174 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



Aphlhona coerulea, Pk. — A. Pseudacori, Marsh,, so com- 

 mon in this country, is certainly the caerulea of all con- 

 tinental collections. A. violacea, E. H., is a much smaller 

 insect, more like A. Euphorbise, Fabr. 



Plectroscelis subcserulea, Kuts. — M. Kutschera, in his Mo- 

 nograph, describes the above species on English specimens. 

 It appears, by comparison with his descriptions, that the 

 insect hitherto known as P. Sahibergii is P. subca;rulea, the 

 true Sahibergii being very rare, and having occurred in 

 Cambridgeshire only. It was detected some time since by 

 Dr. Power, who had shown me two examples taken in the 

 fens : these were returned as P. Sahibergii by M. Allard. P. 

 subcaenilea differs in its longer antennae and more elongate 

 shape. 



Thyamis castanea, Foudr. — It appears from an examina- 

 tion of my series of Thyamis, made by M. Allard, that the 

 species from our fens, known hitherto as T. brunnea, is T. 

 castanea, Foudr. T. brunnea is, however, common in this 

 countr}^ being confounded with T. luiida, irom which its 

 rounded shoulders at once distinguish it. It also has a great 

 tendency to run black. 



T. patruelis, ^//.- — M. Allard has recognised that his T. 

 lateralis was not the same species as llliger has described ; 

 hence he has proposed this name for it. 



Triplax Lacordairii. — Mr. Waterhouse has pointed out the 

 error into which Lacordaire has fallen in citing this species ; 

 I have therefore re-named it ; but it appears to me very 

 doubtful whether any of the three species are really British. 

 Coccinella 12-gultata, Poda. — This has been considered 

 to be the female of C. IC-gultata, but erroneously, as 1 have 

 both sexes of that insect, which moreover is not uncommon, 

 while the present one is very rare ; I have seen, however, 

 three or four certainly indigenous examples. 



Orchesia fasciata, Pff^/A;. — Thomson has conclusively shown 

 that this species must revert to the name " fasciata," and for 

 O. fasciata, Kr.., he employs the name 3-fasciata, Zett. 



Carida flexuosa, Payk. — This species is omitted by Mr. 

 Rye in his recent Catalogue, but incorrectly. It is first 

 recorded in Stephens' ' Illustrations,' as having been taken 

 near J\'tt iborough in a fungus. These specimens are still 

 extant in the cabinet of Prof Babiugton, to whom 1 am 



