108 - COLEOPTERA. 



and imago, in the flowers of the sea-thrift [Armeria vulgaris)^ 

 in the summer of 1866, at the island of Portsea, of an in- 

 teresting little species which is certainly new to the British 

 lists. I am indebted to the liberality of that gentleman 

 for many examples of it, and have also received it from 

 Mr. Sidebotham, to whom it was sent in plenty by Mr. Mon- 

 creaff". It is a Tychius (which genus now includes both 

 Miccotrogns and Sibynia) with six-jointed funiculus, and, 

 of our recorded species, most resembles T. tomentosus in shape 

 and size, and T. curtus ( junceusy Wat. Cat.) in clothing, 

 though structurally most allied to S. primitus. 



When fresh, it is densely and entirely clothed with short 

 and rather broad scales, grey, with a more or less brownish 

 tinge, especially on the thorax, and with an indistinct sutural 

 and a still more indistinct humeral stria composed of slaty- 

 gray scales, which are also scattered about the elytra. The 

 scutellum is greyish-white, the legs, rostrum and antennas 

 more or less ferruginous, and the thorax constricted in front. 



I have sent specimens to M. Brisout, as most able to decide 

 upon their identity. 



Mr. MoncreafF informs me that he launched this insect 

 with the M.S. name above given, solely because he found it 

 impossible to obtain a name for it, in spite of inquiries in 

 vaiious quarters. 



In excusing himself (quite unnecessarily) for not more 

 accurately defining the locality he gives, this gentleman, 

 misled by the too frequent ravagings of dealers in Lepi- 

 dopteruy stigmatizes dealers in Coleoptera as likely to exter- 

 minate the species if the exact locality were pointed out. I 

 can only say that there are no dealers in Coleoptera in this 

 country known to me who would be in the least likely to do 

 as he fears; and that I would confide a locality of my own 

 to any of them with much greater readiness than to many 

 amateurs. 



