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common in all Spain, and recorded by Nobre from various localities 

 in Portugal. 



The variety nehtdom, Brunner, is larger and entirely grey in colour, 

 marbled with paler; the elytra are wider, with pale spots and no white 

 scapular band ; the M'ings slightly darker ; the abdomen dark brown 

 above, whitish beneath. Length of body, 17mm. $ ; of elytra, 

 15mm. 2 • This variety is quoted by Brunner from Andalusia, but it 

 is not, known to Bolivar. 



Var. iirisea, Azam, is grey, speckled with brown, shorter pronotum, 

 no white scapular stripe and somewhat smoky wings ; taken by Azam 

 at Figanieres, Var. 



2. OsiocESTUs RAYMONDi, Yerslu. 

 This species is closely allied to the preceding but very carefully 

 distinguished by Pantel ("Notes orth.," Jn, Soc. Esp. Hist. Xat., xxv., 

 1H96, p. 90). The vertex and foveolic are more sharply defined than 

 in that species, and the abdomen of the ? is red above at the apex. 

 Length of body, 16mm. ? ; of pronotum, 3mm. $ ; of elytra 15mm. 9 . 

 This is a purely southern species; in France, it has been taken at 

 Hyeres, Toulon, Digne, Var, and Basses-Alpes ; in Italy, at Pegli ; in 

 Portugal, at Valongo, Recarei, and in the Sena d'Estrella. Pantel 

 (op. cit.) gives a number of localities in Spain, to which Bolivar adds 

 Oua, Ucles, Cartagena, Orihuela, Barcelona, Coruna, Cordillera 

 Carpetana, Cortijos de Malagon. It occurs also in Algeria; it is adult 

 from May to December. 



8. Omocestus PETR.EUS, Brisout. 



This is a diminutive form of 0. haeuwrrhoidalis ; it is to be dis- 

 tinguished by the sharply-cut foveolae of the vertex and the very 

 constant longitudinal pale stripes, and absence of the general reddish 

 colour of that species on the pronotum. Length of body, 11mm.- 

 12nim. cT . 14mm. -16mm. 2 ; of pronotum, 2mm.-2-5mm. S ,2-8mm.- 

 3nim. $ ; of elytra, 8mm. -9mm. ^ , 10mm. -12mm. 2 ■ 



Occurs in stony places in southern Europe. In France it is rare ; 

 Lardy, Amelie-les-Bains, Allier, Basses-Alpes, Bourray, Marseilles, 

 Neyron on the Rhone; it has not been actually recorded in Spain, but 

 probably occurs in the Spanish Pyrenees, as it is known on the French 

 side. In Austria it is noted from Eichkogl, near Mcidling. 



It has a close superficial resemblance to the common (iinnphnrms 

 Diandatici, Thunb., but, of course, can be at once distinguished by 

 the non-clubbed antennae. 



4. OiiocESTus MiNUTissiMus, Bolivar. 

 This again is a diminutive form of the last species ; it difliers in its 

 smaller size, abbreviated organs of flight, shorter and more obtuse 

 pronotum. Length of body, 9mm. 3 , 12mm. J ; of pronotum, 

 2-2mm. J , 2mm. 5 ; of elytra, 5-2mm. J , 4-5mm. 2 • 



This is a Spanish species, adult from July to Decemljer; it is 

 noted from Escorial, Cascante, Toila, near Pjarcelona, Majadas, 

 Villalba, Navacerrada, and Ucles. 



5. Omocestus uhagoni, Bolivar. 

 Distinguished by the short elytra, unforked radial veins, long hairs 

 on the forefeet, and sonjewhat clul)l)eil antenna'. Length of l)ody, 

 llmm.-12-r)uun. J, IHmm. ?; of pronotum, 3mm. J,? 2', of elytra, 

 6-5mm.-7"5mm. J , 4mm. 2 • 



