THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



No. 63.] MAY, MDCCCLXVin. [Price 6d. 



Notes on recent Continental Publications on Coleoptera. 

 By G. R. Crotch, Esq. 



In the ' Berliner Entomologischer Zeitschrift' for 1867 is 

 the beginning of a " Contribution to the Fauna of Germany," 

 and several species which also occur in England are noticed 

 in this, as under : — 



Euplectus punctatus, Muls. Two specimens ; one at 

 Hampsiead, taken by Mr. E. W. Janson ; the other 

 by myself. 



Endophloeus spinosulus appears to have been once taken 

 at Baden-Baden ! 



Mordellistena inaequalis, Muls. [pusilla, Redl.] lives in the 

 stems of Valei'iana dioica and Artemisia vulgaris. It 

 passes the winter in the imago state. 



Dorytomus Silbormanni, IVenck. This seems to be abun- 

 dant with us in early spring. It differs from D. ma- 

 culatus by its larger size, less closely punctured thorax, 

 and the more strongly toothed femora. 



Ademonia suturalis, Thorns., is a new species, separated 

 from A. Capreae. It is smaller, and the thorax is 

 much more sparingly punctured ; the suture is gene- 

 rally dark brown. This seems to be not uncommon 

 with us on heather. 



The close correspondence of our fauna with that of Sweden 

 renders any addition to the latter a matter of interest to us. 

 1 purpose therefore to give a brief analysis of some of the 

 new species brought forward by C. G. Thomson in his ' Sup- 

 plement' (Vols, ix. and x. Part I.), as probably all will be 

 eventually found in Great Britain, and several of ihem have 

 already been found. Besides these novelties, he has added 

 seventy-seven species to the list, of which only fourteen do 

 not already occur in England; so that the correspondence of 



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