136 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



Otiovbynchns fnscipes. — Without entering into the ques- 

 tion of whetlier we have Stievlin's O. fnscipes or not, I can 

 only say we certainly have two very distinct species, which 

 differ considerably in their respective sexes, and are never, I 

 believe, found in company. One of the best marks of dis- 

 tinction is furnished by the striae on the anal segment of the 

 male, which are close and even in one and coarse in the 

 other. 



Sitones longicollis, ScJih. — M. Allard, to whom I submitted 

 my series of this genus, pointed out two or three of the above 

 species which had been overlooked. It is closel}' allied to 

 S. flavescens, and its differences have been pointed out by 

 Mr. Rye in his extract from M. Allard's Monograph. 



Strophosomus melanogrammus, Forst. — Forster was nearly 

 the first author who described English insects, and did so 

 moreover in a most satisfactory manner. All his names 

 ought to be restored carefully, both for English and Ame- 

 rican species. 



Barynotus Schonherri, ZeU. — This species has been over- 

 looked in this country, and confounded with B. obsciirus, 

 which it closely resembles. It is, however, much less densely 

 scaled, the rostrum and thorax being nearly bare ; the scales 

 on the elytra also are partly metallic, and the whole insect is 

 smaller. 



Zeugophora Turneri. — I cannot see that this insect differs 

 structurally from Z. scutellaris, Siijfr. It is, however, a very 

 curious and constant variety, and was found by Mr. Sharp 

 and myself in Ross-shire this summer. The type form of Z. 

 scutellaris has not been detected in this country, but varies 

 in having the head red or black (Z. frontalis, Saffr.) 



Lema Erichsoni. — All the specimens I have seen of this 

 species, except some in Mr. Wollaston's collection, belong to 

 L. melanopa, and represent a very curious form of that insect, 

 hitherto unnoticed, and which is concolorous all over. The 

 true Erichsoni more closely resembles L. cyanella, but is 

 more elongate and differently punctured. Mr. VVollaston had 

 determined these at least ten years ago. 



Cryptocephalus violaceus, L. — An old specimen, without 

 locality, is extant in Dr. Power's collection. It is not an 

 unlikely native. 



C. fulcratus, Germ. — Mr. Baly has kindly drawn my 



