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A. cethiops (Herbst) — Rarer, but not very scarce, found in 

 Europe and North Africa ; said to be taken on fruit trees 

 as well as on Vicia. A closely allied species A. pisi (F.) is 

 one of the very commonest of the genuSj and yet rather 

 curiously I have not met with it here as yet. 



A. Spencei (Kirby) — Rather common here, and not rare in 

 Europe generally. It is one of the species almost, if not 

 quite, limited to Vicia cracca. 



A. fritmentarium (h.J, hcemntodes (Kirby) — The only one of 

 the entirely red species I have taken here. It is common 

 enough, especially on dry banks or sand-pits, and I believe 

 its general distribution is very wide, extending beyond the 

 limits of the European fauna. It feeds on the sorrel. 



A violaceum (Kirby) — This common, rather brightly metallic 

 species, is found on many kinds of Rumex ; in its distribu- 

 tion in Europe it is more alpine than most of the genus, and 

 so more local. 



A. hi/drolajmfhi (Kirhy) — Not nearly so common either here or in 

 Great Britain, and considered rather rare in western Europe. 

 Its special food plant is Rumex hydrolapat/ntm (the water 

 dock). 



A. marchicum (Herbst) — A small species feeding on several 

 plants, but which, as far as I have observed, seems to be 

 taken generally on the ground in very sandy spots. Its 

 distribution is wide, and it is usually common, but by no 

 means abundant here. It varies a good deal in the shade 

 of colour on its metallic elytra. 



A. humile {Germ) — General sweeping of the net in herbage often 

 yields this little species in vast abundance ; it feeds chiefly 

 on sorrel, but is not very particular. It is quite widely 

 distributed. 



A. loti (Kirby) — Should have been mentioned before. It seems 

 a common European species, but in Great Britain it is of 

 southern distribution, and is rare here ; its food plant is 

 Lotus cornicidatus, 



P.S. — Since I drew up the list in the foregoing note, I have 

 been able to add two more species to the lists. There are : — - 

 A. varipes (Germ) which much re.sembles the common and 

 destructive A. apricans (fagi), and has a similar habitat, 



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