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or nearly entirely black ; Holmgren says the basal segment is somewhat 
shorter and slightly depressed beyond its centre, but this is not very 
apparent. The only indigenous specimen is a dg, taken by Champion 
(cf. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1887, p. 369) in the London district. 
C. fortipes occurs through France, Germany, Belgium, Austria, Italy 
and Sweden. Nothing whatever is known of its economy or habits 
though it is, as Stephens says, ‘not very uncommon in several parts of 
the country, in June and July”; but certainly rare in East Anglia, where 
I have not met with it. Two females at Netley (Hope) ; New Forest, 
Coombe and Darenth Woods (Steph.); Shere in Surrey (Capron, Entom. 
1880, p. 87); Ripley on 4th June (Morice); Blackburn (Bowdler) ; Lin- 
wood in Lincs. and Tresswell Wood, Notts, 15th June (Thornley) ; Kings 
Lynn (Atmore) ; Botusfleming, Cornworthy, Lydford, Govilon and Last- 
ingham in Yorks (Marshall coll.) ; Norwich and Brundall (Bridg.) ; 
Horrabridge, 30th June (Bignell); Bewdley (W. Ellis) ; New Forest, 
several (Miss Chawner); Felden, several (Piffard); Shepton Mallet, 
Somerset (Charbonnier). Cambuslang, 22nd June, 1899 (Dalglish) ; 
Braemar, roth July, 1907 (Elliott); Aviemore in 1876 (Champion). 
Poyntzpass in Armagh, 26th June, 1907, and Cave Hill, Belfast, 1910 
(Rev. W. F. Johnson). Llandrindod in Radnor and Aberglaslyn, in 
Wales (Elliott). 
2. antilope, Grav. 
Mesoleptus antilope, Gr. 1. E. ii. 104; Ste. Ill. M. vii. 229, 9. Catoglyptus 
pulchricornis, Holmgr. Sv. Ak. Handl. 1855, p. 109, ¢. C. antilope, Brisch. 
Sv. Ak. Handl. 1878, p.69, ?; Thoms. O. E. ix.923, ¢ ¢. Stiphrosomus Anti- 
lope, Thoms. l, c. xix. 1973, ¢ ?. 
A dull species with antennae shorter than body, tricoloured in Q, and 
verticillate in g, and the abdomen nearly entirely red. Head with palpi 
stramineous, mandibles centrally pale and the face often rosy above, of 
