Rhynchites.| RHYNCHOPHORA. 123 
Male with the thorax armed on each side in front with a strong 
sharp projecting spine. 
On Prunus spinosa in hedges; the larva lives in the kernel of the stones; ex- 
tremely rare as British; recorded by Marsham as taken in numbers at Crayford in 
Kent; Mr. 8, Stevens possesses a specimen from Donovan’s collection, ‘‘ taken in 
Kent by Marsham,” and in Dr. Power’s collection there is one from Mr. Walton ; 
1 know of no record in recent years, 
R. Bacchus, L. Upper surface of a brilliant crimson coppery, golden 
coppery, orpurple colour, clothed with long fuscous pubescence, underside 
duller ; head deeply punctured, rostrum long, carinated, at all events at 
base ; thorax longer than broad, gradually narrowed in front, closely and 
coarsely punctured, with an obsolete central furrow, sides in front simple 
in both sexes ; elytra much broader at base than thorax, rounded and 
gaping at apex, with irregular rows of deep punctures, interstices 
closely rugose; legs long, femora clavate, coppery ; tibiz fuscous cop- 
pery ; tarsi and antenne black. L. 6-8 mm. 
On various fruit trees, especially the apple, also on Prunus spinosa, and on the 
young shoots of the vine; in June; very rare; Crayford and Birch Wood, Kent 
(Stephens) ; Birch Wood, taken by Lady Maryon Wilson in 1795 (Power); Mr. 8. 
Stevens has sent me the following note regarding the species ‘‘taken at Birch Wood 
by B. Standish, and seen alive by myself at the time some thirty years ago; the 
specimen was purchased by Mr. Walton from Mr. Standish, and at Mr. Walton’s 
sale was purchased by me. I believe this is the last capture of this insect in 
England.”’* 
R. cupreus, L. Upper surface obscurely purplish-zneous, rather 
dull, clothed with fine pale pubescence, underside dull brassy black ; 
head long, thickly punctured, eyes not prominent; rostrum rather 
stout, irregularly suleate at base ; thorax subconical, closely and rather 
strongly punctured, with an obsolete smooth central line; scutellum 
rather large; elytra with deeply and coarsely punctured striz, inter- 
stices rugose or rugosely punctured; legs brassy black, tarsi black. 
L. 4-5 mm. 
Male with the rostrum shorter than in the female. 
On the flowers of the mountain ash; also on whitethorn, apple, sloe, &c.; very 
local ; London district, rare, Darenth Wood and Epping (Stephens) ; Black Park, 
Surrey (abundant on mountain ash, July 14th and 15th, 1855 (Power) ; Dallington 
Forest, Hastings; Hampshire; Sherwood Forest (S. Stevens, and abundant in 
flowers of mountain ash (Blatch) ); Scarborough; Baron Wood (Cumberland) ; 
Northumberland and Durham district ; Scotland, very rare, Solway district (Sharp) ; 
Pitlochry, in some numbers (A. Beaumont). 
R. equatus, L. (purpureus, L.). Obscurely eneous, very thickly 
punctured, clothed with long pale fuscous pubescence, elytra red with 
the suture nigro eneous in front ; head and thorax closely and distinctly 
* This is probably the specimen referred to by Mr. Walton as taken by Mr. Stan- 
dish near Cracking Hill, Birch Wood, on the 24th of September, 1843, off the oak 
underwood, and seen alive by Mr. Douglas. 
