THE ENTOMOLOGIST S RECORD. 



Species {loc. cit.) on ten specimens taken at Streatley, Berks, on October 

 8th, by himself and Mr. Chitty. This insect is a large and fine species, 

 and, as was the case with Aulonium sulcatum,, 01., it is a most unexpected 

 addition to our list. Melanophthalma distinguenda, ComoUi. — This 

 is the third of the three species introduced to our list by Dr. Joy in 

 the note cited above. Specimens were taken on Lundy Island last 

 August ; this small island in the British Channel has now furnished 

 two or three insects to our list, which have not so far been captured 

 elsewhere in our islands. Melanophthalma transversalis, Gyll. — Up 

 to the date of Mr. Donisthorpe's capture {Etit. Record, vol. xvii., p. 103) 

 of a specimen of the type at Pevensey, on October 15th, 1904, only the 

 var. wollastoni, Wat. , had been in our list. Silvanus mercator, Fauvel. — 

 Introduced by Mr. J. R. Tomlin {Ent. Mo. Mag., vol. xli., p. 37) ; it was 

 taken by Mr. Atmore in a bakery at King's Lynn ; Mr. Newbery, in 

 a later note, stated that he had also taken it in 1882 at Merton. 

 Tetropium crawshayi, Sharp. — The Rev. G. A. Crawshay {Ent. Mo. 

 Mag,, vol. xli., p. 223) has taken at Leighton Buzzard large numbers 

 of a species of Tetropium, which Dr. Sharp states {loc. cit., p. 271) is new 

 to science, and he has named it "crawshayi" in honour of its discoverer. 

 The insects previously taken in various localities in England, and 

 referred to as T.fuscum, F., are identical with this new species. Tetro- 

 pium parcum. Sharp. — In the above cited note by Dr. Sharp, he introduces 

 also another species of the genus as new to science, parcum, and states 

 that he does this on the strength of two specimens, labelled " near 

 Manchester, 1865," in the Crotch Collection of British Coleoptera at 

 Cambridge; nothing further is known as to their history. Tetropium 

 gabrieli, Weise. — Dr. Sharp {loc. cit.) is of opinion that the Market Bos- 

 worth specimens of this genus taken by Mr. Bouskell, and referred to T. 

 castaneum, L. { = luridum) are in reality gabrieli, which has only recently 

 been described by Weise as a species new to science. Specimens of a 

 fourth species of this genus, but clearly imported with timber, have 

 been taken at Hartlepool ; Dr. Sharp thinks they are probably a variety 

 of T. luriduvi, L. Phymatodes lividus, Rossi. — Introduced by Mr. F. 

 Bouskell {Ent. Record, vol. xvii., p. 295). This is undoubtedly an 

 introduced beetle, but it has been breeding freely, for 11 years now, in 

 casks at Reading; it is very closely related to P. variabilis, L. I shall 

 refer later on in this article to the question of introduced species. 

 Grammoptera holomelina. Pool. — This insect was introduced by Mr. 

 Pool {Ent. Record, vol. xvii., p. 133) as an ab. of ruficornis, F., but Mr. 

 Donisthorpe {loc. cit., p. 182) claims that it is a genuine species; it 

 was taken in fair numbers at Enfield with ruficornis, but there were 

 no intermediate forms, and it is certainly abundantly distinct from that 

 insect in general appearance. Malachius barnevillei, Puton. — Intro- 

 duced by Mr. Champion {Ent. Mo. Mag., vol. xli., p. 15) on the strength 

 of ten specimens taken by Mr. Thouless on the sand-hills at Hunstanton, 

 June 21st, 1899. It is very like viridis, F., but belongs to the subgenus 

 Hyfoptilus, having a narrow transverse excavation at the apex of the 

 elytra of the 3- . Malachius vulneratus, Ab. — This second addition to 

 the genus in one year is due also to Mr. Champion {Ent. Mo. Mag., vol. 

 xli., pp. 66 and 88), who discovered that he had taken three specimens 

 at Sheerness on June 6th, 1869. Mr. J. J. Walker had also taken it 

 there in 1894, and there are three specimens, taken at Sheerness, June 

 11th, 1859, in the Power collection. Mr. Champion at first thought 



