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(58) 59. Abdomen normal, apical segments exserted 
30. borealis, Thoms. 
(57) 60. Legs and at least centre of abdomen pale. 
(68) 61. Length 7 mm. or over; body stout. 
(63) 62. All the femora and tibiw apically black 
31. @stwosus, Reinh. 
(62) 63. Both femora and tibie not black-marked. 
(65) 64. Femora alone nigrescent 32. hemipterus, Marsh. 
(64) 65. Only the hind tibiz apically black. 
(67) 66. Basal segment half as broad again apically as 
basally , yuh S88 pretor, Reinh. 
(66) 67. Basal segment nearly thrice broader apically than 
basally ‘ : 34. procerus, Wesm. 
(61) 68. Length six millimetres or under ; body slender. 
(74) 69. Vertex rounded behind the eyes. 
(71) 70. Second segment shorter than broad, of 2 con- 
siderably : : 35. testaceus, Spin. 
(70) 71. Second segment longer ‘than broad ; of 2 slightly 
shorter. 
(73) 72. Hind femora stout; abdomen black, anus alone 
pale . : 36. crasstpes, Thoms. 
(72) 73. Hind femora normal ; abdomen at least discally 
pale . ; : 37. circumscriptus, Nees. 
(69) 74. Vertex narrowed ina straight line behind the eyes. 
(76) 75. Body infuscate or black, with a discal plaga 
38. nigricornis, Wesm. 
(75) 76. Body mainly testaceous in colour. 
(80) 77. Abdomen testaceous, at most with the extremities 
black. 
(79) 78. Flagellum consisting of at least 49 joints 
39. unicolor, Wesm. 
(78) 79. Flagellum consisting of at most 41 joints 
40. armatus, Wesm. 
(77) 80. Abdomen black, with the two basal segments 
testaceous . : ; ; 41. apicalis, Reinh. 
Of these forty-one species no more than fourteen have hitherto 
been recorded from Britain, to which I am enabled to add three 
more. 
(To be continued.) 
NOTES AND OBSERVATIONS. 
ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF FRANCE, BULLETIN, 1916, Nos. 1, 2.— 
The first issue of the ‘ Bulletin’ for the current year contains the 
list of Members down to January 16th, 1916. In one or two 
respects it differs materially from the usual annual publication. In 
the first place, a special Roll of Honour is reserved for the ten 
‘‘Membres morts pour la Patrie,” among whom the name of M. 
lAbbé Vouaux indicates the universality of the French national 
service system. On the other side of the medal the short list of 
