8 [June, 



follows Sctaum ; but Thomson (/. c, x, p. 352), though quoting the 

 Austrian author, has evidently recognised our SparshalJii (" rufo- 

 piceus,foveoJis 4 basalihus in impressioiie jyrqfiindd sifis'"). 



ScTDM^xus puMiLio, Schauui (Stett. ent. Zeit., vii, 1846, p. 356), 

 is the minutiis of Chaudoir (Bull. Mosc, 1845, p. 186) re-named, on 

 account of the prior species of that name of Fabricius and G-yllenhal. 

 Chaudoir states it. to be smaller and proportionately shorter than 

 exilis, Er. (viciniis, Chaud., teste Schaum), to have a very slight 

 longitudinal medial thoracic line, and to occur under pine bark. 

 According to Schaum, it is really most nearly allied to his helvohts, 

 and is easily distinguishable from all in its section by being, next to 

 nanus, the smallest in the whole genus, about \ line long. This 

 species has been recorded as British, apparently solely on the opinion 

 of M. Aube, as the characters given for it {cf. Ent. Ann. 1863, p. 90) 

 do not accord either with Chaudoir's or Schaum's remarks. I think, 

 therefore, its name must be erased from our list. The few supposed 

 British exponents of it that I have seen are small Spfn'shalUi. 



Clambus puxctulfm, Gryll. This species must also, I think, be 

 erased from our list. It was introduced by Mr. G. R. Crotch, who 

 stated that it differed from minutus in being about half the size, and 

 gradually attenuate behind ; — characters not entirely agreeing with 

 those given by Gyllenhal, who (Faun. Suec, iv, p. 515), comparing it 

 with minutus, says (besides the difference in size) that its elytra are 

 entirely black, more obtuse and but little narrowed behind (acuminate 

 in minufm), its thorax has the lateral margins only narrowly rufescent, 

 and its legs are black, w4th only slightly lighter tarsi. I possess one 

 of Mr. Crotch's sjjecimens, which is a rather small example of C. 

 minutus. 



Phalackus Beisouti, sp. n. 



JBreviter ovatus, convexus, niger, nitidissimus, antetmis pedihusque 



(ac prcecipue anticis) piceo-niqris, tarsis dilutioribus ; elytris suhtilissime 



punctut o-sl riatis, interstitiis punclulis paucis minutissimis, fere ohsoletis, 



certo situ strius quasi si)nulanlihus,notatis,superJicie totd {pculo fortiter 



armato) vage, ohsoletissime, transversini minute rugulosd ; antennarum 



articulo apicali intus ad apicem leviter sinuato. 



Long. Corp. 1 lin. (Anglic). 



I characterize as above the insects mentioned by me in Ent. Ann., 

 1872, p. 67, as in my own collection, from Lee, and taken by Mr. Gr. C. 

 Champion near Grravesend, which I referred with much doubt to P. 



