Crepidodera. | PHYTOPHAGA, 383 
On poplars, aspens, and willows; found on the leaves in summer, and beneath the 
bark in winter; locally common; Barnes, Putney, Weybridge, Peckham, Dulwich, 
Cowley, Sheerness, Snodland, Maidstone; Henley; Dover; Robins Wood, Repton ; 
Mr. Blatch records it as generally distributed in the Midlands, but I have never 
met with it. 
Cc. aurata, Marsh. (versicolor, Kuts.; Chalcoides aurata, Foudr.). 
This species is of about the same size as C. chloris, but has nearly the 
shape and sculpture of C. helxines, with which it has been considered 
identical by some authors ; it is, however, less ovate, and has the sides 
of the elytra less strongly rounded; the head and thorax are of a 
brilliant coppery crimson colour, or golden green, and the elytra are 
bright golden green; the antenne have the first five joints red, the 
sixth pitchy red, and the rest black, the colour being less sharply 
defined than in C. chloris; legs red with the posterior femora dark ; 
sometimes the legs are more or less pitchy; this variety appears to be 
the C. nigricoxis, All. L, 2-3 mm. 
Marshy places, on willows, sallows, and poplars; locally abundant and generally 
distributed throughout England; according to Sharp, it is replaced in Scotland by 
C. smaragdina ; Ireland, near Belfast. 
Cc. smaragdina, Foudr. (versicolor, var., Kuts.; s.g. Chalcoides, 
Foudr.). Very closely allied to the preceding, of which it seems 
probable that it is only a variety ; it may be known by its unicolorous 
brilliant green colour, and by having the interstices of the thorax, as 
well as those of the elytra, finely rugose; the antenne and legs are 
entirely ferruginous, the posterior femora being sometimes darker at apex. 
L, 2-3 mm. 
On aspens (Populus tremula) ; probably common and generally distributed through- 
out the kingdom, but overlooked and confused with the ‘preceding species by 
collectors. 
HIPPURIPHILA, Foudras. 
This genus is separated from Crepidodera chiefly on the ground of its 
widely separated posterior coxee, in which character it resembles Hpitriw ; 
the metasternum also, as in Orestia, is broadly produced between the 
middle cox, covering the mesosternum ; the thorax is furnished at base 
with an indistinct transverse impression bounded on each side by a 
longitudinal impression ; two European species are comprised in the 
genus, of which one is found in Britain, 
H. Modeeri, L. Short oval, rather broad, convex, very shining, 
upper side geneous, with the apex of the elytra broadly testaceous, 
except at suture ; head finely punctured, antenne rather short and stout, 
testaceous at base, dark towards apex; thorax at base double as broad 
as long, subparallel till about middle, and thence rather strongly nar- 
rowed to apex, moderately thickly and finely, but distinctly punctured, 
basal transverse furrow indistinct with a small deep longitudinal 
