NEW BRITISH SPECIES, ETC., IN 1864. 45 



the species introduced, as new, in his Catalogue. These also 

 will be found in the following notes. Frona Mr. Crotch's 

 paper in the Zoologist, it would appear as if a further in- 

 stalment of this most useful information will be forthcoming 

 in time; meanwhile, several of the insects introduced by him 

 are receiving corroboration as to their British claims by being 

 captured and recorded by other Coleopterists. 



1. Dromius oblitus, Boield. ; G. R. Crotch, Cat. Brit. 



Col. ; id. Zool. 8999 (1864). 

 Mr. Crotch states that this is the variety of D. si(jma 

 mentioned by Dawson as being found in the Isle of Wight, 

 and that it is described by De Boieldieu as from the Pyrenees, 

 and is regarded by Dr. Schaum as a variety of D. nigriven- 

 trisy Thoms. (fasciatu.s, Gyll.), which Mr. Crotch thinks is 

 very probably the case. He also says it has no connection 

 with the true D. sigma, 



2. Stenolophus brunnipes, Sturm, Deuts. Ins. vi. 88, 1*2, 



tb. 151, f. h. B {Trechus) ; Erichson, Col. March. 



62, 5 ; Schaum, in Er. Ins. Deuts. i. 6*20, 8 ; D. Sharp, 



The Entomologist's Monthly Magazine, 1864, vol. i., 



p. 48. 

 Mr. Sharp has recorded the capture by himself in the 

 beginning of May, 1864, in the neighbourhood of London, 

 of an example of a species of Stenolophus, which answers 

 very well to the description of S. brunnipes, Sturm, and also 

 agrees with specimens of that insect in the collection of the 

 British Museum sent by Herr Dohrn. According to de- 

 scription, iS. hrunnipes is about tlie size of S. dovsalis ; black, 

 with the basal joint of the antennas, the legs, and the reflexed 



