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Smaller than nervosus, to which it is related. The different 
arrangement of the granules on the nerves, the shape of those along 
the anterior margin, and the colour and form of the genitalia are the 
most conspicuous characters whereby to seperate them. 
Possibly this insect may be found in collections under the name 
of nervosus. At present I only know of a few examples, four taken by 
Mr. Bold, at Gosforth, near Newcastle-on-Tyne, a ¢ taken by Mr. 
Edward Saunders, at Penzance, and two others by Mr. Douglas, at 
Hirst Wood, Tunbridge Wells. 
Time of appearance, August and September. 
Species 4.—CIxIuUs BRACHYCRANUS. 
Cixius brachycranus, Fieb. (M.S.). 
Elytra : marginal granules not square or elongate. 
Head: crown and face brown, the latter darkest towards and at the apex, all the 
keels paler. Antenne black. 
Thoraz : pronotum clear brown, shining, middle keel continued to the apex, which 
last is depressed and wrinkled transversely, extreme apex and side margins 
yellowish. LElytra faintly yellowish, transparent, marginal nerve yellowish as 
far as the cuneate patch, from thence round the apex fuscous; inner nerves 
fine, pale yellowish, all the granules minute, black, placed moderately closely 
together, and generally in pairs, slightly inclined from left to right towards 
the apex, transverse nerves fuscous, with a narrow margin of the same colour, 
inner margin of the fuscous cuneate patch with three or four granules; trans- 
verse band brown, narrow, more or less distinct, commencing on the anterior 
margin about midway between the base and the cuneate patch, and termi- 
nating a little beyond the middle of the inner margin of the clavus, along 
which are a few remote granules, larger than those on the corium. Wings pale, 
transparent, nerves fuscous, except at the base, where they are yellowish. 
Legs yellow ; thighs more or less fuscous. 
Abdomen black ; genital segment pitchy-brown ; “claspers,” &c., yellowish. 
Length, 24 lines. 
A smaller insect than intermedius, with the marginal granules, as 
well as those along the nerves of the elytra, more minute. The 
“claspers,” however, are very similar in each, and, until I have seen 
more specimens, I admit that I am somewhat sceptical as to its 
distinctness. 
I have made the description from a single ¢ example taken by 
Mr. T. J. Bold, at Gosforth, near Newcastle-on-Tyne, in September. 
(To be continued). 
