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which was at that time only represented in British collections by one 

 or two specimens. 



MELANOPHTHALMA, Motschulsky. 



M. transversalis, Gyll. (Ins. Suec. iv. 133). Hitherto the var. 

 Wollastoni, Wat., has only appeared in our lists, but Mr. Donisthorpe 

 has recently taken the type form at Pevensey (Ent. Record, xvii. 1905, 

 p. 103) ; it is a little smaller and narrower than the variety, which was 

 first taken by Wollaston at Mablethorpe, Lincolnshire, and subsequently 

 by myself in numbers at the same locality. It has also been recorded 

 from Sheerness, Darenth, Chatham, Southend, Ivingsgate, Wicken Fen, 

 Weymouth, Devonshire, and co. Cork. M. transversalis is apparently 

 a very variable species. 



M. distinguenda. Com. (Coleopt. Nov. 38) ; M. angulata, WoU. 

 (Cat. Canar. Col. 148). Ferruginous, with black-brown or black 

 elytra, or entirely ferruginous or reddish-yellow ; antennse and legs 

 yellow, the club of the former occasionally dai-ker ; thorax considerably 

 narrower than elytra, before the middle somewhat angulated, and from 

 this strongly contracted in front, more feebly behind ; transverse 

 impression not strong ; elytra oval and convex with strongly punctured 

 strije and rows of rather long hairs. In the male the last joint of the 

 anterior tarsi, on the inner side near the middle, is armed with a 

 distinct spiriform tooth. L. l|^-2 mm. 



Lundy Island (Joy, 1905) ; Ent. Mo. Mag. xli. (2 Ser. xvi.), 1905, 

 p. 275. Not uncommon. 



Ganglbauer says the species is most closel}^ allied to M. transversalis, 

 from which it differs in its shorter form and the characteristic pu.bes- 

 cence of the elytra. In general shape, however, it rather resembles 

 G. fuscida, Gyll., and C. carta, Woll., from both of which it is easily 

 separable. 



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L-ffiMOPHLCEUS, Stephens. 



L. monilis. Fab. (Mont. Ins. 1787, 116 ; Er. Naturg. Ins. 

 Deutsch. iii. 316) ; L. denticulatiijS, Preyssl. (Mayer, Samml. Phys. 

 Aufs. i. 1791, 117, t. 3,/. 17). By far the largest and most conspicuous 

 species of the genus which we possess ; it is, however, very variable in 

 size. 



Male : depressed, shining, head and thorax reddish, elytra pitchy, 

 each with a reddish -yellow spot on the disc, antenna? and legs reddish- 

 yellow ; head large, broader than thorax, finely punctured ; mandibles 

 bifid, prominent ; antennas long, with the joints longer than broad ; 

 thorax very transverse, strongly contracted behind, as broad as the 

 elytra, finely punctured, with a deep stria on each side, parallel with 

 margin, sides slightly denticulate ; elytra very finely punctured, with 



