118 THE ENTOMOLOGIST'S RECORD. 



1. Olynthoscelis chabrieri, Charpentier. 



Large and powerful ; bright green when alive, fading to yellowish 

 when dead; frons pale, with four black spots; pronotum green above, 

 the side flaps black ; elytra black, scarcely protruding from beneath 

 the long pronotum. Ovipositor distinctly incurved, pale, with the 

 base black. Length of body, 19mm. -26mm. $ , 21mm. -30mm. $ ; 

 of pronotum, 9mm. -12mm. $ , 10mm.-ll-5mm. ? ; of elytra, lmm.- 

 l-5mm. $ , Omm. J ; of posterior femora, 21mm. -26mm. $ , 22mm.- 

 27mm. 5 ; of ovipositor, 18mm. -24mm. ? . 



This fine insect is not likely to be confused with any other on ac- 

 count of its bright green colour, varied with black, but especially of the 

 long pronotum, which almost entirely covers the elytra ; it is only 

 likely to be confused with the following, which see. 



It occurs in thick shrubs and bushes in southern Europe, from 

 Spain to the Balkans; it is exceedingly active and difficult to catch, 

 and has very powerful jaws ; it may sometimes be seen sitting on the 

 topmost twigs of a thorn or hedge, basking in the sun, and may then 

 be caught by a sudden and strong sweep of the net. In France it is 

 not common, but it occurs in Provence, in the Basses- Alpes, and Var ; 

 recorded from Chateau Gombert. In Italy, it is found in Calabria, 

 and in Sicily. It has been taken on Cistus at Banyuls-sur-Mer. 



2. Olynthoscelis brunneri, Targioni. 



Differs from the last only in its slenderer build, somewhat shorter 

 pronotum, and by the obtuse inner angle of the lobes of the subgenital 

 lamina of the male, in which the lateral stripe is separated by a pale 

 space from the margin itself ; the females can hardly be distinguished 

 apart. Length of body, 22mm. $ , 26mm. 2 ; of pronotum, 9mm. g , 

 8-5mm. ? ; of elytra, 3mm. $ , Omm. ? ; of posterior femora, 20mm. 

 $ , 22mm. 2 ; of ovipositor, 18mm. ? . 



Exceedingly rare, but perhaps confused sometimes with the last 

 species. Recorded from the Abruzzi. 



3. Olynthoscelis apterus, Fabricius. 



This and the following species belong to that group of species in 

 which the pronotum is normal and truncated, instead of being produced 

 backwards. In this species, the elytra are straw-coloured above ; the 

 face in the male is black, and in the female pale, with black margins; 

 the side flaps have only the hinder edge bordered with white. Length of 

 body 20mm. -22mm. $ , 22mm. -25mm. $ ; of pronotum, 8mm. -9mm. 

 $ ; of elytra, 6mm. $ , 8mm. -9mm. $ ; of posterior femora, 22mm.- 

 23mm. g , 22mm. -23mm. $ ; of ovipositor, 19mm. -21mm. 5 . 



Occurs in wild stony places in the warmer Alpine valleys in 

 Switzerland, Pfaffers. In the south of France it is very rare, but has 

 been taken atHyeres. It occurs in the Tirol, near Innsbruck, and through- 

 out Austria. It is common in the Tirol and in the southern Alps ; in 

 the northern Alps it is more local ; Taminathal, near Pfaffersbad, 

 and Vattis, in the Vorderrheinthal, between Uanz and Brigels ; and in 

 Domleschg. 



4. Olynthoscelis fallax, Fischer ( = austriacus, Turk). 

 Smaller ; chestnut or pale above ; face marbled with dark ; pro- 

 notum convex above, chestnut or testaceous, quite smooth, the side flaps 

 black, the margin marked with a pale band which includes a clear 



