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Art. XX IX. — Entomological Notes. By E dward N ewman. 

 ( Continued from Vol. II., page 205 J 



Class. — Diptera. 



Natural Order. — Syrphites, }ned. 



Genus. — Eristalis. 



Eris. Stygius. Nigro-ceneus ; pedes nigri, tibiis ad basin 

 luteis. 



Black, shining, with a slightly metallic tinge ; perfectly unico- 

 lorous : wings with the costal portion smoke coloured ; the 

 remainder perfectly transparent ; the stigmal spot ochraceous, 

 opaque, internally black : legs black, with the base of the tibiae 

 yellow. 



Var. a of the male, with a bright brassy tinge. 



Var. ft of the male, with the basal joint of the tarsi yellow. 



Taken on the south east and south coasts of England, 

 frequenting the sea-walls, umbellate flowers, &c. In May, at 

 Walton, by my friend, E. Doubleday. 



[This is only a slight variety of Eristalis ceneus, Fabr. — Ed.] 



Class. — Coleoptera. 

 Natural Order. — Staphylinites, ined. 



Genus. — Pseudopsis,'* Neivman. 



Caput elongatum, angustum, antice rotundatum ; epicranio valde 

 depresso, partibus lateralibus supra oculos, iterumque parte media 

 longitudinali, elevatis ; clypeo prono, rotundato : antennae fili- 

 formes ll-articulatse, extus incrassatse articulo apicali conico : 

 maxipalpi articulo apicali elongato, acuto, tenuissimo ; proximo 

 quadruplo majori, alia instrumenta cibaria baud examinavi : pro^ 

 thorax depressus fere circularis sed antice et postice paull6 



^ V€i)5t)s fulsus, o^is aspectus. 

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