88 COLEOPTERA. 



some numbers (since, save this one, unfortunately destroyed) 

 were taken by Mr. F. Archer near Liverpool. 



It is larger than either of our other species ; winged, red- 

 dish-brown, with a rugose prothorax, which is margined 

 at the base, and oblong, strongly crenate striate elytra. 



It appears to be very rare in North Germany. 



41. Agriotes pilosus, Panz. Faun. Germ. 93, 19; Kies., 



Er. Ins. Deutschl. iv. 257, 2 ; J. A. Power, Ent. 

 Monthly Mag. vol. i. p. 235. 



Dr. Power records the presentation to himself, by Mr. 

 Sidebotham of Manchester, of this fine species, new to our 

 fauna, but against the British origin of which there is strong 

 suspicion. 



It appears that Mr. Sidebotham obtained the insect (which 

 is very like Synajitus fiUfurmis in habit, but fully twice as 

 large, and with the colour and pubescence of Agrnotes spu- 

 tator) from a collecting-bottle given by him to a Manchester 

 working-man, who probably took it in a yard where timber, 

 dye-woods and roots were stored, as he was in the habit of 

 visiting such a place. The species is a native of Germany, 

 especially found in mountainous districts; and, being a root- 

 feeder, could easil}^ have been imported. 



42. Telephorus NIGRICANS, Miill. ; Wat. Cat. 



Mr. Crotch ("The Entomologist," vol. ii. 168, 6) refers 

 to this species, as a variety, the discoidens of Stephens (7?ec 

 Ahrens); and remarks that two of the latter were submitted 

 by him to M. de Marseul, who returned them as T. nigri- 

 cans. 



The variety, if such it be, is very well marked and con- 

 stant ; abounding at Rannoch, where I did not see any of the 

 ordinary Darenth nigricans^ of which I have taken speci- 



