304 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



Amasis laeta. Heraiptera: Pirates stridulus, Chaitophorus 

 Populi. Diptera: Pachyrhina cornicina, P. crocata, Bibio 

 hortulaiius. 



Bibio Marci, St. Mark's fly, swarmed in and about Paris 

 on May 9lli, and was much numbed by the cold, in which 

 state it was also at Lyons on May 11th. 



Marseilles. — Coleoptera : Malachius viridis, Callidium 

 variabile. 



Nice. — Coleoptera : Brachytarsus scabrosus. Hemiptera : 

 Rhaphigaster prasinus. 



Genoa. — Coleoptera : Telepliorus IcEtus, T. Redtenbacheri, 

 Drilus flavescens, Cionus Thapsi, Coccinella bipunctata. 



Apis mellifica var. Ligustica occurred here and elsewhere 

 in Italy. Spinola quotes various authors, beginning with 

 Aristotle, who have noticed this Italian variety of the honey- 

 bee. Its range southward and eastward from Italy, and its 

 boundary line, have yet to be traced. 



Pisa. — Coleoptera : Lucciola llalica, Malachius aeneus, 

 M. raarginellus, Lagria hirta. Hemiptera : Miris ruficornis. 



There is much pleasure in the sight of the brilliant fire- 

 flies (Lucciola Italica), that flit in abundance amongst the 

 shrubs or over the grass, at Bologna, Rome, Lucca. A few 

 of the females were seen at the Baths of Lucca: it ceases to 

 shine when approached. The male flies from one foot to 

 three feet between each flash of light that it emits. It 

 probably entered Italy from the east, and is hindered by the 

 maritime alps from occupying the Mediterranean coast of 

 France. 



Rome. — Coleoptera: Corcebus elatus, Agrilus angustulus, 

 Alaus limbatus, Athous longicollis, Cardiopliorus ruficollis, 

 Dolichosoma nobilis, Telephorus melanurus, T. Redten- 

 bacheri, Malachius viridis, Lagria hirta, Qidemera cserulea, 

 Qj]. lurida, Epicausta verticalis, Mylabris 4-punctata, Zeugo- 

 phora flavicollis, Luperus flavipes, Cassida viridis, Galeruca 

 lineola, Podagrica fuscicornis, Crepidodera ferruginea, Sphae- 

 roderma testacea, Coccinella l9-punctata, C. variabilis, 

 C. bipunctata. Neuroptera: Libellula depressa, Calopteryx 

 virgo. Hemiptera: Eurygaster maurus, ^lia rostrata, 

 M. acuminata, Rhaphigaster griseus, Peutatoma baccarum, 

 P. sphaeelata, Strachia testiva, Centrocoris spinigera, Gono- 

 cerus venator, Camptopus lateralis, Coreus denticulatus. 

 Diptera: Medelerus uotatus. 



