220 RHYNCHOPHOHA. [Sitones. 



Taken by Dr. Power at Rathkurby, near Waterford, Ireland, and recorded by 

 Dr. Sharp as very rare in Scotland in the Clyde district. 



S. reg-ensteinensis, Herbst. A very distinct species, which is 

 extremely variable in size ; black, variegated with coppery or greenish 

 or greenish-grey scales, which are more thick on head and on sides and 

 central line of thorax, and are more or less dense on elytra, on which 

 two spaces at base opposite the two dark lines on thorax are usually 

 more or less denuded ; antennae pitchy, with scape red ; rostrum and 

 forehead distinctly sulcate ; thorax convex, about as long as broad, 

 with sides rounded, closely and deeply punctured, anterior margin 

 raised ; elytra oval, with rather fine but distinct punctured striae ; inter- 

 stices flat, with long raised setae ; legs squamose, femora dark, tibiae and 

 tarsi red ; underside thickly squamose. L. 3-6 mm. 



On broom and furze in spring and autumn ; generally distributed and common 

 throughout the kingdom. 



S. Waterhousei, Walt. Black, sparingly clothed with ashy and 

 silvery grey scales ; head very broad, coarsely punctured, front with 

 a broad fovea and a broad and deep furrow, eyes very large, semiglobose 

 and extremely prominent ; antennas testaceous or pitchy towards apex ; 

 thorax oblong, subcylindrical, slightly dilated at the sides, flat above, 

 very coarsely and deeply punctured, somewhat rugose, clothed at the 

 sides and on central line more or less thickly with scales ; elytra with 

 the shoulders elevated and callose, sides straight, apex obtusely rounded, 

 with deep punctured striae ; interstices very narrow, convex and rugulose, 

 the second and fourth from the suture distinctly elevated, and clothed 

 more or less with cinereous and silvery white scales, raised setae very 

 distinct behind ; legs ferruginous or pitchy testaceous. L. 4|-5 mm. 



At the roots of Lotus corniculafus ; very local; Claygate (Power); Fairlight, 

 Hastings (Power) ; Amberley, near Arundel ; Isle of Wight (Blatch) ; New Forest ; 

 "at one time abundant at Southsea under birds-foot trefoil ; also plentiful at Gosport 

 (Moucreaff); Chesil Bank, common (J. J. Walker); Seaton, Devon, Jan. 3-10, 

 1865 (Power); Whitsaud B.iy, near Plymouth (J. J. Walker) ; Heysham and Lan- 

 caster (Reston) ; Ireland, near Waterford (Power) ; Walton records it doubtfully 

 from Cambridge. 



S. crinitus, Herbst. (macularius, Marsh). Brownish or reddish 

 brown, clothed with greyish brown scales which, in fresh specimens, 

 have a slight coppery reflection ; head broad, rostrum very short, an- 

 tennae reddish with club pitchy ; head and thorax deeply and distinctly 

 and moderately closely punctured, the latter transverse, with three 

 lighter longitudinal lines ; elytra with fine punctured striae, variegated 

 with small black patches, and with very distinct outstanding setae : 

 femora dark, tibiae and tarsi red. L. 3-4 mm. 



On broom, clover, peas, &c. ; also on tares ; local, but generally distributed and 

 more or less common in the London district and on the south coast ; Littlington, 

 Cambridge ; Wicken Fen ; Ashwickcn ; Llangollen ; rare in the Midlands, Hopwas 

 Wood, Tamworth (Blatch), being the only locality I know of; Yorkshire, plentiful 





