420 [November, 



extending above the ocellus. Pronotum above reddish -fuscous or pale with fuscous 

 marbling, and a black streak on either side divided by the lateral ridges, cross furrow 

 about equidistant from the anterior and posterior borders ; lateral ridges angled 

 about half way between the anterior border and the cross furrow, diverging an- 

 teriorly and posteriorly. Elytra unicolorous, with the mediastinal area dilated at 

 the base, and extending for about two-thirds the length of the elytra. Scapular 

 area broad, mediastinal vein arching upwards. Wings somewhat smoky towards 

 the apex. Hind femora reddish, with fuscous markings. Hind tibia? reddish, with 

 spines fuscous at the tip. Abdomen above fuscous or reddish, below yellow. Valves 

 of the ovipositor short. Length, 14 — 20 mm. 



Local ; Maidstone, Boxhill, Reigate. Generally distributed in 

 north, and middle Europe. 



2. — GOMPHOCERTJS MACITLATTTS, Thunb. 



Gomphocerus rnaculatus, Thunb., Mem. Acad. St. Petersb., v, p. 221. 

 Oryllus biguttulus, Panz., Faun. Ins. Germ., fasc. xxxiii, tab. 6. 

 Oomph, biguttatus, elegans, ericetarius, calidoniensis, apricarius, Steph., 



Mandib., vi, pp. 30—32. 

 Stenobothrus {Oomph.) biguttatus, Fischer, Orth. Eur., p. 316, tab. xvii, 



figs. 10, 10ff. 



Oomph, rnaculatus, Brunner, Prod, der Eur. Orth., p. 132. 



Colour fuscous, or greenish with fuscous markings. Head with the foveolse of 



the vertex large, well marked, and nearly meeting in front, frons with the central 



sulcus small, only a depression around and below the ocellus. Antennae concolorous. 



Pronotum with the cross furrow nearer the anterior than the posterior border, lateral 



ridges with a deep broad angle about the middle of the anterior half of the pronotum, 



crossed by a black streak. Elytra with the mediastinal ai ¥. undilated at the base ; 



scapular area narrow ; a yellow streak sometimes occupying the ulnar area , ulnar 



area sometimes pale ; anterior ulnar vein much nearer the posterior ulnar vein than 



the posterior radial vein ; discoidal area with some pale spots. Wings smoky at the 



apex and for the external third of the anterior border. Posterior femora fuscous or 



reddish-brown, with pale markings, or green above, fuscous at the sides below. 



Knees fuscous. Posterior tibiae testaceous with fuscous spots, and a paler band below 



the knee, with abundant long hairs. Valves of the ovipositor short. 



Length, 12 — 16 mm. 



Generally distributed in Europe, from Lapland to Servia, also in 

 Spain (Bolivar) . In England I have found it fairly common in the 

 southern counties ; abundant in some places. Epping Forest, Lincoln- 

 shire (Mr. Wallis Kew), Yorkshire (Mr. Porritt). 



Maculatus is easily distinguished from rufus by its smaller size, 

 undilated mediastinal area, generally spotted appearance, and the apices 

 of the antenna? are not tipped with white. The clubbing of the an- 

 tennae is well marked in $ , almost obsolete in $ . 



Stephens' names depended on differences of coloration. 



