P'tlt/'lfUStltf.] BHYNCHOPHORA. 201 



P. tereticollis, De G. (umlattis, F.). Elongate, Ijlack, rather 

 densely clothed with ashy scales, which are somewhat silvery at the 

 sides and apex of el\ tra, which have the surface furnished with three 

 waved fascia?, which are sometimes deep brown, sometimes lighter, and 

 sometimes obsolete or absent, so that the whole upper surface appears 

 unicolorous ; rostrum about as long as head ; thorax narrow, subcylin- 

 drical, with the sides scarcely rounded ; elytra much broader than 

 thorax, convex behind, with fine, but distinct punctured striae ; an- 

 tennae and legs red. L. 4-5 mm. 



Male with the anterior tibiae strongly curved internally and the fifth 

 ventral segment slightly impressed before posterior margin. 



On young oaks and other trees and bushes ; generally distributed and, as a rule, 

 common throughout England and Scotland ; I know of no record from Ireland, but 

 it probably occurs. 



P. pteryg-omalis, Eoh. (pterygomatimg, Boh. sec Bedel ; flaxipes, 

 Marsh nee De G.). Oblong, subcylindrical, black, thickly covered with 

 very bright more or less shining golden green scales, and shining pale 

 raised hairs, antennae and legs yellow or yellowish red ; head rather 

 large, scarcely narrower than thorax, with eyes prominent, and with 

 the temples plainly raised just behind eyes into a prominence ; thorax 

 transverse, with the sides rounded, slightly constricted at base and 

 apex ; elytra with fine punctured striae ; femora without teeth ; in the 

 male the scales are more shining than in the female. L. 4-5 mm. 



On young oak, ha/el, beech, &c. , in woods; generally distributed and not un- 

 common throughout England and the greater part of Scotland ; Ireland, Dublin, 

 Wattrford, Belfast, and probably common. 



P. flavipes, De G. (nee Marsh). Extremely like the preceding 

 species, but easily distinguished by the absence of prominences behind 

 eyes, the duller scales of the upper surface, and the fact that the raised 

 hairs intermixed with the scales are fuscous and not pale ; the abdomen 

 is much more thickly squamose ; the thorax is, moreover, less rounded 

 at the sides, and less distinctly transverse ; the scrobes do not attain 

 the anterior margin of the eyes, whereas in P. -pterygomalis they just 

 reach beyond it, although not so prolonged as in P. tereticoUis ; this at 

 least is my experience, although it must be allowed that Bedel states 

 that in both P. flaiipes and P. pteryyomalis the scrobes are obliterated 

 at the apex of the eyes. L. 4-5 mm. 



On young trees in woods, &c. ; also by sweeping ; rare ; Hammersmith (formerly), 

 Lee, Loughton, Bcarsted, near Maidstone, Windsor Forest; Hainault Forest; 

 liythe ;. Holm Bush, Brighton ; New Forest; Buddon Wood, Leicestershire; Lang- 

 worth Wooii. Lincoln (where I have found it sparingly and might probably have 

 1 :ikeu a number of specimens, but I passed it over as the preceding species) ; it has 

 been recorded by Me Nab from Glasnevin Gardens, Dublin. 



P. planifrons, Gyll. (argenfatus, 01.). Oblong, black, densely 

 clothed throughout (except the tarsi and antennae), with rich green 



