326 RHYNCHOPHORA. [ Cionus. 
Cc. hortulanus, Marsh. Extremely closely allied to the preceding, 
of which it has been regarded as a variety by many authors ; it is, 
however, larger and may be known by having the rostrum narrowed in 
front from the insertion of the antennee, and the narrowed portion 
glabrous and shining and scarcely punctured in the female, and also by 
the fact that the two circular patches before the middle and at the 
apex of the elytra are equal in size. LL. 4-5 mm. 
On Scrophularia nodosa and Verbascum thapsus, especially in chalky districts ; 
not uncommon and widely distributed from the Midland districts southwards; 
London district, Kent and Surrey, common, Darenth Wood, Sevenoaks, Northfleet, 
Cobham, Weybridge, Dorking, Mickleham, Ripley, Coombe Wood, Gomshall, 
Gravesend, Chatham, &ec. ; Hastings district, common ; Southampton ; New Forest ; 
Portsmouth district ; Midland districts, general; Lincoln, Langworth Wood: I know, 
however, of no locality ia England further north, and the species has not been found 
in Scotland. Ireland near Dublin. 
(C. olens, F. Fuscous or fuscous-brown, with greenish-grey pube- 
scence, and raised white sete; antenne and legs reddish yellow brown ; 
suture of elytra with a small velvety black spot before middle, and a 
smaller one, often rudimentary or absent, before apex ; interstices, as a 
rule, immaculate ; it is about the size of C. thapsus, but may easily be 
recognized by the erect sete, the more uniform pubescence of the elytra, 
and the fact that the apical spot is small or absent, L. 35 mm. 
On Verbascum pulverulentum (Hoary Mullein); the larva mines the first leaves of 
this plant ; a single specimen has been taken in Britain by Mr. Douglas, who cannot 
however remember the precise locality in which it was captured: it therefore 
requires further confirmation ; it is not uncommon in France and Central Europe, 
and will probably be again found in England.) 
C. blattariz, F. (alaudu, Herbst.). A very pretty and conspicuous 
species, which at once attracts attention in the sweeping net by reason 
of its white colour and peculiar variegation ; fuscous brown, clothed 
throughout with white or greyish white pubescence ; rostrum moderately 
long, dilated at apex, punctured; antenne ferruginous, with the apex 
usually darker ; thorax small, with a large brown patch at base; elytra 
with punctured striz, alternate interstices obscurely tessellated with 
dark brown and white, with a large irregular and somewhat interrupted 
dark patch at base, covering the greater portion of the apical half, and 
with a clearly defined circular spot before apex; at the sides in middle 
and on each side of suture there are often very distinct small dark 
velvety patches ; legs testaceous, with the femora infuscate. lL. 2-34 
mm. 
On Serophularia aquatica and S. nodosa, also on Verbascum nigrum; somewhat 
local, but generally distributed and not uncommon from the Midland counties south- 
wards; rarer further north; Northumberland and Durham district, Durham, 
Ormsby’s Durham ’’; Scotland, scarce, Tweed and Forth districts ; it does not appear 
to have been recorded from Ireland, but probably occurs in that country. 
Cc. pulchellus, Herbst. (solani, Gyll. nec F.). Brown or fuscous 
