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bilities are only determined by the existence of its food-plant, the 
establishment of the Painted Lady as one of the prevailing species 
of its race is assured. This is intensified by the fact that, although 
the thistle is the chief, it is by no means the only, food of the cater- 
pillar, which will thrive on many other common plants of widespread 
distribution. 
GYOLEOPTERA. 
Anthonomus rufus, Schoen., an addition to the British List. 
Anthonomus rufus, Schon., 11., p. 847, 21, des Loges, “ Ann. de la 
Soc. Ent. de Fr.,”’ viu., 1896, p. 486. This species can only be 
mistaken for A. pedicularis, Li., on account of its comparatively simple 
anterior tibie, but may be known from it thus: 
A. Posterior femora toothed .. ays .. A. pedicularis, L. 
B. Posterior femora without teeth .. .. <A. rufus, Schén. 
M. des Loges (l.c.) says that it is found over the greater part of 
Europe, and mentions HKnegland, but hitherto there haye been no 
records of its capture in this country. He says he has taken it on the 
flowers of the sloe in the spring. He says that it appears to be con- 
founded in collections with dA. whit and A. pedicularis, but is easily 
distinguished by its smooth and very cylindrical rostrum. This, how- 
ever, does not seem to be a very reliable character, as it is evidently 
sexual. J have examined several continental males, in which it was 
not at all marked, and a very typical female in which it was very much 
so. It cannot, however, be confused with wl, as I have already 
pointed out, on account of its comparatively simple anterior tibia, 
and with pedicularis by its not possessing any teeth to the posterior 
femora. I introduce the species on a specimen taken by Mr. W. H. 
Bennett, of Hastings, in his district. I have also seen a second 
specimen, taken by Professor Beare, in the same locality.—H. Sr. J. 
Kx. Dontstuorpe, F'.Z.8., F.E.S., 58, Kensington Gardens, S.W. 
ANTHONOMUS RUFUS, ScHON., at FarruigHr.—On June 19th, 1892, 
I beat a little Anthonomus from blackthorn, which seemed strange to 
me. At first I thought it might prove to be A. brittanus, but I could 
not make it agree with that or any of our other species. The speci- 
men went the rounds of most of our leading coleopterists, with no 
definite result, and it was ultimately put on one side. There it 
remained, until in 1899 I was collecting at the same place with 
Professor Beare. We were looking for Cissophayus hederae, and under 
the bark of some old ivy Professor Beare took a little weevil hybernat- 
ing, which I at once recognised as my old friend. I then sent it to 
Mr. Donisthorpe to see if he could make anything of it, and he now 
informs me that it is Anthonomus rufus, Schon., a species not previously 
recorded from England.—W. H. Benner, I'.E.8., 15, Wellington 
Place, Hastings. 
CoLeorTERA IN THE CuMBERLAND Prnnines.—Snow still lay on the 
mountains, when, on May Gth, I penetrated into the Pennines to renew 
my acquaintance with some of the beetles which have their habitat in 
these wild, little visited regions. {was fortunate in having the company 
of two lepidopterist friends, whose own captures, though of considerable 
interest, were not extensive, and who very kindly took to beetle-hunting, 
