292 RHYyoHOPifon^. [Bagrnix. 



in front of middle of rostrum ; thorax not transverse with tbiee light 

 longitudinal lines ; elytra strongly contracted and inflexed at apex, with 

 fine punctured striae and flat even interstices, the fifth evidently callo^e 

 behind ; suture raised behind ; tibiae slender, not thickened on their 

 internal margin above middle, strongly curved at apex; tarsi longer 

 than half the length of the tibiae, with the third joint evidently broader 

 than the preceding, and plainly, although not strongly, bilobed. L. 3-3| 

 mm. 



In ditches on aquatic plants ; very rare ; Ripley, Surrey (Stephens^ ; Netting 

 Hill, Oct. 24th and 31st, 1863 (Power) ) ; Southsea, one specimen in carnal (Moncreaff) ; 

 Hertford, Norfolk and Lancashire (Stephens). 



B. g-labrirostris, Herbst. (lutulentus, Gyll. ; collignensis, W. C.). 

 Oblong, black, with the antennae, except club, and the legs ferruginous, 

 variegated with grey and whitish scales, each elytron with a very distinct 

 white callosity behind the middle, on the third interstice ; rostrum 

 moderately long ; thorax scarcely as long as broad, hardly rounded at 

 sides, and not strongly constricted in front ; elytra with moderately 

 strong striae and the alternate interstices evidently broader and more 

 raised, suture not elevated behind ; legs long, tibiae long and curved, 

 tarsi moderately elongate with the third joint broader than second and 

 slightly bilobed. L. 3-3| mm. 



Marshy places; by sweeping aquatic plants; rare, or rather extremely local; 

 Forest Hill and Merton Marsh (Power) ; London district (Stephens) ; Southseit, 

 canal, common in moss, spring (Moncreaff) ; Sandown, Isle of Wight (Champion) ; 

 Carlisle (Stephens); Scotland, Forth district, "near Edinburgh, Rev. W. Little, 

 Murray's Cat." 



V. nigritarsi?, Thorns. Thomson considers this variety to be a 

 separate species and describes it as very like the preceding but dis- 

 tinguished by having the thorax a little shorter, slightly dilated at the 

 sides which are narrowed at base, the posterior angles slightly obtuse, 

 the disc more strongly punctured subrugosely, the alternate striae of the 

 elytra less plainly elevated and the antennae and tarsi black, the second 

 joint of the latter being also shorter. L. 2|-4 mm. 



Two examples have been taken by Mr. Champion at Barnes, which are apparently 

 referable to this variety. 



ANOPLINA. 



The genus Anoplus, which forms this tribe, is very distinct from all 

 the other European Rhynchophora from the fact that the tarsi have no 

 onychium and terminate at the third joint; in other respects the genus 

 is, perhaps, most closely allied to the Elleschina with which it is classed 

 by Thomson. 



ANOPXiUS, Schonherr. 



" There are only three species known as belonging to this genus, of 

 which two are found in Britain ; one of these, A. roboris, so exactly 

 resembles the other, A . plant aris, that it has been by several authors 



