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fine line below them. Abdomen stout, with the somites 

 near the scutellum dusky brown ; other somites black, 

 except the last in the male, which is ochreous. All 

 black underneath, except the frons and the legs, all of 

 which are yellow. The elytron shows fuscous margins 

 to the areas, with the membrane almost white. A 

 greener tinge near the middle of the costa is sometimes 

 seen. Various confluent and likewise several black or 

 else dark brown squarish spots cover the disc of the 

 elytron ; the apical areas being partly fumose at their 

 borders. Two or more spots on the clavus. The hind 

 tibiae are black or dark brown ; the tarsi long and 

 yellow. Wings finely iridescent ; sometimes they are 

 brownish in tint. 



Very common on Urtica dioica at Malvern, and also 

 in some seasons at Haslemere, from July to October. 





Inch. 



Millimetres, 



Expanse 



0-25 



6-35 



Body only 



0-09 



2-27 



Seems to be plentiful throughout Finland and all 

 Scandinavia. 



EuPTERYX NOTATUS, Cuvt. Plate LXVII., figs. 4 to 4«, 



Eupteryx Wallengreni, Sahib. 

 ,, diminuata, Ferrari. 

 ,, diminuta, Kirschb. ; Leth, 

 ,, notata, Curt.; Edw. pt. ii, p. 88. 



This insect in many respects resembles Eupteryx vit- 

 tatus, but it is much smaller. The vertex is also more 

 acute, and the fillet across the elytron more wavy in 

 outline. Some examples are of a brighter yellow. 



Vertex unspotted. Pronotum and scutellum as in 

 E. vittata. All the under side is yellow. Genital valve 

 of the male very short. The band or fillet on the 



