1872. 157 



thirds, and the sctoc of the middle and posterior tibiae much thinner, shorter and 

 lighter in colour. From a superficial view, it is easier to detect M. Ktinzei than any 

 of its aUies. 



Meligethes marrubii, Brisout, = nanus, Er., according to Reitter, I. c. p. 53, 

 and is recorded as occurring on Erysimum alliaria and Salix aurita, as well as 

 Ifarnibium. I have detected a third British specimen of this insect, in Dr. Power's 

 collection, taken at Horsell, near Woking, and which is remarkable for its almost 

 wholly bright yellow antennae and legs. 



Meligethes mutabilis, Eosenh., with which M. Brisout has identified my M. 

 pictus, is itself, according to Herr Reitter, I. c. p. 121, a var. of hrevis, Stm-m, with 

 which, however, I fail satisfactorily to reconcile my species. 



Nanophyes geacilis, Redtenbacher, Faun. Austr. p. 370 (2nd ed. p. 819). 



I have much and unexpected pleasure in adding a companion to our hitherto 

 solitary exponent of this genus, having taken a single example of the above named 

 species near Eslier in September last. It is of the size of mediiun specimens of the 

 common N. lythri, from which it is instantly separable by all its femora having two 

 small sharp spines on the under-side, between the middle and the apex, and of which 

 the one nearer the apex is much the smallest. It is also readily distinguishable 

 from lythri by its longer and thinner legs, antenna? and rostrum, its less evident 

 pubescence, and broader and much less acxmiinate elytra, of which the interstices are 

 fiat. Although lythri is so variable in colour, I can find none to match this speci- 

 men, which has yellow legs, with the tips of the femora narrowly black, the club and 

 most of the fanicidus of the antennae, the head, thorax, and an irregular basal patch 

 (somewhat triangular in shape, and produced m the middle below the scutellum for 

 quite the upper third of the elytra), also black. The rest of the elytra is reddish- 

 yellow, with two very faintly indicated small darker spots on the 5th interstice, and 

 another on the 3rd, near the apex. Beneath it is entirely black. 



I know of no other but Redtenbacher's original record (1849), — only once taken 

 near Vienna. De Marseid only quotes it from Germany ; and Bach (Kaf. Faima, 

 p. 386) vaguely says it is rare, and as yet only known in the South. 



TiITAMIS DISTINGUENDA, S]}. n. 



Ohlongus, apterus, capite cum thorace nitidis, elytris propter superficiem minvfe 

 alutaceam nitidiusculis ; ferrugineus,subttis ohscurior,feniorihusposticis ad 

 apicem late, tarsorum articiilo apicali, antennarumqiie articidis sex ajiicalihus 

 plus minusve, nigro-piceis ; thorace vel concolore vel rufo-fuscescente, crebre 

 leviter, scepe fere obsolete, punctulato ; antennis validioribus, longitudine 

 corpori fere cBqualibus ; elytris ad basin quam thorax evidenter latioribus, 

 humeris sub-prominulis, suturd anguste rufescente, sat profunde piinctatis, 

 punctis prope basin fere seriatim dispositis, angulo suturali obtusiusculo. 



(J abdominis segmento ventrali medio longitudinaliter Icevigato-impresso, 

 margine postico incrassato ; tarsorum anticorum artieulo basalt intus apicem 

 versus triangulariter dilatato-producto. Long. corp. 1 — 1^ lin. {Anglic). 



T. atricillce, Gyll., affinis, maximisque ejus exemplis staturd cequalis, at minus 

 regulariter ovalis ; antennis validioribus, ad basin evidenter sat abnipte dilutioribus, 



