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as will be seen later on, I am of opinion that we cannot delete 

 hrimnipes from our list. 



GnathnncHs nidicola, sp. nov. {FJnt. Rec, vol. xix., p. 133). — Dr. 

 Joy described this species, new to science, from specimens taken in 

 birds' nests ; the describer stated that he found constant characters to 

 separate it from yotiimlatiis, Kug., which, moreover, never occurs in 

 birds' nests ; compared with this latter species it has broader anterior 

 tibife, which have also smaller teeth with flatter intervals between 

 them, and the apex of the elytra is dull and closely punctm-ed. 



Eniciiuis fimyicolo, Thoms. {Ent. Mo. Ma;/., vol. xliii., p. 103). — 

 This species was found by Mr. H. Britten in fungus in Cumberland ; in 

 introducing it, Mr, E. A. Newbery gave a table separating it from 

 ru(j(ifii(s, Hbst., and testaceus, Steph. Mr. Champion discovered that 

 he had taken it at Aviemore in 1874, and recorded it as rtu/osKs : it 

 was also taken by Mr. Day in the Eden valley in 1901. 



Cartodere artjus, Eeitt. (lue. cit., p. 136). — Mr. Newbery stated that 

 he possessed a specimen of this species, which Avas taken a few years 

 ago in a wholesale druggist's shop in London ; he had confused it 

 Avith C. filifonnis, Gyll., and was of opinion that it was probably not 

 indigenous ; it has veiy prominent eyes. 



Cnjptophai/Hs subdepressKn, Gyll. {loc. cit., p. 225). — Taken near 

 Strathpeffer, by Dr. Joy, by beating firs ; in general shape and size it 

 resembles C. scaniciis, L., but the punctuation is much thicker, and the 

 pubescence finer and shorter. Mr. G. Champion has taken it (1905) 

 at Woking, and (1907) at Guildford. 



Cnjptophatjiis pallidum, Stm.— Dr. Joy also introduced this species 

 of the genus as new to our list. It has probably been confused with 

 dentatKs, Hbst.; his attention was drawn to the matter by Mr. Britten. 

 It has been considered by many authorities to be a form only of 

 dentatiis, but in Gangibauer, and in the second edition of The European 

 Cataloi/ne of Coleoptera, it is considered a good species. • Gangibauer 

 says that he finds the characters on which he relies for separating the 

 two species are quite constant, and that dentatus is a bark insect, while 

 j)allidiis occurs in flowers ; in my own e.\.perience dentatus occurs far 

 more commonly in haystack refuse than under bark. 



Cis dentatus, Mellie {Ent. Rec, vol. xix., p. 136). — Mr. Donisthorpe 

 said this species was taken by Mr. R, S. Mitford at Sandown, Isle of 

 Wight, by beating shrubs ; in introducing it Mr. Donisthorpe gave 

 characters for identifying it and separating it from bidentatus, 01. 

 He said it was superficially like alni, Gyll. 



Apion kiesenu-etteri, Desb. {Ent. Mo. Mag., vol. xliii., p. 52). — This 

 species Mr. Champion stated had been confused hitherto with A.fusci- 

 rostre, F. He gave characters to separate it, and stated that it occurred 

 on Genista tinctoria ; it had been taken by Mr. Holland at Sandown in 

 1906, by himself at Chattenden in 1872, and by Commander Walker 

 in the same locality in 1873 and 1894. 



As a result of one of the above records, apparently Hydraena 

 amjustata, Stm., must be deleted from our list, and, in his note on the 

 species of the genus Phalacnis, Mr. Newbery also stated that, in his 

 opinion, P. humberti, Rye, and P. brisouti, Rye, must be rejected, and 

 that P. brunnipes, Bris., must disappear, but the first of these has 

 generally been considered to be only a variety of corruscus, and, as Mr. 

 Newbery confesses that he has not seen Mr. Rye's types, I am of 



