Compendium ; Donovan, on the other hand, having received 

 specimens of Clerus Apiarms from the North of England, has 

 given a figure of it in his British Insects, vol. vii. p. 231. f, 1. 



Several specimens of this beautiful Genus having been taken 

 within the last few years, amongst which are a fine female of 

 C. Apiarms captured at Dover, and transmitted to Mr. Stone, 

 and two of C. alvearius sent to Mr. Sparshall from Manchester, 

 one of which is figured in the plate, our right to record it as a 

 British Genus can no longer be questioned. As a doubt existed 

 in the mind of Pabricius, when he wrote his Entomologia Sys- 

 tematica, whether our insect was any thing more than a variety of 

 C. Apiarius, I shall point out a few of the most obvious charac- 

 ters which distinguish them, although I fear it may be thought 

 unnecessary, after Latreille and Panzer without hesitation had 

 published them as distinct species. C. Alvearitis is smaller (the 

 figure in the plate is about one-fourth larger than the insect), 

 more hairy, and less shining than C. Ajdarins : moreover the scu- 

 iellum is surrounded by a purple spot, the suture is of the same 

 colour, and the spot near the apex of the elytra is surrounded by 

 red : these are characters sufficient to distinguish it from C. Apia- 

 rius : it is also well known upon the continent that the larvae of 

 that species inhabit bee-hives, whereas those of C. Alvearius (we 

 are informed by Latreille) are attached to the nidus of Osmia 

 cornuta {Apis hicornis, Kirby). 



The larvse, it is most probable, prey upon the young brood of 

 the Bees ; and the perfect Beetle is found upon different flowers, 

 at what time of the year is not ascertained. 



I am indebted to Professor Henslow for specimens of Atliamanta 

 Libanotis (Mountain Spignel), gathered at Hintou in Cambridge- 

 shire. 



