1. S. sispes Zy/w«. F.S.n.l657. — chwipes Fab.— Patiz.78. 15. 



—Sam. pi. 8./. 6.— Don. 11. 379. 



Black, thickly and coarsely punctured, abdomen smooth and shining : 

 wings pale fuscous : posterior coxse very long and a little stouter than the 

 peduncle : 4 anterior thighs ferruginous at the apex, the intermediate pair 

 incrassated at the apex, hinder pair large, lenticular and rufous, black at 

 the apex, serrated beneath, the basal tooth the largest : tarsi ferruginous, 

 black at the tips. 



As this is the Linnaean species, I have retained its original 

 name. I am sorry to find continental naturalists superseding 

 old established names, for the right of priority will always be 

 respected by the true friend of science. This insect is found 

 from June to the end of July on rushes at the back of the Red 

 House, Battersea ; Kensington Gardens ; near Faversham, 

 Kent ; on umbellate flowers, Whittlesea Mere, Mr. Dale ; 

 sides of ditches, Tollsbury, Essex, J. C. 



In the two following species the antennae of the females seem 

 to be only 12-jointed. 



2. S. Macleanii Curt. Brit. Ent. pi. 472 ? . 



Black, thickly and coarsely punctured, clothed with fine pale hairs ; 

 antennffi clavate ; scutellura emarginate, peduncle half the length of the 

 abdomen, which is smooth and shining : wings stained brown, costal 

 nervures piceous ; scapulars and tips of 4 anterior thighs pale yellow, 

 posterior minutely punctured, serrated beneath, with 2 larger teeth at 

 the base, the external one pale yellow, as well as a sublunulate one 

 towards the apex and a round one opposite on the inside ; base of anterior 

 tibiae ochreous, the tips ferruginous as well as the tarsi which are brown 

 at the apex. Male undiscovered. 



I have named this fine insect after Dr. Maclean, of Colches- 

 ter, whose zeal for science and ardour in the pursuit of know- 

 ledge have led to many discoveries that entitle him to the 

 thanks of all lovers of Natural History. It appears to be very 

 similar to the C. higuttata of Spinola and the C. melanaris 

 Dalm., from which it is at once distinguished, by the 3rd spot 

 towards the apex on the inside of the hinder thighs, as well as 

 by other differences of colour. I first discovered S. Macleanii 

 the end of June, settling on the rush figured, in a ditch at 

 Tollsbury ; Mr. Bennet soon after took another in company 

 with the S. sispes, and Dr. Maclean captured a third. 



3. S. petiolatus Curt. — sispes Fab.—Panz. 77-11. 



Black, thickly and coarsely punctured, scutellum slightly emarginate, 

 petiole long, slender and yellow ; body smooth and shining ; a yellow 

 spot on each side the face, scapulars of the same colour : thighs yellow, 

 black at the base, posterior with a saddle-shaped black mark above at the 

 base, and a brown one at the apex : tibiae yellow, 4 anterior brown at the 

 middle, posterior piceous except at the tip : tarsi ochreous : antennae of 

 male rather long stout and subfusiform, the basal joint the slenderest ; 

 short slender and clavate, I believe, in the female. 



Said to have been captured in the neighbourhood of London. 



This being the C. sispes of Fab., who very carelessly trans- 

 posed the names, it is become necessary to give the species 

 another appellation to prevent further confusion. 



The Plant is Scirpus maritimus (Salt-marsh Club-grass). 



