192 CLAvicoRNiA. [Ciconcs, 



Under bark of beech and hornbeam ; rare ; Bromley (Kent), Chatham, Mickleham, 

 Loughtou, Epphig Forest, Westerham, Farnborough ; New Forest. 



X^VRMECOXENUS, Chevrolat. 



This genus has given rise to much discussion, and its true position still 

 remains in some doubt ; it has the facies of a Cryytoi^hagus, and has by 

 some authors been placed near that genus, but the 4-jointed tarsi, more 

 or less connate first segments of abdomen, and the fact that the anterior 

 coxal cavities are closed behind, seem to jDoint to a very different position ; 

 it has also been placed among the Lathridiidse and the Mycetophagidee 

 and under the Endomychidos as forming a portion of the Mycetseina ; on 

 the whole, however, its most natural position seems to be with the 

 Synchitina, and I have therefore placed it in this tribe, although it is 

 more than possible that further researches may cause it to bo very diffe- 

 rently located ; the genus contains four species, which are chiefly found 

 in Central and Southern Europe. 



TUl. vaporariorum, Guer. Oblong, rather depressed, somewhat 

 shining, ferrugino-testaceous, with the apex of abdomen dark, clothed 

 with very fine pale pubescence, and very closely but somewhat distinctly 

 punctured ; head rather large, triangular, eyes black, somewhat promi- 

 nent ; antennse rather short, testaceous, thickened toAvards apex, 11- 

 jointed, with a gradual 4-]ointed elub ; thorax slightly transverse, with 

 the sides gradually and slightly rounded in front and narrowed behind ; 

 elytra broader than thorax, somewhat widest behind middle, with shoul- 

 ders well marked, reddish-testaceous with the colour sometimes a little 

 darker at sides, base, and apex ; pygidium not quite covered by elytra ; 

 legs ferruginous. L, 1| mm. 



In dung-heaps, hot-beds, and vegetable refuse ; rare; Carshalton, Surrey (Janson); 

 Dulwich (T.Wood); Weston-super-Mare (Crotch); Edgbastou and Knowle near 

 Birmingham (Blatch) ; Manchester district ; Withiugton, Cheshu-e (Chappell). 



LANGELANDIINA. 



I have adopted this tribe to include the genera Langelandia, Aube, 

 and Agelandia, Eeitter, which are usually included under the Lathri- 

 diidse ; Herr Eeitter, however, placed them among the Colydiida^ on the 

 ground that the tarsi are 4-jointed, and not 3-jointed as they have 

 generally been supposed to be ; M. Belon (Annales de la Soc. Linneenne 

 de Lyon, 1881, p. 199) takes very strong exception to -the view adopted 

 by Herr Eeitter, and says that neither he himself, nor other entomologists 

 whom he has consulted, have been able to discover more than three 

 joints to the tarsi ; I have, however, had some correspondence Avith M. 

 Belon on the subject, in which he says that since the publication of his 

 work on the Latiiridiida3 above referred to he has seen an example of 



