Uejean records only 2 species, both of which are inhabitant 

 of Great Britain. 



1. H. Phellandrii Linn. — Panz. fasc. 83. No. 9. — calmari- 

 ensis Don. Brit. Ins. v. 6. pi. \S5.f. 1. 

 Length from 2^ to 3 lines. 



Brassy black, head and thorax strongly punctured, the 

 latter rather sparingly, with the lateral margins bright 

 ochre: elytra with the external margin and a stripe down 

 the middle of each, of the same colour; 10 rows of strong 

 punctures on each, the sutural one abbreviated ; apex of 

 the abdomen, base of thighs and the tibige, excepting the 

 base and apex, deep and bright ochre. 

 Obs. In living specimens the ochreous parts are yellow. 

 This insect is found all the year round ; it is common in 

 Norfolk on the Phellandrium aquaticum and Caltha palnstris 

 (pi. 224'.). Mr. Samouelle states that it is found on the Cow- 

 Parsnip in May and June, and Mr.Dillwyn says it occurs near 

 Swansea " on plants in bogs and marshy places common." 



2. H. Beccabungae Payk. — Curt. Brit. Ent. pi. 506. — Panz. 

 25. 11. 



Intense blue, often with a violaceous tint, especially on 



the elytra, eyes and club of antennae blackish, head and 



thorax sparingly but strongly punctured ; elytra finely 



wrinkled transversely, with 10 punctured striae on each, 



the sutural one not reaching the middle. 



Donovan having represented the other species, and there 



being no figure of H. Beccabujigce in any British work that I 



am aware of, this species is given in our plate. 



This insect is much attached to the Veronica Beccahunga 

 (pi. 236.) and is very common in Norfolk in May and the 

 beginning of June. I once took several specimens on a tall 

 umbellate plant (I believe the Phellandrium) in a brook near 

 Ventnor at the back of the Isle of Wight. It is also " common 

 on plants in marshy places" near Swansea, L. W. Dillwyn, Esq. 

 The Plant is Hippuris vulgaris (Mare's tail), on which I 

 found vast numbers of a little black larva, that I think belong 

 to the Chrysomela Betulce or some of the species forming the 

 group now named Phaedon. 



