453 Mr. J. Walton on the Genus Apion. 



than Kii'by)^ the present insect is the Cure, frumentarius of Pay- 

 kull ; for these reasons I have ventured to change the name. 



I obtained many specimens of this species near High Harrow- 

 gate and at Scarborough in Yorkshire, in the months of July and 

 August, from the Teucrium Scorodonia, in company with Ap. mar- 

 chicum and Ap. ruhem. On Hampstcad Heath abundantly upon 

 the Rumex Acetosella, also in company with Aj). mar chicum, but 

 I never observed it in the south upon the first plant. 



17. A. rubens (Ingall MSS.), Steph. Man. 



This species is immediately distinguished from all its conge- 

 ners by its narrow form, more pubescent body, and by the head 

 being comparatively very short. 



Found very sparingly in Yorkshire on the Teucrium Scorodonia, 

 but somewhat plentifully at Shirley Common near Croydon on 

 the Rumex Acetosella in October ; and in sand-pits at Hampstead 

 Heath, Weybridge, and Wimbledon Common, by S. Stevens. 



18. A. sanguineum, DeGeer, Gyll., Schonh. 

 Oblong-obovate, dull rufo-testaceous ; pubescent : head rather 



short, coarsely punctured, somewhat rugose between the eyes, the 

 punctures larger and deeper than on the thorax ; eyes black, rather 

 prominent : rostrum in the male shorter and thicker than in the 

 female, rather opakc, distinctly punctulated to the apex, nearly 

 straight; in the female long, cylindi'ical, glabrous and shining, 

 with scattered minute punctures, the tip piceous ; subporrect : 

 antennae inserted a little behind the middle : thorax oblong ; ante- 

 riorly slightly constricted and margined, more narrowed in front 

 than behind, dilated in the middle, thickly and very minutely 

 punctm'ed, with a short impressed line at the base before the 

 scutellum : elytra long-oval, moderately convex, crenate-striate, 

 the interstices narrow, elevated, finely strigose : legs obscure rufo- 

 testaceous, with the apex of the claws black. (Length 1^ — 1| 

 line.) 



This insect may be known from all the red species principally 

 by having the rostrum nearly straight, and much longer in the 

 female than in the male ; a specimen was sent to Schonherr of 

 the present species by Mr. Waterhouse, and retm'ned with the 

 name of Api. sanguineum. 



It is apparently a very rare or a very local species ; I never met 

 with it, but am indebted to Mr. Waterhouse for my specimens. 

 Mr. S. Stevens has examples from the collection of Mr. Griesbach, 

 which were taken, he believes, at Coombe Wood. 



19. A. cruentatum, Walton. 

 — sanguineum, Mus. Steph. 



Long-obovate, testaceous, slightly pubescent : head rather long, 



