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Mehaigne, Halloy. Also in North Germany; in Scandinavia at 

 Skane, Smaland, Wittsjo, Akarp, Stockholm. In Italy, Sardinia, 

 Spain and Portugal it is very common, 



3. CEdipoda charpentieri, Fieber [ = collina, Pantel). 



This is a southern form of 0. caerulescens, from which it differs in 

 its paler colour, smaller size, almost -white pronotum ; the alar fascia 

 nowhere reaches the edges of the wings, as it does in the preceding 

 species, and the apex itself is quite hyaline instead of smoky ; the 

 colour of the wings is a much lighter tint of blue. Length of body, 

 16mm. (? , 20mm. 9 ; of pronotum, 4mm. <? , 3mm. ? ; of elytra, 

 17mm. ^ , 20mm. ? . 



This beautiful species occurs sparingly in the south of France, at 

 Narbonne, Frejus, Bagnols, Montauroux, and Hyeres. In Spain, it is 

 found in the centre, south and east (Toledo, La Granja, etc.) ; also 

 in Sicily. 



The variety sulfiimns, Pantel, with yellow wings, is found at Ucles 

 and Escorial, and probably occurs in other localities. 



4. ffiDiPODA gratiosa, Serville. 



This species stands in the same relations to 0. miniata as the 

 preceding species to 0. caerulescens. It may be known by the beautiful 

 pink tint of the wings, the more strongly constricted pronotum, Avith 

 a sharper central keel ; the alar fascia never reaches the hinder border 

 of the wing. Length of body, 16mm. -20mm. 3- , 21mm. -27mm. $ ; 

 of pronotum, 4mm.-5'2mm. ^ , 5mm.-6-8mm. ? ; of elytra, 18mm.- 

 23mm. <? , 23mm. -29mm. ? . 



This species occurs most frequently in eastern Europe and western 

 Asia. In France it is recorded from the department of Maine-et-Loire 

 by Brisout. It is not found on the mainland of Spain, but is common 

 in Minorca and Majorca. It is found also in Sicily, at Palermo and 

 Siracuse. 



5. (Edipoda fuscocincta, Lucas. 



Easy to recognise by its large size, yellow wings, and the shape of 

 the alar fascia. Length of body, 22mm. ^ , 28mm. ? ; of pronotum, 

 5mm. (J , 6mm. $ ; of elytra, 25mm. ^ , 29mm. $ . 



This is a common Algerian species that occurs in Sardinia and 

 Sicily. It is very rare in France, but has been taken at Hyeres and 

 Narbonne. It is replaced in Spain by the var. iberica, Bol. ; which 

 occurs from the south right up to the Pyrenees. This variety has the 

 pronotum almost smooth, and the alar fascia much less distinct ; the 

 French captures are probably of this variety. 



Genus VII : Bryodema, Fieber. 

 This genus is characterised by the strongly thickened veins of the 

 wings. A single species occurs in Europe. 



1. Bryodema tuberculata, Fabricius. 



Easy to recognise by the large size, stout build, mottled brown 

 colour, and red wings with very strongly thickened veins. Length 

 of body, 27mm. -31mm. J , 33mm. -36mm. $ ; of pronotum, 7mm.- 

 8mm. (? , 8mm.-8-8mm. J ; of elytra, 30mm.-31mm. J , 25mm.- 

 30mm. $ . 



Occurs in sandy places in northern Europe. In Finland on the 



