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The only othei- allied Continental form seems to be D. humeralis, 

 Mvr. Jekeli, Reitt., to which my insect cannot be referred.. 



LiEMOPHL(E[JS MONILIS, F. 



[Er. Nat. Ins. Ueutschl., 111,316, = denticulatus, Preyssl.] 



A large and broad species, compared with other members of the genus. 



S ■ Depressed, shining, head and thorax reddish, elytra pitchy, each with a 

 reddish-yellow spot on the disc, antennae ar^d legs reddish-yellow ; head large, 

 broader than thorax, finely punctured ; mandibles bifid, prominent ; antennae long, 

 with the joints longer than broad ; thorax very transverse, and strongly contracted 

 behind, as broad as elytra, finely punctured, with a deep stria on each side parallel 

 with margin, sides slightly denticulate ; elytra minutely punctured, with three 

 finely punctured striae and a slender raised line near margins ; legs rather short. 



$ . Similar to the ^ , but with the reddish-yellow spots on the elytra con- 

 siderably larger ; the head narrower than thorax ; the antennae shorter, with the 

 joints as broad as long ; the thorax not nearly so strongly contracted behind and 

 considerably narrower than the elytra. Length, 2"5 — 5 mm. 



Mr. Chitty and I took ten specimens of this most striking 

 species near Streatley, Berks, on October 8th last, and I have 

 subsequently taken two more examples at the same tree. They 

 occurred under beech bark, in company with Litargus hifasciatus, F. 

 (upon which it was probably feeding), Diplocoelus fagi, Chevr., Enic- 

 mus brevicornis, Mann., &c. It appears to be not uncommon on the 

 Continent under beech and plane bark. 



Melanophthalma distinguenda, Comolli. 

 [Coleopt. Nov. 38, = angulata, Woll., Cat. Canar. Col., 148]. 

 Rust-red with black-brown * or black elytra, or entirely rust-red or reddish- 

 yellow ; thorax considerably narrower than elytra, more abruptly narrowed in 

 front than behind, with sides somewhat angulated in middle, strongly punctured, 

 transverse depression not strong ; elytra oval, with strongly punctured striae and 

 rows of rather long hairs. The S 'i^is the last joint of the front tarsi, on the inner 

 side near the middle, armed with a distinct spiniform tooth. Length, 1'5 — 2 mm. 



This species is most nearly related to M. transversalis, but differs 

 in being shorter and in having the hairs on the elytra longer ; the 

 tooth on the anterior tarsi of the male is also characteristic. 



The hairs on the elytra are longer than in any of the other 

 British representatives of the genus. 



I took four specimens of this insect on Lundy Island in August 

 last, and I have little doubt it will prove to be common there. 



Bradfield, Reading, Berks : 



November 2nd, 1905. 



* My specimens are coloured thus. 



