60 COLEOPTERA. 



Spence, which Stephens recorded under that name, does 

 really appertain to B. monticulum, as proved by the ori- 

 ginal types in the museum of the Entomological Society. 

 But I aho remarked (at p. 188 of my Work), that " it is 

 represented in the Stephensian Cabinet by specimens of de- 

 corum ;" a statement in perfect accordance with that of Dr. 

 Schaum, and not antagonistic, as our author would lead us 

 to suppose. 



In the four remaining instances quoted by our author, Div 

 Schaum and I do really differ respecting the Stephensian 

 types. Dr. Schaum makes P. albipes = brunnipes, Dej.,, 

 whilst I identify it with decorum, as an immature example i 

 Dr. Schaum makes Lophia assimilis = B. doris — I assign it to 

 normannum, because it has parallel frontal foveas, though 

 Stephens describes these as oblique : the same difference ex- 

 ists respecting licemorrhoidalis ; and, fourthly, we differ in> 

 our estimate as to which variety of lampros the suppo- 

 sititious Stephensian species belong. As I considered it far 

 more probable that so experienced an Entomologist and 

 accurate observer as Dr. Schaum should be correct than 

 myself, I have lately re-examined those Stephensian types,, 

 but I find no reason to alter my former opinion respecting 

 them in any essential particular.* 



M. Jacquelin-Duval adheres to his opinion, that P. ele- 

 gartSy Steph., must be assigned to saxatile ; if his opinion 

 were correct, the specimen would be a monstrosity ; being 

 equal in length to any B. littorale, of which, in fact, it is 

 only an eccentric variety. Our author still affirms that X. 

 pulicaria, Steph., belongs to B. tenellum (which has not 

 hitherto been found in England), though Dr. Schaum as 



* I think Dr. Schaum is correct in referring one supposed example of 

 P. monticulus in Stephens's Cabinet to concinnum, but three out of the 

 four individuals are immature. 



