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Compared with 0. Icntida, it is of a rather deeper black colour, with longer 
antennae, the joints of which are not quite bo transverse, — the thorax not so wide, — 
the elytra longer, the head more inclined to be parallel-sided, not being widest 
behind and contracted in front, as in that species, — and the tarsi (especially the 
hinder pair) longer and thinner. There is another insect, 0. islandica, Kraatz 
(Stett. Ent. Zeit., 1857, 285), also allied to 0. lentula,- but which, from its shorter 
elytra, fusco-testaceous apex, &c., cannot be identical with 0. rupicola. Compared 
with 0. longiuscula, the species now being described may be known by its uniformly 
black colour, smaller size, and shorter and slighter antennae, the joints of which are 
less conic. 0. rupicola must also be closely allied to 0. ohscura, Kraatz (Ins. 
Deats. II., 1057) ; from which, however, it seems by description to be sufBciently 
distinguishable through its smaller size, darker legs, the dark base to its antennae 
(which are, moreover, less stout, and have the apical joint especially less broad), its 
narrower head, &c. — E. C. Rye, 28t, King's Road, Chelsea, S.W., I7th July, 1866. 
Cryptocephalus lO-punctatus in Staffordshire. — I have much pleasure in recording 
the capture (I believe for the first time in England) of Cryptocephalus 10-punctatus, 
Linn, in Staffordshire. My friend, Mr. Harris, of Burton, happened to show me, 
about a fortnight since, a Cryptocephahis that he said was new to him, and as he 
had found only one specimen, he thought by chance it might be a variety. 
I so liked the look of it that l agi'eed to make an excursion with him on 
purpose to take some more. 
The day we went was unfortunately very windy, but 1 managed to take three 
and Mr. Harris one. On coming home and looking at last year's Annual, I found it 
was the insect taken by Messrs. Rye and Sharp last year at Rannoch, C. 10-punctatus 
of Linnaeus. Two of my specimens are yellow with black spots ; the other is the 
black variety, with red spots on the forehead. We found the insect on birch, 
accompanied by Cryptocephalus flavilahris, lineola, and lahiatus, Elater balteatus, 
Sericosomus hrunneus, Magdalinus carbonarius, Luperus rufipes, smd fiavipes, ^c. — 
W. Garnevs, Repton, June 23rd, 1866. 
Capture of rare Coleoptera in London. — The following three rather rare species 
of Coleoptera have been recently taken in the court-yard of the British Museum, 
viz., Homalota hepatica, male and female, and Calodera umhrosa, by myself; and 
Deleaster dich/rous by my brother Frederick ; this last insect was found under a 
stone in a damp situation. — Edwd. Waterhousk, British Museum, July 17th, 1866. 
Query respecting Lithosia caniola. — Mr. Birchall states that this species is found 
" on one point of the Irish Coast, and in Jio other part of the British Islands." 
The first British specimens of this species that I saw, were in a box of T^epi- 
doptera which Mr. King brought here. Nearly all the insects in this box were 
unset, and he assured me they were all taken near Torquay. They were mostly in 
very bad condition. Mr. King told me that these Lithosice were caught on the 
coast near Torquay, and he supposed them to be faded specimens of one of the 
common species. 
