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tt-rior feuiora very strongly thickened, with a tooth in the middle and a 

 series of rigid cilia behind it. L. 2^-3 inm. 



On elms, &c. ; often by beating dead hedges and under loose bark ; very abundant 

 from the Midland districts southwards, but much rarer further north, and I know 

 of no locality further north than Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire; it was scarce at Repton, 

 near Burton-on-Trent ; Ireland, Dublin and Waterford. 



V. ferrugineus, Xarsh. (melanocepTialus, Ol. ; saltator, Fourc.). In 

 this variety the black spots on the elytra are entirely absent ; the black 

 head and more elongate form will easily separate it from 0. quercn.*, 

 and the black head and strong setae at sides of thorax and shoulders of 

 elytra will prevent it being confounded with 0. gcutellaris. L. 2j^- 

 3mm. 



Found in company with the type, but not quite so common. 



O. ilicis, F. {j)ilo$u*, F.). Oblong-ovate, black ; head pubescent : 

 antennas red-yellow,'with the scape long, inserted a little behind middle 

 of rostrum, which is black and rugosely punctured ; thorax rugosely 

 sculptured, with strong setae at sides, more or less distinctly pubescent ; 

 scutellum with dense white pubescence ; elytra with punctured striae, 

 interstices flat and somewhat rugose, variegated with grey, white and 

 blackish, and sometimes ferruginous, hair-like scales, with an oblong 

 white etreak at base of sature, the markings, except the latter, being 

 however indefinite ; anterior and intermediate femora with a single 

 tooth in the middle, posterior pair with a tooth in the middle and a 

 series of small spines besides ; legs black, tarsi testaceous. L. 2|- 

 3 mm. 



On oak, birch, holly, &c. ; somewhat local, but rather common and widely dis- 

 tributed in the London and Southern districts; especially common in the New 

 Forest ; Devon (rare) ; much less common further north ; Windsor ; Norfolk ; 

 Bristol; Swansea; Knowle, near Birmingham; Dunham Park, Manchester; not 

 recorded from the NorthumberlaLd and Durham district; Scotland, rare, Sohvay 

 and Forth districts ; it probably occurs in Ireland. 



V. nigripes, Fowler. In this variety the antennae and legs are 

 entirely black and the general colour of the pubescence is darker ; the 

 teeth of the posterior ferucra appear also to be less strongly pronounced. 

 L. 21-3 mm. 



Taken by Dr. Power atClaygate, Shirley, Purley Downs, Birch Wood, Plumstead 

 and Folkestone. 



O. sparsus, Fahrs. Very closely allied to the preceding, but 

 smaller and distinguished by having the scape of the antennae bhorter in 

 proportion and inserted nearer to the base of the rostrum ; it is covered 

 with black hairs, which are rather long and erect on the thorax and 

 depressed on the elytra, which are obsoletely variegated with grey, and 

 have a whitish or fulvous spot behind the scutellum ; the antennae and 

 tarsi are reddish-yellow ; posterior femora with a row of indistinct 

 teeth beneath. L 21 mm. 



On birch and oak ; verv rare : one example in Dr. Power's collection taken in July, 



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