to the Catalogue of British Coleoptera. 44] 
which P. @neus is the centre; several of them are very little known, 
and in my opinion could they all be examined by one competent 
authority, their number would be reduced to four or at most five. 
I shall hold specimens of P. addendus at the disposal of any one 
who can obtain authentic examples of the other species for com- 
parison with it. I have captured about two dozen specimens at 
different times under a heap of freshly cut grass on the Corstor- 
phine hills near Edinburgh.—D. S. 
9. Lathrobium Jansoni. 
L. castaneum, lineare ; capite nitido, vertice parce lateribus pro- 
fundius punctato, thorace vix Jatiore; hoc nitidissimo, pro- 
fundius punctato, linea media brevi; elytris thorace vix bre- 
vioribus, crebre sat distincte punctatis ; abdomine dense evi- 
denter pubescente ; antennis pedibusque testaceis. 
Long. 23 lin. 
L. pallido valde affine, sed colore obscuriore, elytrorum longi- 
tudine et punctura fortiore, facillime distinguendum. 
This species was sent by Mr. E. W. Janson under the MS, 
name “ Eardiv” to Dr. Kraatz, and was returned by that gentle- 
man as new. I have proposed a new trivial name in honour of 
its captor, who has done so much to advance the cause of British 
Entomology, inasmuch as Mr, Hardy had no hand either in its 
capture or identification. —G. R. C. 
10. Stenus Shepherdi. 
S. niger, parce cinereo-pubescens ; capite elytris angustiore, ver- 
tice plano, oculis minus prominentibus; thorace elongato, 
crebre subrugulose punctato; elytris hoe vix longioribus, 
minus crebre punctatis ; abdomine parce punctato, carinulis 
fortiter elevatis ; antennis pedibus palpisque nigris, his ar- 
ticulo primo flavo. 
Long. 2 lin. 
St. cinerascenti valde affinis, sed major, nitidior, coloreque pal- 
porum sat distinctus; a S¢. buphthalmo abdomine parce 
punctato facile distinguendus. 
Found at Hammersmith marshes near London by Mr. E, 
Shepherd, and communicated to Dr. Kraatz by Mr. E. W. 
Janson. It was returned by him as certainly distinct from any 
known species.—G. R. C, 
