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" pedibua totis rufis " (of the ? ) points in the same direction ; and if 

 bis species had possessed the singular coxae of semiaurata, he would 

 surely have noticed a character so exactly after his own heart, while 

 similarly one would almost expect a priori that this author would not, 

 as he does not, take notice of the precise colour of his insect's apical 

 segments. Only Chevrier gives a description which clearly indicates 

 the true semiaurata, ? , and even he seems to have known no male but 

 that of pallipes. Lepelletier and BruUe (Suites a Buffon, 1836 — 1846) 

 do not describe the species of Gleptes, but in my copy of their work 

 there is a somewhat mysterious figure (in pi. 37) called Gleptes semi- 

 aurata, in which the legs throughout and a narrow edge at the apices 

 of the 3rd and 4th abdominal segments are coloured blue ! This suits 

 neither insect, and the plate is badly coloured in other respects. It is 

 difficult to believe that it is meant iov pallipes, yet neither is it like 

 semiaurata. The prothorax shows no row of punctures at the base ; 

 In short, it is, I should say, unrecognisable. Finally, Mocsary's 

 semiaurata includes the females of both species, but his male is 

 undoubtedly that of pallipes. Our insect, then, is evidently that 

 which most authors have identified with semiaurata, Linn. Tet, on 

 such evidence as is at present available, I believe it will be safest to 

 follow du Buysson in applying that name to the (apparently) rarer 

 insect, that without blue on the abdomen, and to call our own species 

 by the name which, in that case, must claim priority, viz., /)«Z/«J3es, Lep. 



C. nitidula. — This species differs from the last in not having a 

 transverse punctured line towards the base of the prothorax. The 

 females are also differently coloured, and can hardly be mistaken ; 

 but I find two males of nitidula mixed with those of pallipes in 

 Smith's collection. The three males which are placed there under 

 nitidula are correctly determined ; but they are by no means normal 

 specimens, having exceedingly dark legs, and the apex of the abdomen 

 much more vividly blue than is usual in this species. M. du Buysson 

 has kindly examined these insects at my request, and confirms me in 

 naming the whole five nitidula. Fab. 



Genus Elampus. 

 E. Pawzeri.— This is now called Notozus Panzeri, Fab. (for genus 

 Nofozus, Forst., see " Species," vi, p. 96). It was formerly considered 

 a great rarity, but is really pretty common in Surrey on heaths, &c., 

 and is frequently taken by sweeping. The very similar N. productus, 

 Dhb., with abdominal apex much less deeply excised, is quite likely 

 to turn up in this country, but I have not yet come across it. 



