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Oil my wa}^ home from Japan, in passing through Paris, I gave 

 Marseul some specimens of a 8yntelia that I had found not uncommonly 

 there. Marseul knew the genus and said " not one of the Histtrldae. 

 the anterior coxae are apj^roximate." The same is the case ^^'ith 

 Sphaerites. Niponius has the characters of a true Histerid, but it is 

 separated from them in the " Genera Insectorum." 



30 Sborucliffe Road, Folkestone. 

 July 1919. 



LEPTUBA RUBRA L. IN NORFOLK. 

 BY H. .T. TIIOULESS. 



On August Gth last I captured at Horsfoi'd, near Norwich, a Longi- 

 corn beetle which was not familiar to me. It was obviously a species of 

 Leptiiva, but did not agree with any of those previously recorded as 

 British. 



I have submitted the specimen to Mr. James Edwards, and he informs 

 me that it is undoubtedly a male of Leptiira ruhra L. He has, with his 

 usual kindness, furnished me with the following information with regard 

 to this species : — In Holland it is generally distributed, but everywhere 

 scarce ; further, that Thomson says it is common in Avoods of conifers, 

 especially spruce, over the whole of Scandinavia, and that Reitter, in his 

 " Fauna Germanica," says it is very abundant on old stumps of conifers. 



Mr. Edwards has supplied me with the following table of the British 

 species of Leptiira, Avhich shows very clearly the position occupied by 

 L. ruhra : — 



1 (2) Outer apical angle of elytra rounded off limda F. 



2 (1) Outer apical angle of elytra produced. 



3 (12) Elytra distinctly punctured ; antennae black. 



4 (9) Pubescence of thorax erect. 



5 (8) Legs black. 



6 (7) Hind tibiae short, wide, compressed, somewhat curved. 



.fulva De G. 



7 (6) Iliud tibiae straight, long and thin sanijuinole7ita L. 



8 (o) Legs red, at most witb the tarsi blackish rufa Brulle. 



9 (4) Pubescence of tliorax depressed. 



10 (11) Legs entirely black scutellata F. 



11 (10) Femora black, tibiae and tarsi yellow rubra L. 



[12 (3) Elytra shagreened. Antennae Avitli yellow rings ., r/re«s L.] 



He further points out that the male differs from the same sex of 

 L. fulva, which it most resembles, in having the pubescence of the 



