INSECTS 



CurculioniDjE {continued) 



Nanophyes lythri, F. On the purple 



loosestrife (Ly thrum salicaria) ; 



local, but occasionally in profusion, 



and widely distributed. 

 Cionus scrophularias, L. On Scrophularia 



and Verbascum ; very local. Darenth 



Wood 



— tuberculosus. Scop. On the same 



plants as the preceding ; very local 

 and not common. Lee, Greenwich 



— hortulanus. Marsh. On the same 



plants in chalky districts ; common 



— blattariae, F. On the same plants ; 



local, but not uncommon 



— pulchellus, Herbst. On Scrophularia 



nodosa ; local, but occasionally 

 found in abundance and not un- 

 common 



Orobitis cyaneus, L. Sandy and chalky 

 places, chiefly the latter ; on Orobus, 

 and in moss in winter ; not uncom- 

 mon and widely distributed 



Cryptorrhynchus lapathi, L. On willows, 

 especially in osier beds ; local, but 

 not uncommon. Chatham, Upnor, 

 Ramsgate, Dover 



Acalles roboris. Curt. By beating dead 

 twigs of oaks, hedges, etc. ^leen- 

 down Warren, by sweeping under 

 beech trees ; Darenth Wood, Bexley, 

 Deal 



— ptinoides. Marsh. On heaths, by 



beating dead branches of fir, etc. ; 

 not uncommon. Bexley, Rochester 

 district, Chatham, PlumUead, TFick- 

 ham Wood, Tonbridge, Kingsgate, Deal 



— turbatus. Boh. By beating dead hedges ; 



in poplar faggots, etc. Rochester 

 district, Darenth JVood, Lee, Dartford, 

 Grave send. Deal 

 Coeliodes rubicundus, Herbst. On young 

 trees, especially birch, also by sweep- 

 ing ; not common. Darenth Wood, 

 Faversham, West Wickham, Birch 

 Wood, Belvedere 



— quercus, F. On young oaks ; not 



uncommon 



— ruber. Marsh. On young oaks ; not 



uncommon 



— erythroleucus, Gmel. (subrufus, Herbst). 



On young oaks, etc. ; not common. 

 Darenth Wood, Birch Wood, Charlton, 

 Maidstone 



— cardui, Herbst (fuliginosus, Marsh.). 



By sweeping, in moss, on roads 

 and pavements, etc. ; common every- 

 where 



— quadrimaculatus, L. On the common 



nettle ; very common everywhere 



CuRCULlONID^ {continued) 



Coeliodes exiguus, Ol. Chalky and sandy 

 places, especially near the coast ; 

 on various species of Geranium ; 

 local, but not uncommon, and widely 

 distributed 

 Poophagus sisymbrii, F. Marshy places, 

 on watercress and other Cruciferae ; 

 not uncommon. Snodland, Rainham, 

 Hythe 



— nasturtii. Germ. In ditches, on water- 



cress ; very scarce. Hythe 

 Ceuthorrhynchus assimilis, Payk. On 

 various Crucifera; ; generally dis- 

 tributed and common 



— syrites. Germ. By sweeping herbage ; 



very rare. Birch Wood, on Silene 

 inflata (Power) ; Erith 



— setosus. Boh. Sandy places, on Iberis 



amara and Nasturtium officinale ; 

 extremely local. Dartford 



— constrictus. Marsh. On Erysimum 



alliarium (hedge mustard) ; local, 

 but not uncommon, and widely dis- 

 tributed 



— cochlearias, Gyll. On Cardamine pra- 



tensis and Cochlearia officinalis ; 

 local, but sometimes in abundance 

 and widely distributed 



— ericas, Gyll. On ling and heather ; 



very common on heaths 



— erysimi, F. On Erysimum and other 



Cruciferae ; generally distributed and 

 common 



— contractus. Marsh. On Crucifera ; 



very common 



— cyanipennis. Germ. On Sisymbrium 



officinale. Erysimum alliaria, etc. ; 

 locally common and widely dis- 

 tributed 



— chalybaeus, Germ.' On Sisymbrium 



officinale and other Crucifera; ; local, 

 but not uncommon where it occurs, 

 and widely distributed 



— hirtulus. Germ. On Sisymbrium, etc. ; 



rare. Deal 



— suturellus, Gyll. On Cardamine pra- 



tensis and C. amara ; very rare. 

 Snodland (Walker and Champion), 

 Hythe (Tylden), Bearsted near Maid- 

 stone (Gorham) 



— pilosellus, Gyll. By sweeping ; food 



plant apparently not known ; very 

 rare. Birch Wood, Charlton, Plum- 

 stead, Deal 



1 The variety viridifennis (C. viridipemis, Bris.) 

 has been taken by Mr. Champion at Whitstable 

 on Mercurialis perennis. It may be a separate 



species. 



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