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what oblong, and evidently more diffuse; the elytra are a little more 
ovate and somewhat dilated behind the shoulders; the stri# are 
moderate and the interstices are furnished with single rows of feeble 
punctures ; the colour appears to be, as a rule, of a darker blue than in 
B. picicornis, but in this respect both species are variable, L, 23— 
3} mm, 
Marshy places; especially on the sandy banks of rivers; at the roots of Tanacetum 
vulgare, &e.; also on Nasturtium sylvestre and Lepidium latifolium; very local ; 
London district, not uncommon, Putney, Hammersmith, Norwood, Egham, Walton- 
on-Thames, Weybridge, Mickleham, Lewisham, Bearsted, Rusper, Catford, Tottenham, 
Staines, Shooters Hill, Cowley, Horsell, Sunbury, Enfield, Chatham, &c.; Shipley ; 
Dover (Hall) ; Amberley ; Portsmouth district, in moss (Moncreaff) ; Seaton Down, 
Devon (Power). 
B. chlorizans, Germ. Closely allied to B. picicornis, but rather 
smaller, and with shorter elytra, which have the humeral angles more 
prominent ; according to M. Bedel the interstices are at least three times 
as broad as the stria, whereas in both the preceding they are only about 
twice as broad ; this character, however, appears to be somewhat 
variable ; the general form also is more ovate; the closer punctuation 
of the thorax will separate it from B. lepidii. LL. 22-3 mm. 
On Crucifere belonging tothe genus Brassica and its close allies ; the larva has 
been observed in the lower part of the stems of B. oleracea; extremely rare, and 
apparently requiring further confirmation as British ; it has only hitherto been 
recorded from Devizes by Mr. Sidebotham. 
B. analis, Ol. Oblong, black, rather shining, apex of elytra broadly 
and brightly red ; rostrum and head sparingly punctured ; thorax about 
as long as, or a little longer than, broad, closely and strongly punctured, 
with a smooth central line ; elytra with distinct strie, interstices with 
indistinct rows of punctures and a series of white hairs on each; legs 
punctured, with minute white hairs. L. 34 mm. 
In damp places ; extremely rare; on Inula dysenterica; Isle of Wight, first taken 
by the Rev. G. J. Rudd near Ryde, and subsequently by Mr. Crotch and the Rev. A. 
Matthews ; there is also a specimen in the York Museum; nospecimen had, however, 
been captured for many years until Mr. Champion found one near Sandown on June 
27th, 1887. 
B. scolopacea, Germ. (vestita, Perris). Black or blackish-brown, 
rather shining, sides of thorax and the elytra more or less thickly 
variegated with whitish and brownish-yellow scales, underside with 
rather sparing whitish scales ; the amount of scales is variable ; rostrum 
as long as head and thorax, punctured and furrowed ; thorax longer than 
broad, very closely punctured, without smooth central line; elytra with 
fine striz, interstices finely punctured ; legs black, tarsi pitchy ; my 
specimens are much smaller than the average examples of any of the 
preceding species, but in this point the species appear to be variable, 
L. 2-22 mm. 
Salt marshes; by sweeping Atriplex portulacoides (Sea Purslane), and other 
