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Rhynchites uncinutus, Thorns. — This species has been 

 separated from " nanus" by Dr. Power for some years, in his 

 collection, but had not been described until M. Thomson 

 also discovered it in Sweden. It is not rare ; in fact is in 

 the South commoner than the true R. nanus, from which it is 

 to be known by its larger size, strigose rostrum, rugulosely 

 punctate thorax, and hooked tibiae. 



Bagous. — The indigenous specimens of this genus need a 

 further revision. The Monograph of M. Henri de Barneville 

 suppresses one of our species, B. limosus, Sc/i/i., but I can- 

 not think in that case that ours are correctly identified. We 

 have certainly B. subcarinatns, Schh., a species near B. Frit, 

 but distinct ; and probably several others. I have restored 

 Herbst's name to B. lutulentus, partly as being anterior and 

 partly to avoid the confusion of names. 



Procas Steveni. — Mr. Wollaston's remarks in his ' Co- 

 leoptera Atlantidum ' accord perfectly with the views of 

 several continental Entomologists ; and 1 do not doubt that 

 our two insects are only extreme forms of orfe and the same 

 species. Marsham's name, though far anterior, is unfor- 

 tunately preoccupied ; hence Schouherr's must be used, 



Larinus ebeneus. — The priority of Marsham over Olivier 

 does not appear to have been noticed : it comes into play in 

 three or four instances. 



Hypera elongatus, Prt'?/^:. — One specimen, among nume- 

 rous Hyperas forwarded to M. Capiomont, was returned with 

 the above name. The insect occurs in Sweden, and is not 

 an unlikely species lo occur here ; but 1 have no note of its 

 exact capture. It is very close to H. suspiciosus, but the 

 tibiae in the male are much more strongly hooked, and the 

 whole insect is much more elongate. 



H. Julini, ^V////6. — Stephens regarded this as a species, 

 under the name of" alternans." M. Capiomont, who is en- 

 gaged in a revision of the European species, informs me that 

 he finds it always separable by constant structural characters. 

 Its appearance is certainly very different. 



H. trilinealus, Ms/i. — This species has generally escaped 

 notice abroad, but it is widely spread over Europe, and has 

 been re-described under several names. It is very distinct 

 from H. nigrirostris, with which it has at times been con- 

 founded. 



