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staudins^ in British collections, as well as Fowler's description of this 

 species (Brit. Col., iv, 131<), must be referred to the var. cyanea, Curt. 

 (1889) = cyanipennis, Bach. What is regarded on the Continent as 

 the type form, in which the thorax of the (J is entirely l)lack, does not, 

 I believe, occur in Britain. 



CcELioDES CAEDui, Herbst, and fitliginosus, Marsh. — These 

 insects are quite distinct, and may be separated by Bedel's characters 

 reproduced by Fowler (Brit. Col., v, 338). These do not appear very 

 striking on paper, but are distinct enough when the two species are 

 before one. Our insect isfuliginosiis. Marsh. G. cardui is presumably 

 not British. 



Lesteva sicula, Erichs. — In a recent note on this species (Ent. 

 Mo. Mag., xlvi, 118) Prof. Beai'e states that the synonymy given in 

 the last (1906) Eru-opean Catalogue agrees with that of Fowler (i.e., 

 L. sicula, Erichs. = lieeri, Fauv. and Kraatz). This is an error, the 

 catalogue gives L. sicula, Erichs., from Sicily only, L. heeri, Fauv. = 

 punctata, Duv., from Europe. Capt. Deville tells me that he considers 

 L. sicula distinct from heeri, and has expressed himself to this effect 

 in the " Faune du Bassin de la Seine" (Staphylinides, p. 49, note) 

 now publishing in the French Annales. He further says that he has 

 only seen L. sicula from Sicily and Algeria. It is presumably not 

 British. 



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341. MEaACRASPEDUS Z. 



3009" 1. Megacraspedus tristictits, sp. n. 

 Antennae pale ochreous, annvilate with pale brown. Palpi ereani-whitish, 

 the median joint slightly shaded externally with V)rownish. Head and Thorax 

 whitish ochreous. Forewings unicoloroxis pale ochreous, with two black spots, 

 one in the fold and one at the end of the cell, situated as in binotellus FR., but 

 having a stronger spot on the disc equidistant between them, of which there is 

 no trace in that species ; cilia scarcely paler than the wings. Exp. al. 12 mm. 

 Uindwings pale grey ; cilia very pale brownish ochreous. Abdomen greyish 

 ochreous. Legs whitish ochreous. 



