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the first, secoud, and base of the third segments red, the 

 rest black ; segments in the S , especially towards the 

 apex, pilose beneath ; legs black, tibice finely spinose. 



L. 10-12 mm. 



On sandy commons, &c., in the hottest sunshine; July 

 and August ; not rare, but local. Chobham ; Southwold. 

 Coombe Wood ; Hawley, Hants ; Reigate Heath ; Gorton 

 Common, nr. Lowestoft; [F. Smith). Sidmouth ; {R. C. 

 L. Perkins). Hastings ; Bexhill ; (Fritihi/). Bournemouth; 

 I. of Wight ; {Eothney). Lulworth ; Studland ; Parley 

 Heath ; (Dale). Norfolk ; (Bridijman). Portlemouth and 

 Bolthead, Djvon ; [Blgnell) . 



A. stigma, Pauz. — Smaller than hoops, but similarly 

 coloured ; central ocellus scarcely larger than the others ; 

 face in the (J with a bilobate white spot just below the 

 ocelli ; second joint of labial palpi in both sexes not 

 triangularly dilated ; head in ? dull, exceedingly finely 

 rugulose, aud with scattered shallow punctures ; mesonotum 

 closely punctured J", very shining ?, with very remote 

 large punctures, scutellum and postscutellum very shin- 

 ing, propodeum quite dull, and very finely rugose ; 

 abdomen exceedingly finely rugulose, not pilose beneath 

 in either sex. 



L. 7-8 mm. 



On sandy commons, &c., July, August ; very rare. 

 Chobham ; Woking ; Littlehampton ; Hayling Island. 

 Weybridge ; Deal; Barmouth; (F. Smith). Wallasey; 

 [Gardner). Southport ; {B.Cooke). 



TACHYTES, Panz. 



This genus is an extensive one, and appears to be almost 

 cosmopolitan. It has been divided by Kohl into two, 

 Tacliytos and TacJn/sphPX, the former having the terminal 

 dorsal valve of the abdomen clothed with golden hairs, the 



