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between the antennz, looked at from above, produced into 
a pointed process; antennze with the basal joint thick and 
slightly curved, second much thinner, slightly tapering 
from the base, third narrow and parallel sided, reddish 
like the second, fourth darker, ovate, red at the extreme 
apex ; pronotum slightly raised posteriorly and at the sides ; 
sides nearly straight, posterior angles acute and produced, 
base produced, slightly sinuate across the scutellum, with a 
raised line just within it ; scutellum simple, and punctured 
like the elytra; connexivum largely and angularly produced 
at each side, unspotted; disc of abdomen above, ochreous 
with numerous black spots, arranged in three indefinite 
longitudinal series; beneath pale ochreous, sparsely punc- 
tured with black ; legs ochreous, simple. 
L. 10 mm. 
Woking, Chobham ; Gomshall, Butler ; Darenth, Cater- 
ham, Hsher, Champion; Whitesand Bay, Plymouth, J. 
J. Walker ; Deal, Douglas; Manaton and Exeter, Devon, 
Parfitt ; Glanvilles Wootton and Bournemouth, Dale. 
GONOCERUS, Latr. 
Elongate, head simple, without spines, antenne long, 
pronotum with the posterior angles produced and acute ; 
connexivum narrow, genital seement of ¢ hidden from 
above, those of the 2 gradually narrowing to the apex, 
which is bifid. Our one British species occurs on the Box 
(Bucus sempervirens), on the Continent it occurs on other 
plants. ‘here are two other European species, one occur- 
ring on Juniper, the other on Arbutus and Mastick. 
G. venator, /'«b.—Pale reddish brown, punctured with 
black punctures, head simple, the central lobe slightly 
longer than the cheeks, antennz with the basal joint of 
the same colour as the head, and finely rugose, slightly 
thickened and curved, second and third joints red, fourth 
