25G CLAVicoRNiA. [Melif/eihes. 



brownish ; antennsB black, -willi tlie first or first two joints brown-red ; 

 thorax abont a third broader than long ; front legs brown, posterior 

 pairs black, anterior tibiae aimed with two short prominent teeth, 

 separated by two or more smaller teetli. The male has the anterior 

 tarsi extraordinarily developed, and often lighter in colour ; it is the 

 31. j^rtbnatiis of Erichson, and for a long time has stocxl under that name 

 in British collections. L. 1|— 2 mm. 



On Mentha aqualica, Ci/noglossum officinale, Teucrimn scorodonia, Linarhi 

 vulgaris, Helianlhemum vulgare, &c. ; locally common; London district, rather 

 common and generally distribnted ; Amberley ; Southsea ; Hastings; Niton. I»lc 

 of Wight; ; Clevedon, Somerset (abundant, Sept. 1886) ; Llangollen ; Central Wales, 

 Devil's Bridge, Llanlihaugel, Borth, &e. ; I know of no record from the mid- 

 laud counties ; Northumberland and Durham district, rare; Scotland, rare. Forth 

 district. 



The M. (Usfinctus of Waterhouse's and other British catalogues must 

 be referred to this species ; the true J\[. distindus, Stui'm, has not been 

 found in Britain; it appears to be very closely allied to M. ohscuriis, 

 but differs in having the anterior margin of the forehead emarginate, 

 and in the fact that it has no cross reticulation between the punctures 

 of the upper side. 



1*T. erythropus, Gyll. (carinulatus, Furst.). A small species, variable 

 in size ; rather long oval, leaden black ; punctuation thick and fine ; 

 pubescence grey, fine and rather dense ; upper surface with distinct 

 cross reticulation between punctures ; antenna3 brown-red, sometimes 

 rather dark, sometimes quite light ; thorax about a third broader than 

 long ; legs lighter or darker red or ferruginous, hinder pairs often pitchy, 

 anterior tibice armed Avith two short prominent teeth separated by smaller 

 teeth ; male with a small transverse keel on the last abdominal segment ; 

 the species is closely allied to the preceding, but may be easily known 

 by its smaller and more oval form, emarginate forehead, lighter an- 

 tennce, and the male characters ; some specimens are very small. L. 

 1-lf mm. 



On Selianthemum vulgare, Galeoldolon liifeum, &c. ; according to Brisout it 

 occurs on PaplUonacece ; I have found it abuiulantly on Pottntilla iormentiUa ; 

 local ; London district, not uncommon, Mlckleham, Caterham, Shirley, Croydon, 

 Dulwich, Chertsey, Chatham, Sheppy, Darenth, Shiere, Ouildford, Highgate, Eastry, 

 Bearstead, &c. ; St. Leonards; Hastings; Glanvillis Wootton ; Exeter and lustow 

 (Devon); Repton ; Lincoln, common in Laugworth Wood, and sparingly on straw- 

 berry flowers in my garden ; Chat Moss ; Manchester district; Northumberland and 

 Durham district ; Scotland, local, Forth and Clyde districts ; Ireland, near Water- 

 ford. 



M. bidentatus, Bris. Oval, rather broad and convex ; leaden 

 ])Iack, with ashy pubescence ; legs blackish with anterior tibiae ferru- 

 ginous ; anterior tibiae with two short prominent teeth separated by two 

 or more smaller teetli ; very closely ollied toil/, erntlirojnn^, but separated 

 by its broader and more convex form, rather closer punctuation, thicker 



