tiired, especially the latter, which has also a large transverse 

 impression and 2 fovete; elytra with a strong semicircular 

 impression near the base, which is deeply punctured, the 

 remainder with somewhat irregular strongly punctured 

 striae, with punctures between them, thickest towards the 

 apex. 



This northern species was first detected in Scotland by the 

 Rev. Wm. Little, to whom I am indebted for specimens, ac- 

 companied by the following note: "I find this insect on the 

 top of a wall at Cramond House near Edinburgh in October 

 and the beginning of November. The wall is under a row of 

 Beech- and Elm-trees, which are probably their true habitat." 



2. ater Payk, Black, somewhat brassy, smooth, base of an- 

 tennae and tarsi pitchy-red, thorax very thickly punctured, 

 with 2 foveae, head rounded : length 1 line. 



Taken in Norfolk ; Southgate, Mr. F. Walker ; Raehills, 

 Dumfriesshire, on the pitch of the Fir, the Rev. W. Little. 



3. immaculatus Step. Castaneous-brown or ferruginous, eyes 

 black, antennae and legs pale, thorax very thickly punctured 

 with an impression on each side at the base: l:j If lines. 

 Illus. 4. 218. 2. 



July on a Fir-tree Ockingham-heath, Norwood, and Chel- 

 sea ; under the bark of a Plane-tree at Cramond House, 

 Rev. W. Little. Probably the immature state of (S. ater. 

 4<. PicesB Ahr. Jasc. 10. pi. 9. Piceous, shining, punctured, 

 base of antenna?, tibiae and tarsi ochreous ; elytra with punc- 

 tured striae, irregular at the base: 1| line. 

 July, Southgate, Mr. F. Walker. 



5. asneus Step, not of Oliv. Brassy-black, shining, base of 

 antennae tibiae and tarsi ferruginous, thorax short punctured, 

 elytra without foveae : Inline. 



Found near London. This insect is probably identical with 

 No. 4. S. Picece, for Olivier's figure represents a Salpz?igus. 



6. quadripustulatus Mars. 297. Ml.—Step. lllus.pl. 21./. 5. 

 Head thorax and legs ferruginous ; sides of thorax denti- 

 culated ; elytra with a ferruginous spot at the base and an- 

 other at the apex : 1^ line. 



June and July White-thorn hedges, paling Camberwell 

 Grove ; Battersea Fields, Coomb Wood, Herts, Surrey, and 

 Swansea. 



7. denticollis Gyll. 3. 715. 5. Elongate-fuscous, head thorax 

 antennae and legs testaceous, base of elytra pale, thorax very 

 thickly punctured, attenuated behind, sides denticulated : 

 \\ line. 



Hedges in the neighbourhood of London. A var. probably 

 of S. \-pustulatus. 



Vaccinium Vitis Idcea^ Red Whortle Berry, was communi- 

 cated by Mr. Walton from Harrowgate Moor. 



