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ing along the hinder margin. The elytra are wider than the 

 thorax, with three deeply impressed and punctured striae 

 next the suture, rather faint at base, and still more so at the 

 apex, except the first, which is canied round the apex and 

 returned almost parallel to the suture, the recurved part 

 being slightly rounded outwards, and ending in a puncture 

 near the fourth stria, which is not so deeply impressed as 

 the three first. The other strise are ob?oiete, except the 

 8th, or marginal one, which is distinct below the shoulder, 

 with strong scattered punctures, and deeply impressed be- 

 hind. From J. du Val's notice (loc. cit.) it appears that this 

 species is very variable, both in size and colour, which is 

 sometimes brownish, or even lighter still ; and it is to one of 

 these small and lighter-coloured forms that Mr. Bold's 

 insect belongs. 



It could only be confounded with a light variety of 

 B. bistrmfum.; from which its deeply impressed and punc- 

 tulated striae, more acute hinder angles to thorax, and more 

 shining appearance, will distinguish it. 



5. EuNECTES STicTicus, Linn.; Kust., xxviii. 5; G. R. 



Crotch, Cat. Brit. Col.; id., "The Entomologist," 



vol. i. p. 210, 147. 

 Mr. Crotch states that he introduced this species into his 

 Catalogue on the authority of a specimen in Mr. Wollaston's 

 collection, purchased with other insects from a collection 

 formed in North Devon, probably by Dr. Cocks of Barn- 

 staple, and having every appearance of being genuine, being- 

 pinned with an ordinary pin; also, that the known distri- 

 bution of the insect is such as to render its occurrence here 

 very probable, and that it could not be confounded with any 

 other species, but most resembles a Yery pale Acilius. 



