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versely sub-orbicular thorax very 



nearly equal to that of the 



elytra . . . . . T. junceus, Reiche. 



B, Antennse blackish, with the scape 

 and one or two joints of the 

 funiculus pale. Femora black. 

 Anterior tibife in the male with a 

 distinct tooth near the middle of 

 the inner edge. 



a. Tibife rust- red, black at the base. 

 Rostrum entirely black. In size, 

 form, and general appearance ex- 



trexnely like Miccot7-ogus picij'ostris T. tibialis, Boh. 



b. Tibiae entirely rust-red. About 

 half the bulk of medium-sized 



specimens of 3f. picirostris . . T. pusillus. Germ. 



(/j^/grmcctis, Bris.) 



T. haematopus, Gyll. (Ins. Suec. 3, 409). Closely allied to 

 T. junceus, Reich, {nee Boh,), but a little larger, narrower in proportion 

 to its length and more sharply pointed at either end : it may be known 

 by having the scales of the elytral interstices elongate, but much wider 

 than in T. jrinceus, so that the surface appears more closely covered; 

 it can also be distinguished by the male and female characters, as given 

 in the above table. L. 2-2^ mm. 



Hastings (Bennett) ; Tilgafce Forest, Shepherd's Well, Sandown and 

 Luccombe, Isle of Wight (Donisthorpe). Mr. Edwards believes that it 

 will prove to be common in South-Eastern England. 



T. polylineatus, Germ. This species, which I only included as 

 doubtful in brackets (Vol. v. p, 299), must be fully admitted to our lists, 

 six or seven specimens having recently been taken by Mr. Hereward 

 Dolman at Ditchling, Sussex ; it is very distinct from T. lineatulus both 

 in shape and colour. I have felt some doubt as to whether it is really 

 Germar's insect or a new species, but the determination is probably 

 correct. 



There has been great confusion with regard to the synonymy of 

 the species of this genus, and the question cannot yet be said to be 

 settled; several of the species are very much alike, but this may be 

 easily determined by the use of a compound microscope, the shape 

 of the scales being one of the best characteristics in the species that 

 most closely resemble one another. 



MIARUS, Stephens. 

 M, micros, Germ. (Mag. iv. 309). In Brit. Col. v. 306, I have 

 expressed a doubt as to M. micros being indigenous : it appears, how- 

 ever, to be quite evident that we do possess the insect known on the 

 Continent as that species. It has been taken at Caterham and 



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