J3y [Xovoiiiber, 



is almost crrtaiu ; perhaps even genera connecting it and Splutrites 

 may be found, but, unfortunately, neither insects ai'e of the claBS 

 usually sent home by ordinary collectors. 



Stntelia histeroides, n. sp. 



Black, sliining : head with a few large scattered punctures ; thorax, disc ernooth 

 with some deep punctures at the sides', hiteral edge and base emarginate, elytra 

 smooth with six deep punctate striffi, foiir dorsal more or less broken, one outer and 

 one sutural complete, the last continuous, running round both the apex and base of 

 elytra and joining the outer elytral margin. The pygidium is evenly and coarsely 

 punctured, convex in the middle, with lateral depressions deepening and ending before 

 the base. Beneath, the segments of the abdomen are sparsely punctured in the 

 middle, more thickly at the sides, mesostornum behind the middle coxfe smooth in 

 the medial region, and in front of coxse thickly and somewhat strigosely punctate. 



This species differs much from S. indiea, the chief points of variance being colour, 

 punctuation of pygidium, the more convex and quadrate thorax, and the deep 

 irregular elytral striae. The spines on the tibiae correspond in both species. The 

 elongation of the thorax in Westwood's figure of indiea is somewhat exaggerated. 



Length 62 — 7 j lines. 

 Distributed in Japan, but rather rare. 



Wimbledon : 1th October, 1882. 



Note on Eubria palustris. — During his recent visit from America, Dr. Horn 

 railed my attention to a note of his in the" Bulletin de la Societe Entomologique de 

 France" (1879, p. cxxxviii), respecting Euhria palustris, which is stated by 

 European authors to have simple claws. Be points out that the male of this species 

 has the anterior claw to all the tarsi bifid at the apex ; and he expresses his belief, 

 from the relationship which this genus bears to the allied genera, that if Coleopterists 

 would examine their specimens, the female would be found to have the claws simple. 

 I at once examined all accessible specimens, but found them all males. Dr. Horn, 

 however, found in Mr. Janson's collection an example which, from a slight difference 

 in the form of the head, and rather less impressed striae on the elytra, he thought 

 might be a female, and brought it to me for examination. I am glad to say that his 

 surmise was correct, the specimen, by its simple claws, proving itself to be a female. 

 The female of this insect must be very rare ; and it would be interesting if ento- 

 mologists would examine their specimens and publisli the results. Great care is 

 required in examining the claws, as the division of the apex of the claw being lateral, 

 it is only visible when viewed from above. — Chas. O. Watekhousb, British 

 Museum : October llth, 1882. 



Coleoptera at Hunstanton. — During a short stay at ITunstanton at the latter ^ 

 end of August last, I captured the following (amongst many other commoner) species 

 of Coleoptera, viz. : — Notiophiius substriatus, rujipes ; Dyschirius thoracicws, politus, 

 salinus ; Amara hifrons : Harpalus punctalulus, tardus;' Cillenus lateralis (this 

 ppeci'js was extremely abundant, in two instances I found froiti 20'to 30 specimens feed- 

 ing together on tlie dead bodies of sand-hopper.s ; Bnnhidium .Stephens', concinnum; 



