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which have bet'u determined for me on the Continent as this species, nnd tliere appear 

 to be severiil others in Mr. livc's and Dr. Power's collections ; I shoidd certainly refer 

 them all to the ne.\t species, or, following M. Brisout, include J/, meiimonius nnder 

 J/, morosus. 



Tfl. memnonius, Er. This and the preceding species at first sight re- 

 semble small M. c/(ffici//s, but their form is short oval, and the punctuation 

 is closer and less strong, although plainly stronger than that of M. p&Ucu- 

 larius ; the elytra, moreover, are not much more strongly punctured than 

 the thorax ; from M. ochropus they may be knoAvn by the closer punc- 

 tuation and darker antenna; and legs ; the anterior tiljiae, as in all the 

 species of tliis section, are very finely toothed from a little below base to 

 beyond middle, and are furnished with two or more conspicuously larger 

 and stronger teeth at or close to apex. L. lf-2j mm. 



On Lamlum album, Slachifs syhatica, Galeopsis unicolor, Callha pahtstris, &c ; 

 local ; Loudon di.-trict, not uncommon and generally distributed ; Dover ; Worthing ; 

 Hunstanton; Ilepton ; Chat Moss; it is probably more widely distributed, but 1 know 

 of no loculilies further north. 



BI. ochropus, Sturm. Broad and short, oval, convex, strongly and 

 dilFusely punctured ; deep black, sliining ; antennae of a liglit reddish 

 colour, first two joints yellow ; punctuation of elytra very diffuse ami 

 strong, much stronger than that of thorax, which is, however, distinct and 

 rather deep; legs, as a rule, yellow, occasionally darker, anterior tibiae 

 with three or four sharp teeth at apex, which are not so strongly deve- 

 loped as in M. difjicilis ; male Avith a smooth shining tubercle on the last 

 abdominal segment; one of the chief characters of this species lies in the 

 outer margin of the posterior tibiie, which is not rounded, but dilated in 

 almost a straight line until the lower third, where it is suddenly and 

 obliquely contracted. L. 1|-2| mm. 



On LaliatcB ; rare ; Caterham, Claygate, Woking ; Rusper near Horsham and 

 Eastry, on Stachi/s sylvatica (Gorham) ; New Forest. 



This species was first recorded as British by Bold from the Northum- 

 berland distiict, but his specimen was really M. hrannicornis, as Avas 

 also Crotch's ocJiroiJus according to Eye (Eut. Monthly Mag. vi. 282). 



Itt. brunnicornis, Sturm. About tlie size and shape of M. diffi.cilis, 

 but distinguished by its rather closer punctuation, lighter antenna^, and 

 legs, and the brown reflection of both thorax and elytra, the former of 

 Avhicli usually has light margins ; the anterior margin of the forehead is, 

 for all practical purposes, straight, and is a very useful character by 

 Avhich to separate dark specimens of this species from immature ^f. 

 difficlUs, in Avhich it is evidently emarginate ; it also resembles M. 

 ochrojjus, but is narrower, flatter, and more finely punctured than that 

 species, besides being differently coloured ; the plain grey pubescence, 

 also, which is especially noticealJe in fresh specimens, is a good distin- 

 guishing character ; the male has a small shining tubercle at the ex- 



