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however, appear to be represented in the Old World; it is, as has been 

 above shown, closely allied to Stenostota, but may be distinguished by 

 the raised lines on the elytra, which are obliquely truncate and almost 

 emarginate at apex, and, at all events in our species, by having the third 

 joint of the antennae not much longer than the fourth ; the larva is said 

 by Stephens to feed on the inner pith of the twigs of the hazel; more 

 than thirty species have been found in Europe, but only one has occurred, 

 and that very locally and rarely, in Britain. 



P. cylindrica, L. (Saperda cylindrica, Steph.). Elongate, linear, 

 leaden-black, thickly clothed with greyish pubescence ; head very broad; 

 thorax a little longer than broad, and together with head closely and 

 rather strongly punctured, with a central line of whitish pubescence ; 

 scutellum also clothed with whitish pubescence ; elytra somewhat de- 

 pressed, coarsely punctured towards base, finely at apex, with two 

 distinct raised lines on each ; legs black, with the anterior tibia and the 

 greater part of the femora luteous ; under-side with greyish pubescence. 

 L. 7-9 mm. 



Male with the forehead clothed with whitish pubescence, and the 

 antennae longer than in female. 



On flowers of Umbelliferce, also on hazels ; rare ; Claygate, Surrey ; Cowfold ; 

 Chatham ; Hertford ; Whitstable ; Devon ; Glanvilles Wootton ; Cambridge district ; 

 Whittlesea Mere; Repton (VV. Garneys) ; Newark (Hadneld) ; not recorded from the 

 northern counties of England or from Scotland. 



OBEREA, Mulsant. 



This is a large and important genus, containing upwards of a hundred and 

 twenty species, which are very widely distributed from Siberia to Southern 

 Australia ; the genus is very well represented in the Philippines, Borneo, 

 Sumatra, Java, and the Malay Archipelago as far as Xew Guinea, and species 

 have occurred in Africa and North America, but I do not know of any 

 member of the genus having been described from Central or South 

 America; they are rather large and conspicuous insects, with the antennaa 

 shorter than the body in both sexes, and tapering to apex, and the legs 

 short and stout ; the forehead is convex and slightly impressed between 

 the eyes ; the anterior coxal cavities are closed behind ; the elytra are 

 very coarsely punctured, and are plainly emarginate at apex, the emar- 

 gination being dentate at each extremity ; about a dozen species are 

 found in Europe, of which one only has occurred in Britain ; it may 

 easily be recognized by its black head, grey elytra, and red thorax, legs, 

 and under-side as well as by the strong punctuation of the elytra; its 

 larva feeds in sallows ; like that of Phyt&cia it has no legs or ocelli ; 

 the species has chiefly been found in the fen districts, where it used to be 

 taken not uncommonly. 



O. oculata, L. Elongate, parallel-sided, with the head and antenna) 

 black, and the mouth, thorax, scutellum, legs, and under-side of a bright 

 yellowish-red colour, the thorax having two rather large, smooth, black 



