RARE AND LOCAL SPECIES OF COLEOPTERA TAKEN IN CUMBERLAND. 115 



in a marshy place amongst rushes, Carex&ndt Scirpus; Chrysomela var- 

 ians, Schal., breeds yearly on a patch of Hypericum perforatum ; Clinocara 

 undulata, Kr., abundant beneath bark on fallen oak branches ; Salpingus 

 aeratus, Muls., flying round heaps of dead branches and also beaten in 

 some numbers from dead whitethorn branches; 8. foveolatus, Ljun.j 

 taken in some numbers on fence posts during the winter months ; 

 Oedema a lurida, Marsh., one specimen by sweeping ; Meloe proscarabaeus, 

 L., var cyaneus, Muls., not uncommon with the type ; Apion pallipes, 

 Kirb., by sweeping Allium ursimim when in flower; A. confluens, Kirb., 

 on Matricaria inodora; Apion tenue, Kirb., scarce, by general sweeping; 

 Trachyphlaeus aristatus, Gyll., scarce at roots of grass but widely dis- 

 tributed ; Orthochaetes ietiger, Beck., scarce in moss and at grass roots; 

 Erirhiwus aethiops, F., one specimen in flood refuse in Borrowdale; 

 Bayous claudicans, Boh., in refuse on edge of apond ; Poophayus nasturtii, 

 Germ., local and scarce on Nasturtium officinale; Ceuthorhynchidius 

 nigrinus, Marsh., scarce, by beating sallows ; C. posthumus, Germ., 

 common on its foodplant, Tesdalia, when in flower; Eubrychius velatus, 

 Beck., in refuse on margin of a pond, and by fishing amongst Myrio- 

 phyllium in the pond in company with the following species ; Lito- 

 dactylus leucogaster, Marsh., abundant in refuse on banks of the pond 

 and on submerged logs, and by fishing amongst Myriophyllium in the 

 pond; Phytobius muricatus, Bris., abundant in damp moss in a swamp; 

 Balaninus pyrrhoceras, Marsh., not uncommon beating oak; Magdalis 

 pruni, L., scarce beating blackthorn ; Trypodendron lineatum, 01., 

 burrowing in the roots of newly-cut spruce fir, scarce. 



Synopsis of the Orthoptera of Western Europe. 



By MALCOLM BUBR, B.A., F.L.S., F.Z.S., F.E.S. 

 {Continued from p. 71). 



Genus VIII : Ctenodecticus, Bol. 

 Characterised by the small size and the form of the posterior tarsi 

 and the anal segment of the male. The plantulag are longer than the 

 first two tarsal segments taken together, and the posterior tibia? have 

 two terminal spines; the anal segment of the male is strongly decurved 

 and covers the cerci ; the presternum is unarmed, and the anterior 

 tibia? have three spines above. Five species are known. 



Table of Species. 

 1. Elytra free ; cerci S not entirely covered by anal 



segment; posterior femora short (7"5mm.-8'5mm.) 1. masferreki, Bol. 

 1.1. Elytra covered by pronotum ; anal segment almost 

 entirely covering cerci in $ ; femora longer 

 (10mm. -13mm.). 

 2. Hinder femora with two bands ; whole lower 

 margin of side flaps bordered with white ; hinder 

 tibiae with two apical spines beneath ; Spanish 

 species . . . . . . . . . . 2. pupulus, Bol. 



'2.'2. Hinder femora with one longitudinal black 

 band ; side flaps of pronotnm with only hinder 

 border white ; posterior tibbe with four apical 

 spines beneath ; Sardinian and Algerian 

 species .. .. .. .. .. ..3. bolivari, Tar^'. 



