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as ordinary sized punctatum ; of the eight T have examined the length 

 varies from 5 mm. to 7\ mm., thus somewhat exceeding the measure- 

 ments quoted by ISehiner and others. In spite of the apparent 

 disagreements I have little doubt in my own mind that I have 

 correctly identified the species ; it should be readily recognised by 

 the characters given, though it may be found mixed up with M. 

 punctatum, which it resembles in practically all those characters not 

 referred to above. All the eight specimens are ? ? .* 



45, Handsworth Wood Road, 



Handsworth, Staffs. : 



November 1th, 1909. 



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Sitaris muralis, Forst., n. var.fiava. — During tlie last three years (1907 — 9) 

 I have each season taken a few quite mature specimens of Sitaris muralis differing 

 from typical examples, in that the whole of the elytra, wing membrane and abdo- 

 men are clear yellow instead of black. I therefore propose for this apparently 

 hitherto unrecorded variety the nam« Jlava. All the specimens of this form have 

 occurred in the neighbourhood of one village about two miles S. E. of Oxford, and, 

 with a single exception, on one and the same wall $ and ? types are deposited 

 in the Hope Department, Oxford University Museum — A. LI. Hamm, Oxford: 

 November, 1909. 



* Since writing the above, through the kindness of Dr. Villeneuve, I have had an opportu- 

 nity of submitting my specimen of HtMia grisea to him, and he has confirmed my identification. 



