1890.] 147 



cross-reticulate, or finely rugose ; elytra broader at base than thorax, with the 

 shoulders more or less marked, narrowed to apex from posterior third, with plain 

 and rather deep, scarcely visibly, punctured striae, interstices, under a high magni- 

 fying power, finely rugose ; legs stout, covered with fine scales, tarsi with the 

 penultimate joint strongly bilobed, and the onychium short. Length, 1^ — 2 mm. 



On Cuscuta europoBa ; the larva, according to Bedel, forms galls 

 on tlie stems of the plant ; rare ; Birch Wood, Arundel Park, &c. (S. 

 Stevens); Box Hill, near Reigate (Power) ; Chesil Bank (Gorham). 



var. Championis, Fowler. — Rather larger than average specimens of the type, 

 with the rostrum thicker and duller, and the thorax more thickly and coarsely 

 punctured ; the shoulders also of the elytra are rather more marked and broader... ' 



Length, 2 mm. 



Polkestoue (E. A. Waterhouse) ; between Folkestone and Dover 

 (Champion). 



This is the insect introduced into our lists by Mr. Champion as 

 the true 8. Reichei. 



S. jungermannice, Reich, {cicur, Gry\\.,jpygm(Bus, Curt., pars.). — Much smaller 

 than the preceding on an average, but closely resembling it in many respects, so 

 that it is rather hard to separate the largest specimens from the smallest S. Reichei ; 

 elongate-oval or oblong-oval, narrower or broader (this difference may be sexual), 

 thickly clothed, in fresh specimens, with large scales, as in the preceding species, and 

 on the under-side and legs with fine scales ; thorax about as long as broad, scarcely 

 constricted before apex, with very shallow and more or less diffuse variolose punc- 

 tures, interstices very finely cross-reticulate or rugose ; elytra and legs much as in 

 preceding species. Length, Ij — If mm. 



On heath, perhaps on Cuscuta attacking heath ; rare ; as some 

 people may not agree with me in my synonymy, or in joining the 

 species, I give localities under the separate names of 8. cicur and 

 8. pygmcBios. 



8. cicur, Gyll. : by sweeping heath ; local and, as a rule, rare ; 

 London district, not uncommon ; Weybridge, Shirley, Woking, Esher, 

 and Chobham (Champion) ; Black Gang Chine, Isle of Wight, Wey- 

 bridge, &c. (S. Stevens) ; Boundstone, Surrey, St. Faith's, Norwich, 

 and St. Leonard's (Power) ; Bournemouth, New Forest (Blatch). 



8. pygmcBus, Curtis : chalky places ; by sweeping herbage, rare ; 

 Caterham (Champion) ; Riddlesdown, near Croydon, Horsell and Wey- 

 bridge (Power) ; Chesil Bank, Bournemouth, and Surrey (Blatch). 

 It is more than probable that some of these localities should be 

 referred to 8. Reichei ; all the localities given above for the type form 

 of 8. Beicliei have been primarily assigned by British authors to 

 8. junqermanniod. 



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