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addition to the characters pointed out by Mr. Newbery (see Ent. Mo. Mag., vol. xv, 

 2nd series, p. 252), one that does not seem to have been mentioned, and that is the 

 comparative length of the posterior tarsi. The character would probably be useless 

 for naming a single specimen, but is very plain when series of both insects are 

 placed side by side, and will at once enable a row to be checked. Mr. Newbery has 

 also pointed out to me another difference between the species to which he tells me 

 attention is called by Rey (Aleochariens, Fam. Aleocharaires, p. 420), viz., the 

 number of impressed segments of the hind body. I should then propose to dis- 

 tinguish the two species thus : — 



(a) Antennae more robust ; hind tarsi longer, nearly two-thirds the length of the 



tibiae ; four segments of abdomen transversely impressed at base... 



picina, Aube. 



(b) Antennae less robust ; hind tarsi shorter, about one-half the length of the tibiae ; 



three segments of abdomen transversely impressed at base maura, Er. 



The colour of the legs is very deceptive, and even that of the antennae cannot 

 be trusted. I have a specimen of 0. maura from Ashtead, Surrey, in which the 

 legs are quite light, while in all my O. picina they are infuscate. — Arthue J. 

 Chittt, 27, Hereford Square, S.W. : March, 1905. 



Gi/rophsena pulchella, Heer, in Scotland. — Among my Forres insects taken in 

 1892 I see I recorded (Ent. Mo. Mag., 2nd series, vol. iv, p. 259) Oyrophmna affinis, 

 but for many years all the GyropheencB taken at Forres belonging to this section 

 with long joints to the antennae have been standing in my collection as G.pulchella. 

 I have no doubt that the record of G. affinis was an error, inserted by me before T 

 had examined the male characters. G. pulvhella seems usually very rare, but was 

 in fact abundant on large fungi growing on the borders of the sandhills in a belt of 

 birch aud other trees near Kingcorth. I believe this is the first record out of the 

 London district for G. pulchella, Heer. The insect referred to in the same 

 article as possibly Somalota valida have been identified by Mr. Newbery as S. 

 incognita, Sharp, the 7th segment of the $ being truncate, and not crenulate. I 

 had other specimens of S. incognita from Forres, and I think there can be little 

 doubt as to correctness of the determination. — Id. 



Longitarsus curtus, All., in Kent. — Last October I took near Dodington, Kenff 

 a single example of a Longitarsux, which agrees in all respects with the specimen 

 of L. curtus which Mr. Tomlin was good enough to give me. I am told, however, 

 that my insect does not agree with Allard's description, but as in this difficult 

 genus not even puncturation can always be relied on, I offer no opinion, but merely 

 record an undoubted fact. — Id. 



[I have long had specimens of the same species, from Caterham and Arundel, 

 standing in my collection as L. atriceps, Kutsch. — G. C. C] 



Neoclytus erythrocephalus, F., in Lancashire.— I received lately two specimens 

 of a Longicorn beetle from Mr. F. R. Dixon-Nuttall, of Prescot, Lancashire, which 

 had been taken in an ash tree felled on a farm in that district. The beetle proved 

 to be this North American species. The occurrence of isolated examples of this 

 and other species of exotic Longicornia is of course not unusual in England. In 



