inii.] 175 



related to L. curta ; the thorax, however, is less rounded at the sides 

 and contracted behind; the striae of the elytra are more strongly 

 punctured; the tibioe are more dilated; and the first joint of the 

 posterior tarsi is much longer and more cylindrical, a character which 

 will also distinguish dark specimens from L. picea. The strong dila- 

 tation of the anterior and middle tarsi in the (J is a peculiar and 

 unique character. 



I know of no other capture of this species besides that recorded 

 by the Eev. W. W. Fowler, and Dr. Sharp tells me that this specimen 

 is no longer in his collection. 



L. hmicollis. — As stated above, L. hmicoUis may be included in 

 either group of the genus. It is an easily recognised species, as the 

 posterior angles of the thorax are more rounded and less marked than 

 in any other Liodes. The elytra are rather long and parallel- sided. 

 The (^ has a tooth on the posterior femora much resembling that of 

 the well-developed ? of L. calcarata, but the truncate posterior border 

 of the thorax, much narrower and lighter club of the antennae, and 

 much more roimded posterior angles of thorax will at once differentiate 

 L. hmicoUis. It may be distinguished from any of the narrow- clubbed 

 species by its more elongate and parallel- sided form, much more 

 rounded sides and blunter posterior angles of the thorax, and the ,^- 

 characters only resemble those of L. flavicornis. L. lunicoUis appears 

 to be a decidedly rare insect, but has occurred from the Isle of Wight 

 to Yorkshire and Lancashire. 



L. iitura. — Another very variable species in size, the smallest 

 specimens being hardly two mm. long, no larger than L. hadia. The 

 antennae are longer than in L. calcarata, the only species it is at all 

 likely to be mistaken for, but the club, which is always black, is not 

 quite so large. Rye gave the name var. maculicoUis (Ent. Mo. Mag., 

 Vol. XII, p. 152) to a specimen taken in Algeria which had a dark 

 thorax, with, only the posterior angles light, and a broad dark 

 suture to the elytra. He says the colour is more marked than in any 

 he had seen from Scotland, so that it appears that he hardly meant the 

 name to apply to the Scotch form. However, the latter is so distinct 

 in colour from the ordinary form that I think the name var. macidi- 

 collis is best applied to it as well. L. Iitura is one of the commoner 

 species. In the Bradfield neighbourhood it varies in numbers very 

 much in different years. 



L. hadia. — Eye when describing Anisotoma similata (Ent. Mo. 

 Mag., Vol. VII, p. 8) writes " I should have hesitated in considering 



p 2 



