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however, appear to be represented in the Old World; it is, as has been 
above shown, closely allied to Stenostola, but may be distinguished by 
the raised lines on the elytra, which are obliquely truncate and almost 
emarginate at apex, and, at all events in our species, by having the third 
joint of the antennz not much longer than the fourth ; the larva is said 
by Stephens to feed on the inner pith of the twigs of the hazel; more 
than thirty species have been found in Europe, but only one has occurred, 
and that very locally and rarely, in Britain. 
P. cylindrica, L. (Saperda cylindrica, Steph.). Elongate, linear, 
leaden-black, thickly clothed with greyish pubescence ; head very broad; 
thorax a little longer than broad, and together with head closely and 
rather strongly punctured, with a central line of whitish pubescence ; 
scutellum also clothed with whitish pubescence; elytra somewhat de- 
pressed, coarsely punctured towards base, finely at apex, with two 
distinct raised lnes on each ; legs black, with the anterior tibiz and the 
greater part of the femora luteous ; under-side with greyish pubescence. 
L. 7-9 mm. 
Male with the forehead clothed with whitish pubescence, and the 
antennz longer than in female. 
On flowers of Umbellifere, also on hazels; rare; Claygate, Surrey; Cowfold; 
Chatham; Hertford; Whitstable ; Devon; Glanvilles Wootton ; Cambridge district ; 
Whittlesea Mere; Repton (W. Garneys) ; Newark (Hadfield) ; not recorded from the 
northern counties of England or from Scotland. 
OBEREA, Mulsant. 
This is a large and important genus, containing upwards of a hundred and 
twenty species, which are very widely distributed from Siberia to Southern 
Australia ; the genus is very well represented in the Philippines, Borneo, 
Sumatra, Java, and the MalayArchipelago as far as New Guinea, and species 
have occurred in Africa and North America, but I do not know of any 
member of the genus having been described from Central or South 
America; they are rather large and conspicuous insects, with the antennes 
shorter than the body in both sexes, and tapering to apex, and the legs 
short and stout; the forehead is convex and slightly impressed between 
the eyes ; the anterior coxal cavities are closed behind ; the elytra are 
very coarsely punctured, and are plainly emarginate at apex, the emar- 
gination being dentate at each extremity ; about a dozen species are 
found in Europe, of which one only has occurred in Britain; it may 
easily be recognized by its black head, grey elytra, and red thorax, legs, 
and under-side, as well as by the strong punctuation of the elytra; its 
larva feeds in sallows; like that of Phyta@cta it has no legs or ocelli ; 
the species has chiefly been found in the fen districts, where it used to be 
taken not uncommonly. 
O. oculata, L. Elongate, parallel-sided, with the head and antennz 
black, and the mouth, thorax, scutellum, legs, and under-side of a bright 
yellowish-red colour, the thorax having two rather large, smooth, black 
