20 THE entomologist's record. 



Mr. Blatch. Mr. WjUouohby Ellis tells me that he also has taken 

 the insect at Knowle, near Birmingham, but I believe he has not 

 recorded it. 



C'e)ithor/ii/nclii>lit(s [lulvinatiis, Ci-yll. — The characters usually given 

 to separate this from jii/rr/ioyln/nchus, Marsh., i.e., the colour of the 

 legs and rostrum, are quite useless. The differences between the two 

 species want clearly defining, if, indeed, they are really distinct. 



Pohjliraphux pitbeareiis, Bach. I have reason to think there is 

 some error about Lawson's record. 



Cri/ptohypnus jitilc/iellits, L. If correctly determined, this appears 

 to be one of our rarest species. There is but one record, in 1868 

 {Ent. Mu. Ma;/., vol. v., p. 189). 



Trii/unoiienius (/lobuliini, Sol. — If this species is admitted in the 

 list, as I think it ought to be, J 't inns tectum, Boield, which is much 

 more common and widely distributed, must also find a place. Both 

 are apparently naturalised and have come to stay. 



Krunbiua ahictis, F. — The specimen in the Power collection I refer 

 to /v. iiiollia, L. The insect should be placed among the " doubtfuls." 



Cli/tiis orcKutiis, L., should be placed in the introduced list. It 

 does not appear to breed in this country, all the specimens found have 

 come from foreign timber in which they were imported in the larval or 

 pupal state. 



In a former paper [Knt. lice, vol. xvi., p. 80), I called attention to 

 the alterations in synonymy, proposed by M. Bedel {Fainw iSeine, 

 vol. v.), and also — of more consequence to British coleopterists — the 

 species which should be added or deleted from our lists, as far as my 

 study of M. Bedel's valuable work has enabled me to form an opinion. 

 The whole group, especially the genus T/u/diiiis, requires a careful 

 study with a view to the revision of the JJritish species, I have, there- 

 fore, omitted the r/n/topJutt/a altogether in this paper. 



Sal jii IK/US (Iter, Pk. — No satisfactory records. Those that exist 

 probably refer to aeratus, Muls. 



Ajiion rijei, Blkn., is probably a variety of one of the other red- 

 legged species. It differs very little from aj>ricaits, Hbst. 



Sito)U's brevicullis, Sch., is represented in the Power collection by 

 small tibialis, Hbst., a very variable species both in form and colour. 



I'obidnima aericriis, Hchal. — This insect was recently taken in 

 Harewood Forest, Hants, in some numbers, by Dr. Norman H. Joy 

 {Knt. Mo. May., vol. xL, p. 182). It had not been recorded for many 

 years previously. 



I shall be much indebted to any one who can give me details of 

 capture or other information concerning any of the numerous species 

 mentioned in this paper, and will wilhngly examine any specimens 

 sent to me for that purpose. 



Remarks on Mr. Newbery's final Article on some Doubtful 

 or very Rare British Coleoptera. 



By (Piof.) T. HUDSON IJEAliE, B.Sc, F.E.S., and 

 H. DONISTHOKPE, F.Z.S., F.E.S. 



It seemed to us desirable to publish some reply to Mr. Newbery's 

 remarks in his concluding article on doubtful or very rare British 

 coleoptera simultaneously with Mr. Newbery's article, and we have, 



