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in L. longulum, with smaller eyes, and less strongly punctured ; elytra shorter 

 than thorax ; ^ with the 5th and 6th abdominal segments feebly longitudinally 

 channelled, the posterior border of the 6th segment slightly projecting in an obtuse 

 angle. From L. pallidum, Nordm., it may be distinguished by its smaller size, 

 larger and more parallel-sided head, much sliorter and thicker antennae, and by the 

 (J characters. L. 4 — 4 5 mm. 



Two specimens ( ^ and ? ) of this very distinct species were 

 captured on September 20th, 1909, during a twenty minutes' search 

 under stones at the side of Loch Ericht, Tnverness-shire, and another 

 example from flood refuse taken from the River Truim, at Dalwhinnie, 

 October, 1909, and sent to me in a bag. Granglbauer gives as locali- 

 ties, " Middle Europe, Finland, very rare." 



PiTTOGENES TEEPANATUS, Noerdl. 



Nearly related to P. chalcographus, L., and resembling that species in having 

 three teeth of about the same size on each side of the apical impression of the 

 elytra placed at an equal distance apart; it differs, however, from P. chalcographus 

 in being larger, the elytra are longer in proportion to the thorax and are much 

 more distinctly punctured ; the punctures being arranged in well-marked regular 

 rows to the apex. Apart from the characters of the apex of tiie elytra, P. trepanatus 

 is easily distinguished from P. bidentatus, which it equals in size, by having the 

 thorax much more diffusely and less strongly punctured behind. 



One (^ specimen was swept from beneath fir trees, at Blair 

 Atholl, on September 3rd, 1909. It has occurred in France, Germany 

 and Austria. 



Bradfield : October 2Srd, 1909. 



DIESTOTA TESTACEA, Keaatz (= D. MAYETI, Muls. et Ret), 

 IN SURREY. 



BY W. B. SHAKP, F.E.S. 



I recently took among some debris of decayed wood, &c., at 

 Shirley, a small Stapbylinid beetle, which obviously could not be 

 referred to any known British species. The specimen was submitted 

 to Capitaine St. Claire Deville, who, with his usual courtesy, has 

 examined the insect and reports it to be an exotic species, Diestota 

 testacea, Kraatz. This beetle was originally described by Kraatz 

 (in 1859) from examples taken in the East Indies, and by the kindness 

 of Mr. Champion, I have been able to compare my capture with a 



