PHYTOPHAG A. .' - " 



On poplar*, aspens, and willows; found on the leaves in summer, and beneath the 

 bark in winter ; locally common ; Barnes, Putney, Weybridge, Peckham, Dulwich, 

 Cow lev, Sheerness, Snodlimd, Maidstone; Henley; Dover; Robins Wood, Kepton ; 

 Mr. Blntch records it as generally distributed in the Midlands, but I hare never 

 met with it. 



C. aurata, Marsh, (versicolor, Kilts. ; Chalcnidfs aurata, Foudr.). 

 Tliis species is of about the same size as C. chloris, but has nearly the 

 shape and sculpture of C. helxines, with which it has been considered 

 identical by some authors ; it is, however, less ovate, and has the sides 

 of the elytra less strongly rounded ; the head and thorax are of a 

 brilliant coppery crimson colour, or golden green, and the elytra are 

 bright golden green ; the antennae have the first five joints red, the 

 sixth pitchy red, and the rest black, the colour being less sharply 

 defined than in C. chloins; legs red with the posterior femora dark ; 

 sometimes the legs are more or less pitchy ; this variety appears to be 

 the C. nigricoxis, All. L. 2-3 mm. 



Marshy places, on willows, sallows, and poplars ; locally abundant and generally 

 distributed throughout England ; according to Sharp, it U replaced in Scotland by 

 C. srnaragdina ; Ireland, near Belfast. 



C. smaragrdina, Foudr. (versicolor, var., Kuts. ; s.g. Chalcoidet, 

 Foudr.). Very closely allied to the preceding, of which it seems 

 probable that it is only a variety ; it may be known by its unicolorous 

 brilliant green colour, and by having the interstices of the thorax, as 

 well as those of the elytra, finely rugose; the antennae and legs are 

 entirely ferruginous, the posterior femora being sometimes darker at apex. 

 L. 2-3 mm. 



On aspens (Populus tremula) ; probably common and generally distributed through- 

 out the kingdom, but overlooked and confused with the preceding species by 

 collectors. 



HXPPURXPHXX.A, Foudras. 



This genus is separated from Crepidodera chiefly on the ground of its 

 widely separated posterior coxae, in which character it resembles Epitrij- ; 

 the metasternum also, as in Orestia, is broadly produced between ill-- 

 middle coxae, covering the mesosternum ; the thorax is furnished at bast- 

 with an indistinct transverse impression bounded on each side by a 

 longitudinal impression ; two European species are comprised in the 

 genus, of which one is found in Britain. 



B. Modeeri, L. Short oval, rather broad, convex, very sliiniiu, 

 upper side aeneous, with the apex of the elytra broadly testaceous, 

 except at suture ; head finely punctured, antennae rather short and stout, 

 testaceous at base, dark towards apex ; thorax at base double as broad 

 as long, subparallel till about middle, and thence rather strongly nar- 

 rowed to apex, moderately thickly and finely, but distinctly punctured, 

 basal transverse furrow indistinct with a small dM>p l<mijitu<lin;il 



