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of one of Mr. Wollaston's types of his H. camhrica (a 

 reputed British species, not hitherto recognized satisfactorily 

 by British Entomologists), considers that that species is an 

 immature form of tiie insect described two years afterwards 

 by Dr. Kraatz and added to our lists as H. velox, Mr. 

 Wollaston's locality for his camhrica^ Bettws-y-coed, has, 

 moreover, subsequently produced velox commonly, and no 

 other insect to which his description could apply. 



30. HoMALOTA EXiMiA, Sharp, 1. c, 103 (described). 

 fragilicornis, Wat. Cat. , ? Kr. 



Allied to S.fragilis, but lighter in colour, with longer 

 joints to the antennae, the head a little broader between the 

 eyes, &c. 



Very rare; found on the banks of Scotch rivers, at 

 Peebles, Thornhill, Dumfries, and Edinburgh. 



31. HoMALOTA DELiCATULA, Sharp, 1. c, 107 (described). 



Distinguished from H. subtilissima by its longer antennae 

 and densely punctured abdomen, and from H. longula by its 

 much less size (half), and much paler colour, and the not 

 quite so dense and fine punctuation of its abdomen. 



Extremely rare. Found by Dr. Sharp, on the banks of 

 the Nith, at Thornhill, and by Mr. Crotch, at Rannoch. 



32. HoMALOTA LiTTOREA, Sharp, 1. c, 109 (described). 



Jiuviatilis, Wat. Cat., ? Kr. 

 This insect, the Jluviatilis of Wat. Cat., appears not to be 

 the species described by Dr. Kraatz under that name. 



33. HoMALOTA iMBECiLLA, Wat. Cat.; Sharp, 1. c. 

 M. Fauvel, * L'Abeille,' vi, 152, has identified this insect 

 with meridionalis, Rey et Muls. Dr. Sharp, since the pub- 



