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of the dorsum, or scarcely before it ; cilia white; underside sinning, yellowish 

 brown, costa narrowly white, except, at the extreme base, cilia white. Exp. al. 13 — 

 II nun. TUndwings yellowish brown, with a shining, brassy reflection ; cilia white 

 but somewhat smoky, especially toward their base, the costal cilia brownish, except 

 at the apex ; underside slightly paler than the forewings, cilia somewhat smoky_ 

 Abdomen yellowish brown. Legs pale yellowish brown. 



%>e, S (88647), Coto. Mas. Wlsm. 



Hab. .- SPAIN (Andalusia) l — Huelva— Coto, 23-24.1 V.1901. 

 S. FRANCE— Cannes, 23.11.1881; Mentone, 20 III. 1893. Seven 

 specimens. 



Rather larger than menthinella, Mn., from which it is separable 

 by the absence of a golden sheen on the outer half of the forevving, 

 as well as by the shining brassy bindwings, which at once distinguish 

 it from other species of the genus. This is the insect which has been 

 distributed by Dr. Staudinger for many years under the name ros- 

 marinella. I have taken it at Cannes, Mentone, and Coto, where I 

 had no reason to suppose that it was associated with Rosemary, for 

 which reason I have not adopted Staudinger's logonym. 



(To be continued). 



HALICTUS LONGULUS, Smith, A SMALL FORM OF 

 H. MALACHURUS, Kiebt. 



BY EDWARD SAUNDERS, F.R.S. 



Hal ictus malnchurus and H longulus have stood for many years 

 as distinct species in our list. The latter, however, has not been 

 identified for certain since V. Smith's time. I have had specimens 

 from that author in my collection and have twice taken single 

 examples, one at Ventnor and one at Chobham, which I have referred 

 with doubt to his species, but the £ has never been determined satis- 

 factorily, and I have always felt doubtful whether the specific rank 

 of longulus could be maintained. The smaller size, the slightly less 

 truncate propodeum, the somewhat sparser puncturation of the basal 

 segment of the body were the only characters I could detect in 

 the few examples I possessed, to distinguish it from malacliurus ; so 

 although I have felt bound to keep them distinct until I could get 

 further indications of their identity, I have often wished for an 

 opportunity of finding them at home and in numbers to form a better 

 opinion on the subject. 



