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THE ENTOMOLOGIST S KECORD. 



11. Platycleis carpetana, Bolivar. 



Resembles the above, but somewhat larger and stouter ; the pro- 

 notum is broader posteriorly, the elytra larger, with the radial vein 

 fused with the ulnar, as in P. montana ; the feet are longer; the ovi- 

 positor more than twice as long as the pronotum ; the tooth of the 

 cerci is nearer the apex, whereas in the preceding it is near the 

 base. Length of body, 20mm. J , 22mm. 2 ; of pronotum, 4-5mm. 

 $ , 5-5mm. 2 ; of elytra, 16mm. $ , 21mm. 2 ; of posterior femora, 

 16mm. $ , 19mm. 2 ; of ovipositor, 15mm. 2 ■ 



In central Spain, at Escorial and Villaviciosa. 



12. Platycleis Montana, Kollar. 



Small, grey, varied with green ; elytra distinctly pointed, and well 

 developed ; anal segment of $ with longitudinal sucius, and rounded 

 lobes ; cerci of $ conical, toothed at base ; ovipositor distinctly 

 incurved, pale, reddish towards apex ; subgenital lamina of 2 ample, 

 transverse, submarginate ; 7th ventral segment of 2 plain. Length 

 of body, 14mm. -16mm. $ , 15mm. -19mm. 2 ', of pronotum, 4-2mm.- 

 48mm. $ , 4-8mm.-5mm. $; of elytra, 12-5mm.-15mm. $ , 15mm.- 

 16mm. 2 ; of posterior femora, 14mm.-16-5mm.<? , 16-5mm.-18mm. 2 ] 

 of ovipositor, 10mm. -12mm. 2 ■ 



A native of north-eastern Europe. In Germany it occurs at 

 Frankfurt, Berlin, Thiiringen, Glogau. In Austria, at Felixdorf and 

 Oberweiden. 



13. Platycleis sepium, Yersin. 



Larger ; side flaps of pronotum reddish, with broad, white border; 

 elytra short, not passing 5th abdominal segment, somewhat pointed ; 

 general colour pale ; posterior femora very long, and thickened at the 

 base ; 6th and 7th ventral segments of 2 with two tubercles ; ovi- 

 positor sickle-shaped, sharp, reddish-brown ; cerci of $ long, distinctly 

 surpassing the subgenital lamina ; subgenital lamina of 2 transverse, 

 deeply triangularly emarginate, with obtusely triangular, stout lobes. 

 Length of body, 20mm. -25mm. $ and 2 \ of pronotum, 7mm. -8mm. 

 $ and 2 ', of elytra, 8mm. -10mm. $ , 7mm. -11mm. 2 \ of posterior* 

 femora, 25mm.-29mm. $ , 27mm. -31mm. ?; of ovipositor, 11mm.- 

 15mm. 2 • 



Easy to recognise by the shape of the subgenital lamina of the 2 > 

 by the extremely long legs, by the dark side flaps of the pronotum, 

 with a well defined white border, and by the large size and short elytra. 



It is a native of southern Europe, and frequents rough grass by 

 old stone walls, in hot places. In France, it is not rare in a few 

 localities in the south, as Hyeres, Bagnols, Montauroux. In Italy it 

 occurs at Venice, Voltaggio, Pegli, and in Sicily, but does not appear 

 to be common. In Spain it appears to be confined to the Catalan 

 coast. 



J^OTES ON COLLECTING, Etc. 



Luffia lapidella near Margate. — On the afternoon of May 20th, 

 on an old wall, between Broadstairs and Margate, I saw a large num- 

 ber of active larvae of this species in their remarkable cowl-like cases. 

 At present the species is very little known as British, in spite of our 

 extended account of it, published in 1900 (Nat. Hist. Brit. Lep., ii., 

 pp. 234-245).— J. W. Tutt. 



