MELANDRYID^. 175 



Europe, Tangier, Syria, Cape Verd Islands, Mexico — from which it has 

 been described as P. melinus, Herbst,, by Mr. Champion, who makes 

 the correction {I.e. 25) — Texas, Gilbert Islands, ikc. 



HYPOPHLCEUS, Fabricius. 



H. linearis, Fab. (Syst. El. ii. 559, 4 ; Gyll. Ins. Suec. ii. 582, 6). 

 Elongate, linear, subcylindrical, parallel-sided, strongly convex, shining : 

 head and thorax pitchy-black, the latter half as long again as broad,, 

 closely and very finely punctured : elytra and legs testaceous. 



Easily distinguished from our other species by its very small size 

 and its colour and sculpture. L. rix 2 mm. 



Oxshott, Surrey : taken by Mr. H. Heasler in the burrows of 

 Tomicus bklens in felled pines, and recorded by him as British (Ent. 

 Record, x. 1898, 176); Woking (Champion); Esher (Dollman). 



CISTELID^ (ALLECULID^). 

 CTENIOPUS, Solier. 

 C. sulphureus, L., var. bicolor, F. (Ent. Syst. iv. App. 447). 

 This insect differs from the type in having the head, thorax, antennae 

 and abdomen black ; it appears to be very rare ; Mr. Donisthorpe 

 records (Ent. Rec. 1907, 293) the capture of a single S specimen at Deal 

 by himself in the early autumn of 1907. I have two or three specimens 

 with the head blackish, and the antennae and tarsi are variable in 

 colour, but the thorax very seldom varies from the yellow colour, and 

 I have never seen or heard of a specimen with dark elytra. 



MELANDRYID^. 

 MELANDRYA, Fabricius. 

 M. barbata, Sturm. (Faun. ii. 1807, p. 275, t. 52, f. A, a) ; 

 M. flavicornis, Dufts. (Faun. Austr. ii. 1812, p. 262); M. rufipes,^ 



Chevr. (Guer. Ic. p. 126, t. 33, f. 2). This is the very scarce species which 

 stands in the older Biitish list as M. canaliculata, Fabr. (J/, duhiciy 

 Schall.) : the differences between the two species (as stated by Mr. 

 Champion, Ent. Mo. Mag. xxxvii. (2 Ser. xii.) 1901, 255) are clearly 

 and conciselv given by Dr. Seidlitz (Naturg. des. Ins. Deutsch. Col. v. 2, 

 pp. 628, 630) as follows: 



J/, harhata. Black, antennae and legs for the most part yellow, 

 thorax rounded and narrowed in front, with a slight central channel,, 

 impressed on each side at base : elytra not dilated behind, not depressed 

 in front, with strongly channelled striae, and five broad convex even 

 interstices. L, 9-10 mm. 



M. canaliculata {dubia). Black, thorax with the sides almost 

 straight, channelled, rather strongly impressed on each side at base ; 

 elytra dilated behind, depressed in front, with channelled striae behind, 

 interstices even, the alternate ones elevated. L. 10-15 mm. 



M. harhata, it will be seen, is a much smaller insect than M. 



