20 the entomologist's record. 



Genus I : Anonconotus, Camerano. 

 (= Genus Analota, Brunner). 

 Distinguished by the squamiform elytra in both sexes, flat surface 

 of pronotum, which is rugose, by the femora being unarmed beneath, 

 and by the gently upcurved ovipositor of the female. 

 There are two species known. 



Table of Species. 

 1. Prosternum with two obtuse spines ; anterior tibiae 



with three spinulaa above .. .. .. ..1. alpinus, Yersin. 



1.1. Prosternum unarmed ; anterior tibiae with one or 



two spinules above . . . . . . . . . . 2. apenninigenus, Targ. 



1. Anonconotus alpinus, Yersin. 



Olive-green, varied with reddish ; pronotum green above, the side 

 flaps and pleurfe chestnut ; elytra yellow. Length of body, 16mm. - 

 18mm. 3 , 20mm. -22mm. 2 ; of pronotum, 6 - 5mm. $ , 7mm. 2 ; of 

 elytra, 2mm, $ , 1mm. 2 ; of ovipositor, 11mm. -15mm. $ . 



Occurs in a few mountains in France where the rhododendron 

 grows ; recorded from Larche, in the Basses- Alpes ; common at 

 Chanrousse, Isere, Col du Lauteret, Montagne de Cretz, Drome, and 

 in the Jura, from the rhododendron zone to the crest. In Switzerland, 

 it was discovered by Yersin, at Morcles, in the Canton de Vaud ; it is 

 also fairly common in the Jura round Geneva. In the Basses-Alpes 

 it is found at over 7000ft. elevation. 



2. Anonconotus apenninigenus, Targioni. 



Ferruginous, varied with fuscous ; pronotum pale, testaceous 

 above, the side flaps with black bands and the lower margin lemon- 

 yellow ; the male appears to be unknown. Length of body, 22mm. 

 5 ; of pronotum, 5*5mm. 2 ; of posterior femora, 13mm. 2 ; of 

 ovipositor, 15mm. 2 . , 



Discovered by Targioni-Tozzetti, near Florence. In France, it has 

 been taken in the Col de Valjelages at about 7000ft., in the Basses- 

 Alpes, and also on the plateau of Gondran, near Briancon, but it is 

 very rare in France. 



Genus II : Gampsocleis, Fischer. 



This genus extends through northern Asia as far east as Japan, 

 but in western Europe we have only one species ; by its spotted elytra 

 and decurved ovipositor, with the apex obliquely truncate, it is easy to 

 recognise. 



1. Gampsocleis glabra, Herbst. 



Bright green or, rarely, brown ; elytra and wings long and well- 

 developed, the former spotted with black. Length of body, 22mm.- 

 26mm. $ , 20mm. -24mm. 2; of pronotum, 5-6mm.-7mm. $ , 

 5-2mm.-7mm. $ ; of elytra, 20mm. -26mm. $ , 19mm. -28mm. 2 ; of 

 ovipositor, 15mm. -21mm. 2 . 



This handsome insect is easy to recognise by its slender build and 

 coloration, and especially by the decurved and obliquely truncated 

 ovipositor ; it is widely, but very locally, distributed through western 

 Europe, occurring in long grass. In Germany, it is recorded from the 

 Luneberger Haide, Berlin, Thuringen, and Frankfort. In France it 

 is rare, but has been taken near Gerbomont, in the Vosges, Don-sur- 

 Auron, Montreuil-Bellay, Turtandiere, Cogolin, Montoir-de-Bretagne. 



