The 9th and 10th vols, of the Linnean Transactions^ the 2nd 

 and 3rd vols, of Genjiar's Magazin, and the 3rd and ^th 

 parts of Gi/lle7ihal, contain valuable information relating to the 

 genus Apion, which comprises the following British species, 

 arranged by Germar nearly in the succeeding order. 



APION. 



I. Rostrum porrected. 

 A. Rostrum subulated. 



1. PomonEB F. — cjerulescens JC. — 



glaber Marsh. 



2. subulatum Kirby. 



3. Craccae L. K. — ruficorne K. 



4. Platalea Germ. 



5. Spencii JT. 



B. Rostrum cylindric or filiform. 

 a. Antennas inserted towards the base. 



1. Legs dark. 



6. vicinum A\ — Loti Gi/ll. — incrassa- 



tum Ger. 



7. pusillum Ger. — atomarium? A'. 



8. pubescens Kirby sujip. 



9. confluens Kirby. 



10. Hookeri Kirby. 



11. Iffivigatum A'jrfiy. 

 aeneum P. — chalceus M.— cyaneus 



Pz. 

 Curtisii Kirby s l£ss.— aciculare? 



Ger. 

 Onopordi Kirby. 

 Carduorum K. — Sorbi M. — gibbi- 



rostre GylL 

 radiolus K. — oxurum K. — aterri- 



mus M. 



2. Legs pale. 



17. Malva; Fab. K. 



18. vernaleP. — LythriPz.— concinnus 



M. 



19. rufirostre F. K. — Mai varum A'. 



20. pallipes K. — geniculatum Ger. 



21. flavifemoratum A'.— Trifolii M. — 



apricans Herb, 

 b. Antennae inserted at the middle. 

 1. Legs pale. 

 Vicise Pk. A".— Trifolii J/.— diffi- 

 cile H. 

 obscurum M. K. 

 diftbrme Ger. Nob. 

 varipes Gerin. 

 laivicolle K. supp. 



27. flavipes F. K. Pz. 



28. Eestivum Ger. 



29. assimile A'. 



30. nigritarse A'. 



31. frumentarium L. Pz. -sanguineus 



BeG. Gyll. 



32. haematodes A'. 



12, 



13 



16, 



22. 



23. 

 24. 

 25. 

 26. 



33. 



34. 



35. 

 36. 

 37. 



38. 

 39. 

 40. 

 41. 

 42. 

 43. 

 44. 

 45. 

 46. 

 47. 

 48. 



49. 

 50. 

 51. 

 52. 



2. Legs dark. 

 a. Body oblong. 

 Seniculus A". — plebeium Ger. — 



tenuius? Ger. 

 civicum Ger. 

 Loti A', 

 tenue A", 

 brevirostre K'. — humile Ger. — cur- 



tirostre Ger. 

 minimum Herb. — velox A', supp. 

 ebeninum K. 

 scutellare K. sujyp. 

 Kirbii Germ. 

 Meliloti K. 



cyaneum Herb. — violaceum A'. 

 Hydrolapathi M. K. 

 marchicum A'. 

 Rumicis K. same as last, 

 affine K. 

 virens Herb. K. — aeneo-cephalum 



Gyll. _ 

 Astragali Pk. K. 

 simile A', supp. 

 glabratum Ger. 



vorax K. — villosulus & fuscicor- 

 nis M. 



/3. Body subglobose. 

 filirostre K. 



Pisi F. — striatum M. K. 

 immune K 

 atratulum Germ. 

 unicolor K. — ^^ilthiops Gyll. 

 Gyllenhalii K. same as last, 

 subsulcatum M. K. 

 Ononis K. 

 Ervi K. 



Lathyri K. var. of last, 

 pavidum Germ. 

 Spartii A'. 



foveolatum A'. — cyaneum Gyll. 

 punctifrons A', 

 punctigerum Ger. — punctiger Pk. 



— sulcifrons A'. 

 Limonii A'. 



Sorbi F. Pz.— Isevigatus Pk. — vi- 

 ridescens M. 

 II. Rostrum nutant. 

 Genistas A'. 

 , fuscirostre F. — melanopum A'. 

 , Ulicis M. K. 



One specimen of the curious insect figured, was taken on 

 paling near the Croydon road ; and another in a furze-bush 

 on Blackheath, Nov. 10th and 13th, by Mr. A. H. Haliday, 

 to whom I am indebted for my specimen. 



The plant is Brasska campestris (FieldCabbage or Colewort). 



