1910.) 157 



long known, on Konow's antliority, as coruscans, Konow, is really 

 identical with Zaddach's species. It seems to be really rather common, 

 though little known in this country. (I have taken it myself, and 

 several correspondents have sent it to me). It is certainly Mr. 

 Cameron's coracinus, and I find specimens of it in the Collection at 

 South Kensington imder various names, and sometimes mixed with 

 those of other species. Both the types and description of varispinus, 

 C, nee. Htg., are, I think, to be referred to it, and also one specimen 

 of " intermedms,'' C, in that Collection (the others being picipes I), and 

 several of those called possilensis. The saw, however, figured in Plate 

 19 of the Monograph as "possilensis" seems different from the real 

 saw of nitens which is figured there as " coracimis,'' and more like that 

 of picipes (figured in Plate 20 as " intermedius." It is often difficiilt 

 or iinpossible to recognise specimens of nitens and anthracinvs by the 

 sculpture of the mesonotum — a pin driven in the usual way through 

 the middle of the thorax is almost sure to obliterate it ! 



AntJiracirms, Kl. — I have only one British specimen myself (a J' ), 

 but have seen several of both sexes, all of which appear to have been 

 taken in April ! Dr. Schmiedeknecht tells me that he has not un- 

 frequently taken it in Thuringia, and invariably very early in the 

 season (March), at a time when few, if any, other Boleri are flying. 

 Accordingly Stephens' record of it, "taken in June at Darenth Wood " 

 probably refers to some other species. 



Picipes, KL— This is one of oiu' most conunon species. T feel 

 certain that intermedius, C, is the same, although the author does not 

 allude to its best character — the dilatation of the ? saw- sheath. He 

 says, " sutui-es on the vertex distinct and very shining," referring, no 

 doubt, to the shining spaces on the tempora. i^nd the " types " in his 

 Collection at South Kensington, with their " saws " figured in Vol. i, 

 Plate XX of the Monograph, lead me to the same conclusion. 



Tinctipennis, C. — Besides the " type," a ? , whose characters in its 

 present condition are very hard to see satisfactorily, I have only seen 

 one other certain representative of this form, also a ? taken by Mr. 

 Claude Morley at South wold last year in " sweeping " reeds. The 

 antennae and saw are imlike those of any species at all resembling it. 

 It is quite different from, fumosus, Zadd., nee Stephens, with which it 

 has been thought to be identical. Its J" is unknown ; but, as stated 

 in my Table, I am nuich inclined to believe that tinctipennis is really 

 the $ of teeniatus, Zadd. (described by its author from ^ ^ only). Of 

 the latter Mr. B. Harwood has taken (if I have identified them 



