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which have been determined for me on the Continent as this species, and there appear 

 to be seveml others in Mr. Rye's and Dr. Power's collections ; I should certainly refer 

 them all to the next species, or, following M. Brisout, include M. memnonius under 

 M. morosus. 



Itt. memnonius, Er. This and the preceding species at first sight re- 

 semble small M. dijficilis, but their form is short oval, and the punctuation 

 is closer and less strong, although plainly stronger than that of M. pe>Hcu- 

 larius ; the elytra, moreover, are not much more strongly punctured than, 

 the thorax ; from M. ochropus they may be known by the closer punc- 

 tuation and darker antennas and legs ; the anterior tibiae, as in all the 

 species of this section, are very finely toothed from a little below base to 

 beyond middle, and are furnished with two or more conspicuously larger 

 and stronger teeth at or close to apex. L. If 2|- mm. 



On Lamium album, Stachys sylvatica, Galeopais unicolor, Caltha palustris, &c ; 

 local ; London district, not uncommon and generally distributed ; Dover ; Worthing ; 

 Hunstunton ; Ilepton ; Chat Moss ; it is probably more widely distributed, but I know 

 of no localities further north. 



IK. ochropus, Sturm. Broad and short, oval, convex, strongly and 

 diffusely punctured ; deep black, shining ; antennae of a light reddish 

 colour, first two joints yellow ; punctuation of elytra very diffuse and 

 strong, much stronger than that of thorax, which is, however, distinct and 

 rather deep; legs, as a rule, yellow, occasionally darker, anterior tibiae 

 with three or four sharp teeth at apex, which are not so strongly deve- 

 loped as in M. dijficilis ; male with a smooth shining tubercle on the last 

 abdominal segment ; one of the chief characters of this species lies in the 

 outer margin of the posterior tibiae, which is not rounded, but dilated in 

 almost a straight line until the lower third, where it is suddenly and 

 obliquely contracted. L. If- 2^ mm. 



On Labiates ; rare; Caterham, Claygate, Woking ; Rusper near Horsham and 

 Eastry, on Stachys sylvatica (Gorham) ; New Forest. 



This species was first recorded as British by Bold from the Northum- 

 berland district, but his specimen was really M. brunnicornis, as was 

 also Crotch's ochropus according to Eye (Ent. Monthly Mag. vi. 28-2). 



BX. brunnicornis, Sturm. About the size and shape of M. difficilis, 

 but distinguished by its rather closer punctuation, lighter antennae and 

 legs, and the brown reflection of both thorax and elytra, the former of 

 which usually has light margins ; the anterior margin of the forehead is, 

 for all practical purposes, straight, and is a very useful character by 

 which to separate dark specimens of this species from immature M. 

 difficilis, in which it is evidently emarginate ; it also resembles M. 

 ochropus, but is narrower, flatter, and more finely punctured than that 

 species, besides being differently coloured ; the plain grey pubescence, 

 also, which is especially noticeable in fresh specimen's, is a good distin- 

 guishing character ; the male has a small shining tubercle at the ex- 



