94 COLEOPTERA. 



considerably larger, proportionately broader, entirely yellow, 

 rather duller, and with the thorax more rounded towards the 

 front from the lower third. In the male, the middle tibiae 

 are slightly widened and bent inwardly just before the apex, 

 which is obtuse, instead of exhibiting a rectangular point. 

 This character, added to its broader and flatter build, less 

 dull appearance, and broad lateral thoracic margins, will 

 serve to disting-uish it from the larji^est E. cestiva. to which 

 it approximates in the somewhat bulky apical joint of its 

 antennal club. 



132. Epur^a pygm^a, Gyll.; E. C. Rye, 1. c. 



This insect is recorded as British in the 2nd Edition of 

 De Marseul's Catalogue ; possibly, on account of Stephens 

 including it in his works; his exponent of it, however, from 

 the synonymy of Wat. Cat., appears to be only JE. cestivaj 

 Linn. 



There still remained the E. pygincea of Hardy and Bold's 

 Catalogue to account for ; of this my friend Mr. Bold has 

 sent me specimens, which are E. obsoletaj Fab. 



133. Epur^a longula, Er., Ins. Deutschl., iii, 154; E. C. 

 Rye, 1. c, 107. 



The E. longula of Mr. Waterhouse's Catalogue has hitherto 

 rested, as far as I am aware, on a single specimen in that 

 gentleman's collection, which, however, is a disguised ex- 

 ample of E. obsoleta. 



The true E. longula has recently been taken by Drs. Sharp 

 and Power and myself in a lane near Claygate, Esher, on 

 flowers of UmhelUferce. It is allied to E. oblonga, obsoleta 

 ^ndijiorea; differing from oblonga in its daiker club, less 

 linear and less flat form, and stronger punctuation ; from 

 obsoleta in its lighter colour, more linear and parallel form. 



