CERAMBYOID^. 157 



Reading ; taken by Mr. W. E. Butler, bred from larvje, feeding on 

 tlie wooden hoops of wine and brandy casks. Mr. Butler distribvited 

 them at first as C'cdlidiurn variabile, F., which they much resemble, and 

 from which they may be known by the much more evident sculpture 

 of the elytra, more distinct j^ubescence, smaller size, the absence of a 

 longitudinal line on the head, and the thinner antennas, which have 

 the third joint distinctly longer than the fourth. The beetle has 

 evidently been introduced from France, where it is not uncommon in 

 the wine districts, and it has occurred in Italy and Greece, and has 

 been introduced into the United States. The species was introduced 

 as British by Mr. Bouskell (Ent. Record, 1905, 291). 



In the European Catalogue (1906) CalUdium variabile, L., and C. 

 aim, L., are placed under this genus, the former being classed as an 

 aberriition of C. testaceum, L. C. sanguineum, L., forms a genus 

 P l/yrhidium, Fairmaire. 



CLYTUS, Laicharting. 

 C. (Anaglyptus) mysticus, L., var. hieroglyphicus, Herbst. 

 (Flissl. V. 90). In this insect the shoulders of the elytra are black, 

 the red colour, which is usually present, being entirely wanting; it has 

 occurred at Chester and in one or two other localities, but is apparently 

 very rare in Britain. 



GRAMMOPTERA, Serville. 



G. holomelina, Pool (Ent. Record, xvii. 1905, 133, 182). Of the 

 same size and shape as G. ruficornis, F., but entirely of a deep black 

 colour, and with the pubescence very scanty and quite different from 

 the silky yellowish pubescence of the last-named species. L. 6-8 mm. 



Enfield, Middlesex, in some numbers (Pool) ; Yorkshire (E. A. 

 Waterhouse), one specimen taken thirty years ago. 



Mr. Pool first recorded this insect as a black variety of G. ruficornis, 

 and it is possible that this is right, but Mr. Donisthorpe \l.c. 182), who has 

 taken it with Mr. Pool, believes that it deserves specific rank (as does also 

 Dr. Sharp), for the difference of colour and pubescence, and also because 

 of the fact that although it was taken in company with G. ruficornis, 

 and the various forms of this insect were found in cop., yet no case 

 occurred of G, holomelina and G. ruficornis being found in cop. The 

 question can hardly be regarded, however, as settled, as there are no 

 structural difierences. 



Since the above was written Dr. Sharp has discovered a specimen 

 in the collection of Mr. T. G. Bishop, which was found among the 

 duplicates of the late Mr. S. Stevens, and must be fifty or sixty years 

 old ; it has no label affixed (Ent. Mo. Mag. xlvi. (2 Ser. xxi.) 1910, 71). 



G. ruficornis, F., var. pallipes, Steph. (Mand, iv. 1831, p. 246) ; 

 var. flavipes. Pic. (Ech. 1892, 139 ?). This form has the mouth, legs, 

 and antennpe pale rufo-testaceous. It is stated to be not uncommon in 

 Ireland (Johnson & Halbert, Ii-ish List, 1902, p. 754). 



