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“Mwizell."—P. J. Selby, Esq. Not uncommon in houses, 
Newcastle ; near Dunston; wood edges, above Swalwell, Axwell 
Park, and Gibside. June. 
Shaped exactly like C. cellaris, but with the elytra more 
strongly punctured, 
4, ©. asretis, Payk. 
Steph. Ilust., Mand., iii., 77—Heer, Fn. Col. Helv., 1., 425. 
C. Ullicis, Kirby, Steph. Illust., Mand., iui., 76. 
On furze, common, and also in fir plantations. 
I have seen no type of O. Abietis, but by comparing the de- 
scriptions, I do not find any essential distinction between it and 
C. Ulicis, except the “obscure tooth” said to be in the sides of 
the latter. It may be gathered that both have slender antenne, 
and the thorax narrowed behind, with the breadth anteriorly 
somewhat exceeding the length. The anterior angle of the tho- 
rax, on each side, is produced into an obtuse lobe, which is tooth- 
ed posteriorly, but behind that there is nothing worthy of the 
name of tooth, that I can trace. It is, moreover, a fact, that the 
species so abundant on the furze, is often, equally numerous, on 
the spruce fir—J. H. 
5. C. rumatus, Marsh. 
Steph. Illust., Mand., iii., 76.—Heer, Fn. Col. Helv., i., 426. 
“ Twizell.”—P. J. Selby, Hsq. Under bark near Ravensworth 
and Swalwell, in autumn and spring.—J. H. Cellars, Newcas- 
tle—T. J. B. 
Smaller than C. cellaris, rather more strongly punctate, and 
more deeply coloured, with the thorax subquadrate, the elytra 
parallel, the antenne shorter and rather stouter. 
6. C. SCUTELLATUS, Newm. 
Newman, Ent. Mag.,u., 202.— Steph. [llust., Mand., v., 408, 
“Tn the collection of G. Wailes, Esq.” U. ¢. 
Mr. Wailes has informed me that the type of this species was 
an individual specimen, not now in his possession. I have two 
specimens that appear referrible to it, though differing slightly 
in colouring. They are about the size of C. Abvetis, with the head 
and thorax dark fuscous, dullish, rather minutely and thickly 
punctured, griseous pubescent; the latter quadrate, with a small 
