190 RHYNCHOPHORA. | Strophosomus. 
S. capitatus, De G. (obesus, Marsh, asperifoliarum, Steph.). 
Closely allied to the preceding but distinguished by not having the 
abraded longitudinal black patch at base of suture of elytra ; the size is 
more variable and on the average smaller; the thorax is rugulose-punc- 
tate and has no trace of a dorsal ehannel which is often evident in S. coryli ; 
the elytra are more oval with the shoulders much less marked ; the 
strie on the elytra, moreover, are narrower and more shallow, with the 
interstices flatter ; the latter differences, however, are scarcely evident 
except in denuded specimens; the colour is extremely variable, but 
appears to be, as arule, more often grey or dark grey than in S. coryli. 
L. 35-55 mm. 
On young hazel, oak, broom, &e.; in woods and hedges; generally distributed and 
common from the midland districts southwards ; less common further north, although 
generally distributed ; Scotland, local, Solway and Forth districts; Ireland, probably 
oceurring in many localities. 
S. fulvicornis, Walton. Very closely allied to both the two pre- 
ceding, but differing in general form and in the fact that the antenne 
and legs are entirely fulvous ; the absence of the black patch at base of 
suture will separate it from S. coryli, and the longitudinally rugulose 
head from both this species and S. obesws; from the latter species it 
may further be known by having the thorax subremotely punctured, as 
well as by having the erect sete on the elytra much shorter and more 
or less obsolete; the depressed scales of the elytra, moreover, appear 
when magnified to be of a subelliptical form, whereas in its congeners 
they are subrotundate. LL. 4-55 mm. 
“ Taken by Mr. Curtis on heath in a fir plantation on Parley Heath in October, 
and likewise [ believe by Mr. Dale” (Walton); I have specimens which appeur to 
belong to the species which I took in the New Forest at the end of July, 1877. 
S. retusus, Marsh (squamulatus, Steph. Manual, alternans,Schonh.). 
Short and broad, thickly covered with greyish and fuscous seales, which 
in fresh specimens are arranged in more or less distinct Jongitudinal 
lines, and have a more or less distinct coppery reflection ; head flat, eyes 
extremely prominent; antenne reddish, darker towards apex ; thorax 
very transverse, short, rugosely punctured ; elytra fitting tightly to base 
of thorax, not bordered at base, with fine and distinctly punctured strie 
which meet more or less in front ; legs variable, rufous, pitchy or pitchy 
ferruginous. L. 3-43 mm. 
Male with the anal segment furnished with two very fine parallel 
longitudinal carine. 
On Erica; also on Ulex nanus ; according toMr.°Champion on young oaks, &e., in 
woods ; local, but very widely distributed from the New Forest to the Moray district 
of Scotland; it is, however, rather rarein the midlands; Ireland, Waterford (Power). 
S. faber, Herbst. (pilosellus, Gyll., chwtophorus, Steph., septen- 
trionis, Steph.). The largest of our species ; black, clothed with ashy or 
ashy-brown scales and thick erect greyish hairs ; head depressed, with 
