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Aube; and I see that De Marseul separates them, givin<x 

 Thomson's ceneus as a synonym of opacus, Sahl., with 

 which, according to the striation of Dr. Sharp's insect of 

 that name, it would seem not to agree entirely, though un- 

 doubtedly closely allied. Aube's ceneus is given by De 

 Marseul as a synonym of Dejeani, Brulle, and nitensy SuftV. 

 ^^1842). But, admitting this to be correct, it cannot affect 

 Stephens' ccneus, recognised and adopted by Aube, and de- 

 scribed in the second volume of the Illustr. Mandil)., 1829, 

 as BruUe's insect was published in the account of the scien- 

 tific expedition to the Morea, 1832. 



19. Aleochara LYGiEA, Kraatz, Berlin. Ent. Zeif., 1862, 

 317; D. Sharp, Ent. Mo. Mag., vol. v, p. 101. 



Dr. Sharp has recorded this species, taken very rarely by 

 himself at Thornhill, Dumfries, and which he has identified 

 by comparison with a specimen of A. lygcea sent by Dr. 

 Kraatz himself to Mr. Crotch, who a})pears to have already 

 had two British examples of it in his collection. Dr. Sharjj 

 also has pointed out to me an example of his insect amongst 

 some common Aleocharce taken by myself at Rannoch. 



Dr. Sharp's insect seems to have all the appearance of ^. 

 mcesta, but to be closely allied to lanuginosa j with the abdo- 

 minal segments, however, densely punctured throughout. 

 Kraatz describes his lygcea as of the build and size of 

 medium specimens of bisignafaj and in colour, punctuation 

 and pubescence like lanuginosa, but considerably smaller, 

 more slender, with yellower legs, and more evenly and 

 widely punctured abdomen. From specimens of moesta of 

 the same size he separates it by its more slender antenns 

 and much more thickly punctured and shorter elytra. 



