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differently coloured. It agrees with Thomson's de- 

 scription of C. Gravcnliorsii (Opiisc. Ent., vi., p. 573), 

 but not with C. Grave nJiorstii, pelluccns, Nees, or 

 eurytlieca, Wesm., all which are cited by Thomson as 

 synonyms. C. eurytlieca, Wesm., is very different, and, 

 according to Eeinhard, is the <? of varcicornis, Schaff. 

 (see sp. 14, infra). In any case a new name is here 

 required. 



I captured this ? on a strawberry-bed in my garden at 

 Nunton, Wilts. 



6. Chelonus corvnlus, n. s. 

 Chclonns annulipcs, var. 1, Wesm., Nouv. Mem. Ac. 



Brux., 1838, p. IG'2 (antennae 26— 29-jointed). 

 Black, abdomen immaculate ; palpi and tips of the mandibles, 

 fore femora at the apex broadly, the middle pair more narrowly, 

 and all the tibiae testaceoiTS ; hind tibiae tipped with black and 

 annulated with dusky near the base ; tarsi fuscous, the 1st joint of 

 the 4 posterior pale at the base ; calcaria whitish. Wings in- 

 fumated, stigma and nervures fuscous, parastigma and basal ner- 

 vures subtestaceous ; squamiilae piceous ; 3d abscissa of the radius 

 very slightly curved ; radius of the hind wings siuuated. Eeticu- 

 lato-rugose, dull; head more finely sculptured, orbits and cheeks 

 striolated ; vertex transverse, contracted behind the eyes, cheeka 

 not dilated ; frontal fovea large, shallow, smoother than the rest of 

 the head, geminated by a carina. Antennae ^ 27-jointed, longer 

 than the body; of the $ 24 — 26-jointed, stouter, shorter, incras- 

 sated beyond the middle, and near the apex suddenly attenuated. 

 Mesothorax coai'sely reticulated, especially near the scutellum, 

 slightly shining, with an obsolete medial raised line, the sides and 

 scutellum more finely rugulose. Metathorax short, transverse, 

 truncate, coarsely reticulated, bidentate, with 2 longitudinal cariuae 

 diverging posteriorly and sometimes obsolete. Abdomen depresso- 

 cylindrical, somewhat shorter than the head and thorax, covered 

 with oblong subparallel reticulations, finer posteriorly, the apical 

 third smoother and rather shining ; at the base are 2 short carinas, 

 subobsolete and confused with the other stria;. Abdomen $ im- 

 perforate. Terebra ? concealed. $ J . Length, l^— 2 ; wings, 

 2|— 3i Hn. 



Described from six males and four females. Common ; 

 taken on Umbellifera3 in Leicestershire, and again near 

 Barnstaple. 



C. annulipcs, Thorns., Opusc. Ent., vi., 1874, p. 572, 

 ? agrees with this, so far as the description extends ; 



