Apate being distinguished from Bostiichus by the somewhat 

 perfoliated mass of the antennae, it appears to be necessary to 

 separate them ; and the same portion being lamellated and 

 pectinated in A. innricata, I am very doubtful to which genus 

 it belongs, and am unable to decide at present for want of 

 specimens. 



In the larva state these insects live in dead trees, upon the 

 trunks of which the beetles are generally found. 

 A. Capucinus Linn. — Curtis Brit. Ent. pi. 271. 



The beautiful specimen figured was taken by a boy near 

 Cromer, on the coast of Norfolk, and given to Mr. Earle, a 

 gentleman residing there, by whom it was presented to Mr. 

 Joseph Sparshall. Mr. Haworth has a specimen taken neai- 

 London, and Mr. Stone has another from Matlock in Der- 

 byshire. 

 A. muricata Linn. — Panz. 35. 17. — terebrans Oliv. 



It is recorded by Mr. Ingpen that this insect has been found 

 under bark in Epping Forest in the month of June, and it has 

 been admitted into Panzer's " Faunae Insectorum Germanicae." 

 Linnaeus gives it as an inhabitant of Guinea, Fabricius of 

 South America, and DeJean of Brazil ; it is evidently there- 

 fore a species (like Blatta oricritalis, and a great number of 

 others) that has been introduced by our commercial inter- 

 course with foreign countries. 



The plant is Gcnm urhanum (Common Avens). 



