14 Mr. J. Walton on the genera 
have also mixed the two species; the former has figured Cure. 
micans and described the “thighs dentated |!”,—the latter refers to 
Donovan and has copied the description of Linnzus. Stephens, 
in his ‘ Syst. Catal.,’ refers Curc. Pyri of Donovan and Marsham 
to Curc. micans ; but Kirby in his manuscript, although he also 
refers it to the same species, has placed a note of doubt—* an 
Marshami?” Curc. amaurus of Marsham, according to a speci- 
men in the Kirbian collection, and which agrees with Marsham’s 
description, is certainly a variety of this imsect with silvery-gray 
scales, and the apical half of the femora black. 
Abundant on oaks and other trees in or near woods, and some- 
times amongst grass in June. 
4. Phyllobwus argentatus of authors. 
Curc. argentatus, Linn., Mus. Linn. 
P. flavidus et femoralis, Kirb. MSS. 
This insect, although very liable to be confounded with the 
following, is readily distinguished from it, by having the eyes 
less prominent, the rostrum shorter, the antenne entirely rufous 
or testaceous, with the basal joints of the funiculus unequal, the 
second joint being distinctly more slender and longer than the 
first ; the legs rufous or testaceous, the femora sometimes piceous 
or black: the form of the thorax varies considerably in this and 
the succeeding species from subcylindrical to subglobose, with 
intervening forms, and the femora of some individuals are more 
robust—hence the name femoralis of Kirby ; these however are 
only regarded as sexual disparities, and are all referred to this in- 
constant species. 
Abundant throughout the country from May to August. 
5. P. maculicornis, Germ., Gyll., Steph., Schonh. 
— nigripes et angustior, Kirb. MSS. 
This differs from P. argentatus in having the head depressed 
in front, the eyes distinctly more prominent ; the rostrum longer 
and dilated at the apex, elevated and deeply furrowed above ; the 
antenne testaceous, with the apex of the scape piceous and the 
clava fuscous, the basal joints of the funiculus of equal length ; 
the legs black ; the tibiz and tarsi sometimes obscure testaceous. 
Rather rare in the south of England ; I have found it im mea- 
dows at Mickleham and at Birch Wood in June, and abundantly 
in Yorkshire amongst grass on the magnesian limestone. 
6. P. oblongus of authors. 
Curc. oblongus, Linn., Mus. Linn. 
— rufescens, Marsh., Kirb. MSS. 
— testaceus, Kirb. MSS. 
Nemoicus oblongus, Steph. 
Some examples of this insect have the head and thorax en- 
tirely black, and others rufo-ferruginous. 
