Ceeliodes.] RHYNCHOPHORA. 337 
On young oaks ; in woods and hedges; somewhat local in certain districts but not 
uncommon throughout England and apparently Scotland; and sometimes abundant 
in the New Forest and other southern localities. Ireland, near Dublin and probably 
commor. 
GC. ruber, Marsh (rufirostris, Steph.). Short oval, convex, larger 
than the preceding, blackish or brownish, with the anterior margin of 
thorax, and the elytra, lighter; apex of rostrum red, the colour being 
sometimes distinct and sometimes rather obscure ; upper surface with 
grey scales which are thicker at sides of thorax and sometimes form an 
obsolete central band on thorax and are continued on head; and also 
form three more or less distinct waved bands on elytra; the suture, at 
least in front, is also clothed with grey seales, as also is the underside ; 
thorax closely punctured, without tubercular prominences at sides ; elytra 
with fine punctured strie, interstices broad; legs ferruginous, femora 
concolorous, L, 3-3} mm. 
Male with the posterior tibiae armed with a small curved hook, 
abdomen impressed at base, last segment with a transverse impression 
at apex. 
On young oaks in copses and hedges; rather local; London district, not un- 
common, Darenth Wood, Chatham, Sandhurst, Esher, Shirley, Horsell, Woking, 
Ashtead, Leith Hill; Ashwicken, Norfolk ; Dover; New Forest ; Glanvilles Wootton ; 
Bristol ; Swansea; Caernarvon; Llangollen; rarein the Midlands, the only record I 
know being Robins Wood, Repton (W. Garneys) ; I have never found it in tbe Mid- 
land counties, nor is it included in Mr. Blatch’s list; Northumberland and Durham 
district ; Scotland, scarce, but widely distributed, Solway, Tweed, Forth, Dee, Moray 
and probably other districts, 
Cc. erythroleucus, Gmel. (subrufus, Herbst.) Very like the pre- 
ceding in size, shape and general appearance, but easily distinguished 
by its red colour and the angular projection in the middle of the sides of 
thorax ; the white fasciz on the elytra are narrower and the male has 
the abdomen broadly impressed in middle at base, and the last segment 
plainly impressed transversely ; the posterior femora are obsoletely 
toothed, but the teeth are sometimes scarcely visible; the rostrum and 
legs are entirely red. L. 3-3} mm. 
By beating young oaks, &c.; in woods and copses; usually regarded as rare ; but 
it is common in the Midland districts where it apparently replaces the preceding 
species ; in my experience it is also commoner than C. ruber in the New Forest dis- 
trict; London district, Kent and Surrey, not common, Darenth Wood, Shirley, 
Horsell, Charlton, Cowfold, Birch Wood, Maidstone; Hastings; New Forest ; Lords 
Wood, Southampton ; Midland counties, general; Lincoln; not recorded from the 
Northumberland and Durham district ; Scotland, very rare, Solway and Forth dis- 
ricts. 
C. cardui, Herbst. (fuliginosus, Marsh (s.g. Stenocarus, Thoms.) ). 
Short and broad, dull black, thickly ciothed beneath with whitish scales, 
upper surface with greyish scales which are thicker on suture at apex 
and on the alternate interstices of the elytra, and also on head and front 
of thorax in fresh specimens; towards the base of elytra at suture 
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