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taken at Askham Bog, Yorks. The first specimen was taken by Canon 

 Fowler some twenty years ago ; subsequently the Rev. W. C. Hey 

 took four more specimens in 1895, which are thus distributed — 

 Messrs. G. C. Champion, B. Tomlin, and Dr. Sharp having one each, 

 and one remaining in the possession of the Rev. Mr. Hey, to whom I 

 am indebted for this information. The other localities given in Fowler 

 refer to li)tiosii)i, GylL, and other species. 



B. cYLiNDRus, Payk., iii., 241.— Bcis, 497.— Bedel, 105 and 276.— 

 Cox, ii., 193. — Fowler, v., 288. — The long cylindrical form and long 

 rostrum are sufficiently characteristic of this insect, which, though 

 local, occurs occasionally in great numbers. According to Stephens it 

 is found on watercress, but this is unlikely to be its foodplant. Mr. 

 Willoughby Ellis took over 200 specimens in a marsh near Leighton 

 Huzzard, Bedfordshire, in August, 1901. All the specimens occurred 

 in a spot about six yards square, and were obtained by shaking grass 

 tufts. It is very probable that the insects were in search of moisture 

 through the drying up of the pond. There was certainly no watercress 

 near the spot. Mr. Bennett has taken it at Iden, Sussex. I know of 

 no other recent captures. 



B. BiNODULus, Herbst, vi., 247. — Bris, 501. — -Bedel, vi., 105 and 

 278. — Cox, ii., 190. — Fowler, v., 288. — One of our rarest species which 

 can only be confused with nodidosiis, Gyll. I have heard of but four 

 British examples. Mr. E. Saunders has a specimen taken in Horning 

 Fen, in 1861, by J. A. Brewer. There is a specimen in Rye's collec- 

 tion, now in the possession of Dr. ]\Iason, which is alluded to by Rye 

 {Ent. Mo. Ma;/., vi., 257) as having been taken by the Rev. H. Clark, 

 probably near Arundel. I believe this locality to be an error; 

 noihdosiis, then called binodidiis, was taken there in some numbers by 

 Mr. S. Stevens and others, hence probably the mistake. I have seen 

 both these specimens. A specimen exists in Dr. Crotch's collection at 

 Cambridge, which Dr. Sharp has been good enough to examine for me, 

 it has no locality label but is without doubt the insect alluded to by 

 Rye in the same note as having been taken by Brewer in the Fens. 

 Mr. Champion has a specimen from the Rev. L. Brown's collection, 

 labelled "near Norwich." The two specimens in the Power collection 

 are notlulosus. The Sandwich locality in Fowler also refers to 

 nodiilosits. 



B. AKGiLLACEus, GylL, Schou., iii., 552. — Bedel, vi., 105 (footnote) 

 and 277. — Bris, 517. — Fowler, v., 289. Inccratus, Cox, ii., 193. 

 Encaustiis, Boh., Schon., viii., 211. — The comparatively large size and 

 shiny integuments prevent this species from being confused with any 

 other. It occurs in numbers where found, but is very local. — Sheer- 

 ness (Walker, Champion, Power), Gosport (Moncreaft"). 



B. NODULosus, Gyll., Schon., iii., 638. — Bris, 502. — Bedel, vi., 105 

 and 278.— Cox, ii., 190.— Fowler, v., 289. niiwdidi(s, Th., and old 

 Brit, collections. — The characters given in the table are amply 

 sufficient to separate this species from hinodulii.s, which is the only one 

 with which it can be confused. Mr. Bennett tells me this species is 

 subaquatic, and runs on the weed under the water. Pevensey (Bennett); 

 Beccles, Suffolk, in dykes (0. E. Janson, Pift'ard) ; Arundel (S. 

 Stevens). 



B. LiMosus, Gyll., iv., 566. — Schon., iii., 547.— Bris, 309.— Bedel, 

 vi., 105 and 278.— Cox, ii., 192.- Fowler, v., 289. LaiUulli^, G)ll. 



