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murina, L., Vizzavona. Omophlus lepturoides, F., 
Ajaccio and Corte; O. picipes, F., Ajaccio and Vizza- 
vona. Lagria hirta, L., Vizzavona. Orchesia undulata, 
Kr., in fungus on beech, Vizzavona. Xylita revelieret, 
Muls., four examples, in the crevices of the bark of a 
fallen pine, Vizzavona. Melandrya caraboides, L., not un- 
common, under bark of beech, etc., these specimens have 
the elytra bluer in colour than ‘those from England. 
Salpingus nitidus, Chevr. (= reyt, or exsanguis, Abeille), 
four specimens, by beating dead pine branches, Vizza- 
vona ; originally recorded from Algeria. Rhinosimus 
plamirostris, Vizzavona. Notoxus cornutus, F., Bocog- 
nano. Anthicus longicollis, Schmidt, on the sandy banks 
of streams, beneath stones, Corte and Bocognano; A. 
fenestratus, Schmidt, Corte; A. corsicus, Lap., swarming 
on bushes (including olive) on the hill-sides near Ajaccio, 
also at Bocognano. Mordella aculeata, L., M. fasciata, 
Fabr., and M. bipunctata, Germ., Ajaccio and Corte. 
Mordellistena pumila, Gyll., Ajaccio, Anaspis thoracica, 
L., A. pulicaria, Costa, and A. spp., Vizzavona, eee 
ete. Silaria suturalis, Em., Corte, Vivario, Bocognano, 
and Vizzavona. Meloe brevicollis, Panz., two specimens, 
on the mountain slopes above Vizzavona, at about 
4,500 feet elevation. Zonitis mutica, Scriba, abund- 
ant, on thistle-heads, Corte. Cidemera podagrarix, L., 
O. barbara, F., O. flavipes, F., O. nobilis, Scop., and 
O. lwrida, Marsh., Ajaccio, Bocognano, Corte, etc. 
Stenostoma rostratum, #., on the beach, Ajaccio. 
Otiorrhynchus guttula,* Fairm., swarming on the 
catkins of the alder, on the summit of the Col between 
Vizzavona and Ghisoni, occasionally found lower down ; 
O. intrusus,* Reiche, Bocognano; O. corsicus,* Fairm., 
a few specimens under stones, in the same locality as 
O. guttula. Peritelus parvulus,* Seidl., one specimen, 
Vizzavona ; P. (Meira) lutiscrobs,* Desbr., two specimens, 
by sweeping bracken in the pine-forest of Vizzavona. 
Phyllobius pellitus, Boh., swarming on alders, Vizza- 
vona. Metallites parallelus,* Chevr., commonly, by 
beating arborescent heath, pines, and other trees, Bocog- 
nano, Vizzavona, etc. Polydrusus leucaspis, Boh., Corte. 
Strophosomus coryli, F., Vizzavona. Caulostrophus 
delarouzet, Fairm., by beating various trees, Bocognano 
and Vizzavona. Brachyderes analis, Desbr.,* in plenty 
on pines at the upper limit of their growth on the 
mountain slopes above Vizzavona. Thylacites fritillum, 
