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15. SiTONES ONONiDis, Sharp, Proc. Ent. Soc. 19 Nov. 



. 1866 {described) ; Ent. Mo. Mag. vol. iii, p. 168. 



Mr. Sharp took a great number of specimens of this 

 apparently undescribed insect off Ononis spinosa at Heme 

 Bay, in September, 1865; where, also, Dr. Power sub- 

 sequently found it. 



It seems to be very closely allied to S. suturalis, differing 

 from that species in being rather larger, less cylindrical, not 

 so convex, and clothed with scarcely metallic scales : its 

 eyes, moreover, are a little less prominent, and, when viewed 

 laterally, are seen to be narrower in their transverse diameter, 

 and not so circular in outline, but more elliptical; the elytra 

 are not so strongly punctate-striate, and the interstices are 

 quite flat, instead of being slightly convex. 



Mr. Sharp appears to have found S. siituralis at the same 

 time and place, Jjut that species was always on a species of 

 vetch ; and the two insects were strictly confined to their 

 appropriate food-plants. 



It would seem as if the Sitones described by Mr. Sharp 

 equally merited the name of darwinianus with the Telephorus 

 characterized by that gentleman. 



16. Trichopteryx Sar^e, Matthews, Ent. Mo. Mag. vol. 



ii, p. 243 (described). 



Two specimens of this fine insect (named in honour of 

 Mrs. Matthews) were taken five years ago in Nottingham- 

 shire by the Rev. H. Matthews. 



It appears to differ from every other European species in its 

 large size (J lin.), short, wide and very convex build, black 

 and shining head and thorax and rufo-castaneous elytra; its 

 thorax, moreover, is very large and convex, and ornamented 

 with very minute distinct tubercles, arranged in regularly 



