230 -March, 



Anisotoma scita, Er. 



This species appai'ently comes rery near A. duhia, but its tibise are less dilated 

 at the apex, its thorax is widest at or very near the base (instead of nearer the middle), 

 and thence is narrowed to the front : it is also lighter in colour. Taken near York 

 by Mr. Hutchinson, and recorded, with some reservation, by Mr. Rye (Ent. Mo. 

 M^g., ix, 158) ; it seems to be a doubtful species. 



Anisotoma clavicoexis, Rye. 



There is a single specimen of this species in Dr. Sharp's collection taken in flood 

 rubbish near Dumfries. It is distinguislied by its antenna?, which are very short, 

 gradually widened towards the apex, with the -ith, 5th, and 6th joints unusually 

 small, and the apical joint, though short, as wide as the two preceding, which are 

 very transverse (Ent. Mo. Mag., xii, 150). 



Anisotoma fallens, Sturm. 



This species is readily distinguished from A. farva and A. ciliaris, the two 

 others of its group, by its smaller size, the much fiiicr and less close punctuation of 

 its thorax, and by the finer punctuation of the striae, and much less close punctuation of 

 the interstices of the elytra, the outer margins of which are not set with short cilia. 

 Three specimens taken by Mr. J. J. Walker at Deal (Ent. Mo. Mag., x, 135). 



Anisotoma lunicollts, Rye. 



Of the average size of A. calcarata ; chiefly distinguished by its strongly 

 rounded thorax, of which the usual anterior angles are entirely, and the posterior 

 angles almost entirely, obliterated ; it is more oblong than A. calcarata, and its 

 antennae have a smaller club. Taken by Mr. R. Lawson near Scarborough (Ent. 

 Mo. Mag., viii, 203). 



Sydnohius spinipes, G-yll. 



This species, recorded as British by Mr. Rye in Ent. Mo. Mag., viii, 204, is 

 afterwards given up by him, the specimen in question being only a liiglily develojjed 

 male of S. strigosus. 



SILPHIDJE. 

 Colon Barnevillei, Kr. 



This species, mentioned in Ent. Mo. Mag., xii, 177, is apparently only an unde- 

 veloped form of C. Zebei, Kr. 



Adelops Wollastoni, Jans. 



This species must be referred to the genus Balhyscia, Schiodte, and not to 

 Adelops, Tellkampf. 



PHALACRID^. 



Phalacetjs Bkisouti, Rye. 



• This species is nearly allied to P. coruscus, but differs from this species in its 

 average smaller size, rather lighter coloured fore-legs, tarsi, and antennae ; the club 

 of the antenna; also serves to distinguisli it, being rather broader and not so long, 



