10. — LEPTALIS ALBANIA. 



? . Fore-wiug elongated, costa arclied from middle to tip, apex 

 produced, obtuse, outer margin slightly incurved. Above : pale greenish 

 yellow, a black spot on the costa of fore-wing near apex of cell, extend- 

 ing into the cell, and the apex black, the black apical border extends 

 along the outer margin to near the hind angle, and is much sinuated on 

 its inner edge, and has two sub-apical yellowish spots ; hind-wing 

 rather shorter than fore wing, spotless, except a dusky marginal streak 

 near the apex. Beneath : fore-wing whitish, border yellow, costal spot 

 faint, a dusky streak near the apex, hind-wing clear yellow, with a few 

 dusky marks and a dusky stripe running from near the middle of the 

 abdominal border towards the apex. 



Guatemala, Motagua Valley. Belongs to the Psamathe group, and 

 appears closely allied to L. Flavia (Felder). 



(To he continued.) 



DESCRIPTIONS OF THE BRITISH SPECIES OF STENUS. 

 BT E. C, RYE. 



It is often a subject of complaint with those who are commencing to 

 study the Coleoptera, that we have no English work containing reliable 

 descriptions of the species of that order found in this country ; I pro- 

 pose, therefore, to select certain genera, or well-defined groups, and 

 describe shortly the species therein comprised, adding distinctive 

 characters, habits, and localities, as far as possible ; and I hope, in the 

 course of time, and with the assistance of others, to get together 

 material enough to supply, in some degree, the wants of beginners. It 

 is not my object to give synonymy or very long accounts, for which the 

 standard continental works must be consulted. 



Stenus, being generically well defined by natiu*e, and containing 

 many members, is an universal favourite with Coleoptei'ists who begin 

 to work at the Brachelytra, and will, therefore, afford a good subject for 

 a commencement; but I must premise that circumstances attending the 

 construction of the present, and all subsequent articles, prevent any 

 regularity of order in the genera, &e., to be described. 



