INSECTS 



Melofi proscarabaeus, L. In sandy places ; 

 spring ; occurs in suitable spots 

 throughout the midlands 



proscarabaeus var. cyaneus, Muls. 



Spring. Button Park (Blatch) 



violaceus, Marsh. On heaths, com- 



mons, etc. ; spring. Knowle ; Sutton 

 (Blatch) 



cicatricosus, Leach. Stratford-on-Avon 



(Bloom) 



Sitaris muralis, Forst. In and near bees' 

 nests (Anthophora). This species 

 has been recorded from ' Warwick- 

 shire ' by Stephens. 



ANTHRIBID^E 



Brachytarsus varius, F. In dead wood and 



on old trees, etc. ; summer. Knowle 



(Blatch) 

 Platyrrhinus latirostris, F. In fungus 



(Sphaeria, etc.), on ash trees ; spring. 



Salford Priors (Blatch) 



Choragus sheppardi, Kirby. On old 



trees, twigs and stumps ; summer. 

 Salford Priors (Blatch) 



CURCULIONID^: 



ATTELABINA 



Apoderus coryli, L. On hazels in woods, 

 occasionally on elms ; spring to 

 autumn. Knowle 



Attelabus curculionoides, L. On young 

 oaks in woods ; spring to autumn. 

 Knowle^ Sutton Park 

 RHYNCHITINA 



Rhynchites asquatus, L. On whitethorn 

 blossom, etc. ; spring and summer. 

 Knowle^ Coleshill 



aeneovirens, Marsh. On young trees 



in and near woods ; summer. Knowle 



coeruleus, De G. On apple, pear, 



whitethorn, etc. Knowle (Blatch) 



minutus, Herbst. On undergrowth in 



woods ; summer. Knowle ; Leaming- 

 ton (Blatch) 



interpunctatus, Steph. On young trees 



in woods. Knowle 



pauxillus, Germ. Young oaks and 



hazels. Knowle (Blatch) 



nanus, Payk. On birch trees; summer. 



Knowle 



uncinatus, Thorns. On birch, hazel, 



aspen, etc. ; summer. Knowle (Blatch), 

 Solihull 



pubescens, F. On oak, birch, etc., in 



woods ; summer. Knowle ; Coventry 

 (Blatch), Hay Woods 



RHYNCHITINA (continued) 



DeporaUs megacephalus, Germ. On bir- 

 ches, hazels, etc., in woods ; spring 

 to autumn. Knowle 



betulae, L. On undergrowth in woods, 



etc. ; spring to autumn ; all localities 

 APIONINA 



Apion pomonae, F. On Leguminosae, in 

 moss, etc. ; all seasons. Occurs 

 throughout midlands 



craccae, L. On Vicia cracca, etc. ; 



spring to autumn. Knowle 



subulatum, Kirby. On Leguminosae, 



etc. ; summer. Knowle (Blatch) 



ulicis, Forst. On furze (Ulex) ; spring 



to autumn ; found in all localities 

 where furze grows 



genestae, Kirby. On dyer's weed 



(Genista tinctoria). Knowle (Blatch) 



miniatum, Germ. On docks (Rumex), 



in moss, etc. ; all seasons ; all lo- 

 calities 



haematodes, Kirby. On sorrel, etc., 



and in moss ; all seasons. Knowle 



rubens, Steph. On sorrel, docks, etc.; 



summer. Knowle (Blatch) 



pallipes, Kirby. On dog mercury 



(Mercurialis perennis), etc. Knowle 



viciae, Payk. On Vicia cracca ; sum- 



mer and autumn ; all localities 



difforme, Germ. In moss, etc., under 



broom and on Polygonum hydropiper, 

 etc. ; all seasons. Knowle 



apricans, Herbst. On clover, in moss, 



etc. ; all seasons ; all localities 



assimile, Kirby. Habitat and distribu- 



tion same as preceding 



trifolii, L. On herbage, in moss, etc.; 



all seasons ; all localities 



dichroum, Bedel. On clover, meadow 



sweet, at roots of plants, etc. ; all 

 seasons ; all localities 



nigritarse, Kirby. On Trifolium, etc., 



and in moss ; all seasons ; all locali- 

 ties 



hookeri, Kirby. On the unopened 



buds of flowers, wild camomile, 

 coltsfoot, anthyllis, etc., and in moss, 

 cowshed refuse in winter ; all sea- 

 sons. Knowle^ Kingswood 



aeneum, F. On mallows, in moss ; all 



seasons ; all localities 



radiolus, Kirby. On mallows, tansy, 



etc., and in moss ; all seasons ; all 

 localities 



onopordi, Kirby. On the onopord and 



other thistles, etc.; spring to autumn; 

 all localities 



carduorum, Kirby. On thistles, in 



moss ; all seasons ; all localities 



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