102 COLEOPTERA. 



149. Apion scrobicolle, (Gyll.) Schon., Syn. Ins., v, 379, 



9; Wencker, Mon. Apion. (I'Abeille), p. 13; E. C. 



Rye, 1. c, V, 276. 

 Referred to Britain only, by De Marseul, in his Catalogue 

 (following Gyll.), this insect, whatever it may be, has hitherto 

 escaped record in this country. It is stated to be entirely 

 black, almost glabrous, and allied to suhulatum. I find no 

 reference to it in Mr. Walton's notes. 



150. Lepyrus rinotatus (Frontisp., fig. 7), Fab., Syst. 



El., ii, 538, 1^0 {CurcuUo)-^ Gyll. {Rhynclicenus) \ 



Redt.; Thomson; F. A. Black, Ent. Mo. Mag. vi, 



86. 



A single specimen of this insect, representing a genus new 



to our lists, was taken, in June last, by Mr. Serle Haward, 



under a stone, in a dusty road, at Minley, in Hampshire, the 



plants near which were birch and broom. It was identified 



by Messrs. Smith and C. O. Waterhouse of the British 



Museum. I am also informed that Mr. J. K. Lord has 



taken, near Hampstead, an insect which he refers to this 



species. 



The genus Lepyrus, Germar, belongs to the Sylohiidcej 

 and is distinguished by its modemtely thin antennae, of which 

 the scape does not reach the eyes, and the funiculus is 

 7-jointed, with the two first joints rather long; its rostrum 

 longer than the thorax, and evidently carinated ; its round 

 and somewhat convex eyes; the un-emarginate apex of its 

 prosternum ; its very small triangular scutellum ; its thorax 

 being narrowed towards the apex and widely rotundate at 

 the base ; its longish-ovate elytra, which are widely emargi- 

 nate at the base and regularly punctate-striate ; and its 

 slightly toothed femora. 



L. binotatus is about 4 lines in length, clothed with ashy- 

 brown scales and hairs, yery minutely variegated with grey, 



