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Art. XXIX. — Entomological Notes. By Edward Newman. 



( Continued from Vol. II., paf/e 205. ) 



Class. — Diptera. 



Natural Order. — Syrphites, ined. 



Genus. — Eristalis. 



Eris. Stygius. Nigro-cenens ; pedes nigri, tibiis ad basin 

 luteis. 



Black, shining, with a slightly metallic tinge ; perfectly unico- 

 lorous : wings with the costal portion smoke coloured ; the 

 remainder perfectly transparent ; the stigmal spot ochraceous, 

 opaque, internally black : legs black, with the base of the tibiae 

 yellow. 



Far. a of the male, with a bright brassy tinge. 



Far. /3 of the male, with the basal joint of the tarsi yellow. 



Taken on the south east and south coasts of England, 

 frequenting the sea-walls, umbellate flowers, &c. In May, at 

 Walton, by my friend, E. Doubleday. 



[This is only a slight variety of Eristalis ceneus, Fabr. — Ed.] 



Class. — Coleoptera. 

 Natural Order. — Staphylinites, ined. 



Genus. — Pseudopsis, 3 Newman. 



Caput elongatum, angustum, antice rotundatum ; epicranio valcle 

 depresso, partibus lateralibus supra oculos, iterumque parte media 

 longitudinali, elevatis ; clypeo prono, rotundato : antennae fill— 

 formes 11-articulata?, extus incrassatae articulo apicali conico : 

 maxipalpi articulo apicali elongato, acuto, tenuissimo ; proximo 

 quadruplo majori, alia instrumenta cibaria haud examinavi : pro-, 

 thorax depressus fere circularis sed antice et postice paullo 



'' ^evZ^ Pulsus, otyis aspectus. 

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