90 COLEOPTERA. 



British. The apparent reasons for this are, as before, the 

 omission of G rieshachiana in the synonymy of Wat. Cat., 

 and the reference (though with a query) by Stephens of that 

 insect to carinata, 111. The true species of that name has 

 not as yet been properly recorded as British, though not 

 unlikely to occur here, as it is found in Sweden, Germany 

 and the north of France. It is allied to but larger than 

 S. tristisj rather shining, with the thoiax widely emarginate 

 in front, and the elytra exceedingly thickly punctured, and 

 each with three elevated lines. The 8th joint of its antennae 

 is longer than the 9th, wherein it differs from S. tristis. 



S. Grieshach'tana seems to be only fristis ; and Marsham's 

 recta is quite undistinguishable, — the only thing sure about it 

 almost being that it is not carinataj as he calls the thorax 

 (or clypeuHy as he terms it) truncate, instead of emarginate, 

 and describes the elytra as sub-punctate, — lUiger's words 

 being ^^ mit dichten Punhteii hesaet." 



125. Choleva frater, Newman, Ent. Mag., i, 1853, 507 ; 

 Gemm. & v. H., 1. c; E. C. Rye, 1. c, -250. 



This insect, not being accounted for in Wat. Cat., is given 

 by Gemm. and v. Harold as a good species. It is only in- 

 cidentally mentioned in Mr. Murray's Monograph, and, from 

 the author's vague description, would seem to be (possibly) 

 either small nigricans or coracina. It is likened to C. for- 

 nicatus (a name not occurring in Murray or Wat. Cat., but 

 which I presume is nigricans, Spence), and is stated to 

 have been taken at Halifax, and to be in the cabinet of 

 Mr. Davis. 



C. soror and nuhifer, two other species described by the 

 same author as new, from the same locality, are respectively 

 referred as synonyms to C. nigricans and C. velox by Gemm. 

 and V. H., — apparently on account of some introductory re- 



