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legs also appear to be somewhat lighter in this sex, all the tibia and the 
anterior femora being more or less pitchy-brown or pitchy-testaceous. 
Chalky districts; on Teucrium scorodonia, and species of Mentha; the larva has 
been found in the centre of the stem or at the roots of Mentha rotundifolia; very 
local, but not uncommon in some places where it has occurred; Mickleham, Cater- 
ham, Reigate, Bearsted, near Maidstone, Faversham, Chatham, Gravesend, Chatten- 
den; Mickleham and Riddlesdown on Origanum vulgare (Power); Arundel ; 
Crohamhurst. 
A. annulipes, Wenck. (millum, Bach.). In general appearance 
this species resembles the preceding, but differs in its shorter thorax, 
the colour of the legs and the very robust femora; head short and broad, 
vertex depressed, forehead rugosely punctured, eyes slightly prominent ; 
rostrum about as long as head and thorax, finely punctured, shining ; 
antenne inserted towards the base of rostrum ; thorax transverse, some- 
what narrowed in front, less closely punctured than in A. flavimanum, 
scutellum small, foveolate ; elytra somewhat depressed with the shoulders 
obliquely rounded but with the humeral callosity well marked, sides 
subparallel and very obtusely produced at apex ; interstices less dull 
than in the preceding species ; legs robust. L, 14-2 mm. 
Male with the antenne entirely testaceous, except the club, and with 
all the tibie marked with testaceous before the base and on the inner 
side, and the femora (especially the anterior pair) very robust. 
Female with the antenne reddish at base and with the legs entirely 
black. 
Chalky hill sides and in woods ; by sweeping herbage; the food plant is unknown, 
but according to Bedel is probably one of the Labiate; very rare ; Chatham, Mickle- 
ham and Caterham (Champion); Chattenden; Mickleham, and Parkhurst Forest, 
Isle of Wight (Power) ; Mickleham (S. Stevens) ; the only male taken in Britain 
has been captured by Dr. J. W. Hilis near Liverpool, probably at Wallasey. 
A. vicinum, Kirby (incrassatum, Germ., loti, Gyll., nec Kirby). 
Rather short and broad, convex, dull black, with rather close grey 
pubescence which in fresh specimens gives the insect a grey appearance, 
but is very easily rubbed; head broad and short; rostrum slender, 
curved, a little thicker at the insertion of the antenne ; antenne inserted 
towards base, rather slender, black with the base obscurely lighter ; 
thorax transverse rather strongly narrowed in front, gently rounded at the 
sides, strongly and closely punctured, with a short stria before scutellum ; 
elytra short, oval, convex, much broader at base than thorax, slightly 
dilated behind middle, with the shoulders plainly marked, and with broad 
strongly punctured striae which are of about the same width as the 
interstices: these latter are finely shagreened ; legs black, moderately 
stout. L.25 mm. 
Male with the rostrum shorter than in the female and pubescent. 
On Thymus serpyllum, Mentha aquatica, &c.: rare; Claygate Lane, near Esher 
(Power) ; Windsor ; Wicken Fen ; Pegwell Bay (T. Wood) ; Southampton (Blatch) ; 
Heysham, near Lancaster (Reston); London district, Suffolk and Yorkshire 
