have seen of this 

 species being on the average larger than E. mollis. The head is 

 broader, with very prominent eyes, the thorax is more sinuate at the 

 side near the front, and the punctuation of the elytra is finer. The 

 male has the anterior tibiae rather strongly curved, while in the female 

 they are nearly straight. The antennae vary a good deal in the same 

 sex, and are moreover markedly different in the sexes, but the 7th seg- 

 ment is not longer than the 8th, though in mollis it always is so. The 



