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A SYNOPSIS OF THE BRITISH SPECIES OF CEPHINA. 



BY P. CAMERON. 



The species of Oephus appear, with the exception of the common 

 C. pygmcBus and phthisicus, to be rare in this country. They are chiefly 

 found in the South of England, there being only two species found in 

 the North, namely, C. pygmceus and G. phthisicus ; while only the 

 latter is found in Scotland. I believe, however, that some of the 

 European species may yet be discovered in Britain ; and I hope that 

 North and West during next season some attention may be given to 

 the collecting of these insects. 



C. floralis, Kl., has been recorded as British by Stephens, but I 

 have not myself seen any specimens of this species, which seems to be 

 very little known on the continent. 



Sub-G-enu8 JANUS, Steph. 

 Antennae slender, filiform, not thickened towards the apex, the 

 3rd joint longer than the 4th ; eyes oval, not reaching to the base of 

 the mandibles ; abdomen not more than one-half longer than the 

 thorax ; the 4th joint of maxillary palpus double the length of Gth ; 

 the basal joint not half the length of the 2nd. 



1. Cephtjs ctnosbati, Lin. (pi. vii, vol. ii, fig. I), 

 =femoratus, Curt., = connectus, Ste., =^faunus, Newm. 



Black, four anterior tibiae and tarsi testaceous, a line on the pronotum, the base 

 of femora and basal third of posterior tibiee, white. 



The S has the apical third of the anterior femora, and the whole of the four 

 posterior, reddish, the tibiae pale testaceous, and the base of hinder tibia; white. 

 Not uncommon in the South of England. 



Sub-Genus PHYLLCECUS, Newm. 

 Antennse 25-28-jointed, thick, sub-filiform, thin at base, becoming 

 gradually thickened towards the apex ; the 3rd joint a little longer 

 than the 4th ; the two basal joints of maxillary palpi nearly equal, 

 the 4th but very little longer than the 6th ; prothorax not transverse ; 

 hind tibiae with one spine. 



1 (2) Pronotum yellow, the sides of abdomen with 6 or 7 broad yellow bands, the 



4th segment banded with yellow. <? with two yellow marks on vertex, 

 coxae and femora yellow linearis. 



2 (1) Pronotum entirely black, abdomen with three small yellow marks, the 4th 



segment not yellow : S co\3i and femora black, the vertex without yellow... 

 *= "^ Satyrus. 



