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lastly, O. simplex, Eis, the species new to our lists. The nature of 

 the locality affected by 0. simplex will perhaps be best understood by 

 stating that along with it were found Diplectrona felix and C. irrorata. 

 O. simplex is rather difficult to make out unless from specimens 

 prepared as microscopic objects, the genitalia being simple in form 

 and usually much concealed. The description and figures will be 

 found in the Mitth. Schweiz. Ent. Ges., Bd. 9, Heft 10, p. 420. 



Edinburgh : January, 1899. 



STICROGLOSSA SEMIRUFA, Er. : A GENUS AND SPECIES OF 

 STAPRTLINIDM NEW TO THE BRITISH LIST. 



BY G. C. CHAMPION, F.Z.S. 



Amongst some Coleoptera sent to me to name by Mr. B. S. Har- 

 wood I have found a male example of this very distinct and interesting 

 addition to the British list. This insect was obtained by Mr. Harwood 

 in the vicinity of Colchester when beating oaks for larvae in May last. 

 The genus Stichoglossa, Fairm. (= Stenoglossa, Kraatz), is very closely 

 allied to Ischnoglossa, Kraatz, but appears to differ from it in the 

 structure of the parts of the mouth, &c. ; Mulsant and Rey, however 

 (Aleochaires, p. 399), include both under one generic name, Sticho- 

 glossa. S. semirufa, which is compared by Erichson with Silusa, is 

 easily recognisable amongst its allies by the peculiar coloration and 

 shining surface, as well as by the very pronounced (J characters. The 

 tarsi are all 5-jointed. The following is a short description of the 

 species :— 



Subparallel, rather robust, shining, finely pubescent ; black, the thorax and 

 elytra rufous, the latter with the scutellar region and an indistinct patch at the sides 

 about the middle slightly infuscate ; the legs and oral organs rufo-testaceous ; the 

 antennae reddish, with tlie basal joints paler. Head very finely punctured ; antennae 

 about as long as the head and thorax united, much thickened, joints 5 — 10 strongly 

 transverse, 11 suboval, as long as 9 and 10 united. Thorax strongly transverse, 

 very much wider than the head, and almost as wide at the base as the elyti'a, very 

 finely and closely punctured. Elytra slightly longer tlian the thorax and very dis- 

 tinctly punctured. Hind body a little narrowed posteriorly, very shining, sparsely 

 punctured ; the fifth dorsal segment without transverse depression ; the sixth and 

 seventh segments each with a prominent oblong tubercle or carina in the centre 

 before the apex in the male. Length, 3 mm. 



Compared with its nearest ally, IschnogJossn proJixa, Er., the insect 

 is more robust, and has much stouter anteniije, and the general colora- 

 tion and ^ characters are very different. Jacquelin-Duval (Gen. 

 Col. Europ., ii, t. 7, fig. 35) figures a male of it under the name of 



