250 I April, 



shining black in colour, finely pubescent, with the antennse entirely black, the femora 

 and tibiae reddish-testaceous, and the tarsi pitchy, with the base of each joint and 

 the claws red (Ent. Mo. Mag., xii, 227). 



Stnaptus filifoemis, Fab. 



This genus was accidentally omitted by Dr. Sharp ; it comes between Agriotet 

 and SericosoniHs, and may be at once distinguished by its third tarsal joint having 

 a large membranous appendage beneath, which covers the fourth joint, which is 

 very small. 



DASCILLID.E. 



Microcara (HeJodes) Bohemanni, Thorns. 



This is now regai-ded as a variety of 31. livida, and not as a separate species ; 

 it is smaller than the type, with the side margins of the thorax more raised, and less 

 evident costse on the elytra ; it is also rather lighter in colour (Ent. Mo. Mag., ix, 154). 



Cyplion pallidiventris, Thorns. 



This is apparently the female of C. nitidulus, Thorns., and cannot, therefore, be 

 retained as a separate species (Ent. Mo. Mag., ix, 154). 



Ctphon punctipennis, Sharp. 



Allied to C. variabilis, but shorter, broader, and more convex, and distinguished 

 from all the varieties of this species by its extremely short, fine, and scanty pubes- 

 cence ; its elytra also are more sparingly punctured generally, although more closely 

 punctured at the base. Dr. Sharp says that this is the species referred to in his 

 Catalogue as C. nigriceps, Thorns., but that it is quite distinct from this. It Jias been 

 taken at Rannoch and one or two other Scotch localities. Dr. Power has a long 

 series of C. nigriceps which are certainly not C. variabilis, and perhaps are the true 

 species. If they are identical with C. punctipennis, in all probability C. nigriceps 

 will have to be omitted from the British list (Ent. Mo. Mag., ix, 155). 



MELTEID^. 

 Dasttes NIGER, Linn. 



This very distinct species differs from all the others of its genus in having its 

 thorax transverse, and its elytra very finely and closely punctured, and in its black 

 colour. Taken by Mr. Champion, myself, and others in the K^ew Forest (Ent. Mo. 

 Mag., viii, 84). 



LTMEXTLONID.E. 



LiMEXTLON XATALE, LlUn. 



This genus differs from Uylecceitis in having longer antennfc ; its anterior coxse 



are approximated instead of being far apart, and it has six ventral segments, and not 



seven, like its kindred genus. Taken in Cheshire by Mr. Sidcbotham and also by 



Mr. J. Chappell, who has been most generous in distributing it to collectors (Ent. 



Mo. Mag.,ii, 158). 



{To he rontinued). 



