30 CLAVICORNIA. [Anisotoma. 



Two specimens taken by Mr. Rye at Shirley, near Croydon, by evening sweeping, 

 and returned by Dr. Kraatz as distinct from A. badia. 



A. scita, Er. Very closely allied to A. dubia, and equally variable 

 in colour ; it is chiefly distinguished by having the anterior tibiae less 

 widened ; this character, however, is not altogether trustworthy, and it 

 is quite possible that the species are not really distinct ; it appears, how- 

 ever, to have the thorax widest at or very near the base (instead of nearer 

 the middle), with a much more shallow emargination for the reception of 

 the head, and is, on the average, considerably smaller. L. 2|-2f mm. 



The species was first taken as British near York by Mr. Hutchinson, and has occurred 

 in some small numbers to Dr. Sharp in the Solway district, Scotland. I have also 

 taken a specimen near Hunstanton, Norfolk, which was somewhat doubtfully referred 

 to this species by Mr. Rye. 



A. ovalis, Schmidt. Oval, convex, ferruginous ; head thickly and 

 finely punctured, antennae rather long, with a somewhat elongate club 

 of which the three last joints are equal in breadth ; thorax at base 

 somewhat narrower than elytra, thickly and finely punctured, narrowed 

 towards apex, with sides evenly rounded, base truncate, posterior angles 

 almost right angles ; elytra very convex, with moderately strongly punc- 

 tured striae, interstices very closely and finely punctured, the alternate 

 ones with larger punctures. L. 3-3i mm. 



Male with the posterior legs somewhat elongate, femora simple, 

 rounded at apex, tibise moderately curved, female with the posterior 

 tibiae almost straight. 



By evening sweeping ; local, and as a rule not common ; Caterham, Forest Hill, 

 Claygate ; Matlock ; Scarborough ; Whalley, Lancashire ; Northumberland district, 

 recorded by Mr. Bold as not uncommon, and often found on the tops of walls, beneath 

 trees, especially after rain ; Scotland, scarce, Solway and Tay districts. 



Reitter (Best. Tab. der Eur. Col., p. 101) distinguishes this species 

 from A. scita on the ground that the latter species has only one puncture 

 on each side of forehead, whereas A. ovalis has two ; A. scita, however, 

 appears, at all events in some cases, to have two ; it is a differently 

 shaped insect as compared with A, ovalis, and has the sculpture of elytra 

 considerably stronger. 



A. brunnea, Sturm. Entirely ferruginous, shining, with a narrow 

 club to its concolorous antennae, last joint not broader or narrower than 

 the preceding ; thorax not sinuate at base, with the posterior angles 

 almost right angles, distinct ; striae of elytra moderately finely punctiired, 

 somewhat irregular, the third stria somewhat waved in middle ; male 

 with the posterior legs rather elongate, the femora unarmed, and the 

 posterior tibiae curved, especially in middle. L. 1|-2| mm. 



By evening sweeping; very rare; Weybridge (Power); Mickleham, on the wing 

 < Marsh); Scarborough (Lawson). 



This species was originally considered by Dr. Kraatz as a small form 



