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by Konow in W. R. Z, L885). Both were senl to me from Scotland 

 Mr their captors, wiistnei by the Kev. A. Thornley from Ben Nevis, 

 furstenbergensis by Mr. J. R. Malloch from Arroehar, and both were 

 examined and determined by the author of the species, so that I do 

 not hesitate to include them in the following Table. 



SYNOPTIC TABLE OF BRITISH SELANDRIA Sj?p. 



J. Abdomen testaceous -• 



— Abdomen black 5. 



'I. Eyes ahno-t as broad as long. Genre well developed (about as long as the let 

 antennal joint) "• 



— Eyes about twice as long as broad. Genue narrow (many times shorter than the 



1st antennal joint) 4. 



3. Apes of clypeus, two basal antennal joints, and prothorax, yellowish or creamy- 



white. (3rd antennal joint considerably longer than 4th) fiavens, Kl. 



— Clypeus, antennae, and prothorax black, or at most only narrowly and obscurely 



rufescent. (3rd antennal joint longer than the 4th, but clearly shorter than 

 in fla vens) wustnei, Kn w. 



4. Smaller (7 — 8 mill. long). 3rd antennal joint not as long as the three apical 



joints together. (A common species in all districts) serva, F. 



— Larger (9 — 11 mill. long). 3rd antennal joint evidently longer than the three 



apical joints together. Second medial nerve regularly interstitial (it is only 

 exceptionally so in serva). Last £ ventral segment with a broad rounded 

 apex. (Rare in Southern England, but Mr. Thornley has taken it freely in 

 Lincolnshire, and the " Monograph " calls it " a common Scotch species ") ... 



sixii, Vollenh. 



5. Tegulre white or yellowish 6. 



— Tegulse black 9- 



6. Tempora not margined behind ; pentagonal area not distinct (sec. Thomson and 



Cameron) temporalis, Th. 



— Tempora margined behind ; pentagonal area distinct 7. 



7. Corners of pronotum wiaely yellowish (enclosing a small black circular spot). 



Lab rum black. Claws simple .filrstenbergensis, Knw. 



— Pronotum black. Labrum pale. Claws bifid 8. 



8. Abdomen entirely black ( £ and ? ) stramineipes, Kl. 



— Abdomen white at extreme apex. ( $ only known !). 



(According to Konow, i, litt., only a $ variety of ttramineipes, " certainly 

 not specifically distinct") analis, Thorns. 



9. Legs testaceous yellow morio, F. 



-- Tarsi and apices of tibiae black, bases of the latter whitish cinereipes, Kl. 



(= aperta, C.) 



Strongtlogasteb, Dahlb. 

 Most of the species placed under Strongylogaster in the Mono- 



