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stouter legs, and the distinct red rings before the base of the inter- 

 mediate and posterior tibiae, which is always black. L. 2i-2^ ram. 



Male with the anterior tibiae slightly curved, and the antennae lighter 

 at base than in female. 



On the red clover ; very local ; London district, not uncommon, Mickleham, 

 Catcrham, Croydon, Birch Wood, Dartford, Maidstone, Cowley, Warlingharn, 

 Sonthend, &c. ; Birchington ; Pegwell Bay ; Dover ; Hastings ; Eastbourne ; 

 Arundel ; Isle of Wight ; Glanvilles Wootton ; Devonshire, Seaton Beach and 

 Exeter ; Wicken Fen ; Repton ; York ; Northumberland and Durham district, very 

 rare ; Scotland, very rare, Forth district, " Dalineny Park, Mr. R. N. Greville, 

 Murray's Cat." 



A. laevicolle, Kirby. From all the allied species except A. 

 Schonherri this very distinct insect may at once be known by its finely 

 punctured smooth and shining thorax, from which it derives its name ; 

 it is considerably la'rger and more robust than A. Sclionherri and may 

 be known from that species by having the base of the posterior tibias 

 furnished with a broad testaceous ring ; the whole body is black, 

 smooth and shining ; head rather broad, striated ; rostrum stout, a 

 little longer in female than in male ; thorax oblong, very slightly 

 narrowed in front, with sides subparallel, and a very distinct central 

 furrow behind ; elytra oblong oval, with punctured striae which are not 

 so strong in some specimens as in others ; legs red, with trochanters, 

 knees, apex of tibia;, and tarsi, black. L. 2| mm. 



Sandy and chalky places ; by sweeping herbage ; occasionally found in mossbeneath 

 furze, and in haystack refuse; its exact food plant appears to be unknown, but Bedel 

 (1. c. p. 366) says that Bargagli (Rincop. Europ. p. 158) supposes that the species 

 develops itself in a gall (?) on Trifolium repens ; very local, but occasionally not 

 uncommon where it occurs ; Darenth ; Dulwich ; Gravesend, Sheeruess, Dartford, 

 iSouthend ; Windsor ; Deal ; Dover ; Hastings ; Eastbourne ; Arundel ; Hurstpier- 

 point; Littlehampton; Brighton; Isle of Wight, Ryde, Freshwater, Totlands Bay, 

 &c. ; it appears to be almost confined to the south-eastern districts of England, and 

 is chiefly found near the coast. 



A. Sclionherri, Boh. Black, shining, glabrous ; head short and broad, 

 striated between eyes, rostrum rather short and stout, narrowed in front 

 and much thickened behind, somewhat curved ; antennae about as long 

 as rostrum, black, except first joint, which is more or less red ; thorax 

 narrow, oblong and subcylindrical, very finely and minutely punctured, 

 smooth and rather shining, the punctures being more or less distinct in 

 different specimens, base with a minute fovea ; elytra convex, rather 

 short, with deep finely punctured striae, interstices rather broad and 

 flat ; legs black with the anterior coxze and trochanters reddish or 

 pitchy, anterior tibiae variable, intermediate and posterior tibia? black, 

 all the femora red. L. 2 mm. 



In the female the rostrum is more slender than in the male, and the 

 antennae, as in several of the allied species, are inserted a little behind 

 middle. 



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