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Lestcra fontiiialis, Ivies., introduced by Mr. E. A. Newbery {loc. 

 n't., p. 109). It is similar to pitbeacens, Mann., but is a much more 

 shining insect owing to the less close punctuation and pubescence. 

 It was taken by Mr. de la Garde in Devonshire, and occurs in the Isle 

 of Wight. All the records for jiubeaccns for the Isle of Wight 

 apparently refer to this new species, as so far the author has not been 

 able to hear of a true pnbci^rcns from the island. 



Oloplii-Kiii niclinhnni, Sp. n., described by Mr. Donisthorpe [Knt. 

 Jicc, xxii., p. 139). Specimens were taken on March 19th at Wicken 

 Fen by Mr. Donisthorpe and Dr. Nicholson, and later on in the month 

 by Mr. Dollman. The author also took a number of specimens of this 

 new species on April 14th, and was working it out when he heard 

 from Mr. Donisthorpe that he was describing it as a species new to 

 science. It occurred again in some numbers to Mr. Donisthorpe and 

 the author during the month of September. 



J'!ir:Ciniis Jiistrio, Sp.n., described by Dr. Joy and Mr. Tomlin {E)it. 

 Mo. Ma(f., xlvi., p. 250) from specimens taken at Bradfield, Oxford, 

 Southport, West Malvern, and other localities. It is somewhat 

 similar in appearance to K. tramrersii^, 01., but is smaller and less 

 elongate. 



('o)ticaria labiano, Sp. n., described by Dr. Sharp loc. cit., p. 106), 

 it is like i<iinilata, Hum., but is smaller and has shorter legs. The 

 specimens were found on an oak tree in the New Forest in 1908 and 

 again in 1909. 



Coitican'a fonieriana, Sp. n., described by Dr. Sharp {loc. cit., p. 

 108), from a specimen which was taken at Braemar as long ago as 

 1871. This species is allied to C. fuscula, Hum. In the paper 

 describing these tAvo species new to science, Dr. Sharj) discusses fully 

 the validity and the limitation of the genus Mdanophthaluw, Mots. 

 Of the live species assigned to this genus, in the Catalogue of Beare 

 and Donisthorpe, Dr. Sharp is of opinion that only one is a true 

 Melanophthaluia : the others belong to the genus ( 'orticarina, Reitter, 

 but Dr. Sharp is of opinion that this latter genus cannot be kept 

 separate from Corticaria, as there are no real structural differences. 

 Dr. Sharp considers there are only two British species which belong to 

 the genus Melannplithahtia, viz., transversalis, Gyll., and (listin(/i(cnda, Pz. 

 Cnjptojihai/tis foideri, Sp. n., described by Dr. Joy {loc. cit., p. 205) 

 from specimens taken at Bradfield. Dr. Joy thinks that this species 

 has probably been mixed in collection Avith C. scanicxs var. patrnelis, 

 Sturm. 



Crijptop/ia(p(s bimacnlatns, Panz., introduced by Mr. J. N. Halbert 

 {loc. cit., p. 62). The specimens were taken in 1902 at Shane's Castle, 

 on the shores of Lough Neagh. It is easily recognised by the fact 

 that it has a dark patch on the elytra, and by the structure of the side 

 margins of the thorax, the usual central prominent tooth being absent. 

 In introducing this new species, Mr. Halbert gives an account of the 

 beetles in the British fauna which so far have been found only on the 

 shores of Lough Neagh. 



Ptilimis costatiis, Gyl., introduced by Mr. J. Taylor {Hut. Kec, 

 xxii., p. 173), on specimens found in the wooden base of a pair of 

 scales in a chemist's shop in Sandown, Isle of Wight. This species 

 has perhaps been introduced, but it is common in France. 



Galeritcdla pusilla, Weise, introduced by Dr. Sharp {Ent Mo. Maf/., 



