NEW BRITISH SPECIES, ETC., IN 1869. 107 



more abruptly sloped behind, with a less elongate rostrum, 

 lighter and more slender legs, and the notches and teeth of 

 the posterior and middle femora more pronounced. 



Quoted by M. des Loges from England (amongst other 

 localities), but with no more definite reference ; and, as Mr. 

 Crotch states, probably erroneously. 



Stephens, who usually misleads Continental Entomolo- 

 gists, cannot be accused of doing so as to the English locality 

 in this instance; for his incurvus is especially noted and ne- 

 gatived in M. des Loges' references to authors. 



Mr. Walton, in his "Notes," remarks on the occurrence of 

 this insect in Sweden on. bird-cherry [Prunus padus), and 

 that it might be expected to be found in this country. 



161. Anthonomus rubi, Hbst. 



var. 1 Comarif G. R. Crotch, 1. c, 310. 



Mr. Crotch cautiously says that the insect referred to by 

 me in Ent. Mo. Mag., vi, 88, and apparently erroneously 

 supposed to be hrunnipenniSf Curtis {ohscurus, Steph.), may 

 be distinguished, with a query, as variety Comari of ruhi. 

 As Mr. Crotch says, it is permanent in size, occurs in the 

 north of the kingdom, in places and on a plant {Comarum 

 palustre) where A. rubi is never found, and differs from that 

 insect materially in colour. Discrepancies apparently much 

 less numerous and marked have sufficed to multiply species 

 of the pedicularius type. 



Dr. Power informs me that he has found this insect in 

 several places during the past season, always on the plant 

 above mentioned, and never in company with A. rubi. 



162. SiBYNiA STATiCES, H. Moncrcaff, M.S., Newman's 



" Entomologist," Feb. 1869 (No. 62), p. 218. 

 Mr. MoncreafF, under the above manuscript namC;, records 

 the capture by himself, pretty abundantly, both as a larva 



