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Of these, brunneus is recognised as comprising several forms ; the darkest 

 colored one being T. elegantulus, Reiche et Saulcy. The dark form of pusillus is 

 apparently equivalent to the Syrian" T. Abner of Saulcy. Tersus is said often to be 

 represented by small specimens of chrysomelinus (!). Scitulus is stated, on 

 Mr. Crotch's authority, to be the macropterus of Stephens. The two species are 

 collocated in Wat. Cat. synonymy : and I have examined the Stephensian types, 

 which are, as is the scitulus of Wat. Cat., a dark form of pusillus. T. abdominalis, 

 which has appeared in our later catalogues with and without a query, is disposed 

 of nominally, being represented by T. Erichsonis. M. Pandelle suppresses 

 the former name, as there is no work or collection wherein it is not applied to 

 different species: e. g., abdominalis, Grav.,=pale brunneus ; of Kraatz, =pale 

 ruficollis ; of Erichson, = pale obtusus and Erichsonis, Pandelle; and of Mann.,= 

 pale obtusus. All so-called abdominalis in Britain that I have seen are pale solutus 

 or obtusus. Erichsonis (1. c, 305) is described as rare, found at Berlin and in 

 Austria. Nitidicollis (obtusus var.) does not occur in England, but in Ireland and 

 Scotland, as far as my experience goes. 



Habeocekus : — capillaricornis, Grav. A second species, from Chili (margini- 

 collis, Solier) is noted, wherein the antennas are not pilose. 



Cilea : — colchica, Ktz, ; silphoides, Linn. 



Tachinus : — nitidus, Fauvel; flavipes, Fab.; latiusculus, Kies. ; proximus, 

 Ktz. ; humeralis, Grav. ; rufipennis, Gyll. ; marginatus, Gyll. ; Fauveli, n. s. ; 

 bipustulatus, Fab. ; pallipes, Grav. (frigidus, Ktz.) ; palliolatus, Ktz. ; rufipes, De 

 Geer ; laticollis, Er. ; fiavo-limbatus, n. s. ; marginellus, Fab. ; collaris, Grav. ; 

 subterraneus, Linn. ; fimetarius, Grav, ; Bonvouloiri, n. s. ; discoideus, Er. ; elongatus, 

 Gyll. Unseen species ; nigerrimus, Solsky, and nivalis, Mots. 



The only remark in this genus calling for observation is that at p. 323, where 

 M. Pandelle says that T. palliolatus seems to be the same as Stephens' scapularis ; 

 but that the size given, which is that of his largest Tachini, leads to the belief that 

 proximus (not described till 23 years later, and only just found on the Scotch 

 mountains) or an obscure variety of humeralis were in Stephens' view when 

 describing it. M. Pandelle is, however, not accurate in his statement as to the size, 

 or correct in his inference. Stephens' largest Tachini are aterrimus and elongatus, 

 which he states to be respectively 4 and 4^ lines long. He gives 3 lines for 

 scapularis, and 3 to 3j for cinctus, Marsham (humeralis) . Kraatz gives 3 lines 

 also for his palliolatus, and 3 to 3J for humeralis. If proximus had then been 

 known, Stephens' size would have been right, as Kraatz gives 3 lines for that species. 

 And the insects named scapularis in Stephens' collection are the same as palliolatus. 



Bolitobius : — (Sub-genus Megacronus) formosus, Grav. ; Barnevillei, n. s.; Aubei, 

 n s. ; inclinans, Grav. ; Cedronis, de Saulcy ; cingulatus, Mann. ; analis, Payk. ; 

 cernuus, Grav. (Bryoporus, Ktz.); (Sub-genus, Mycetoporus) elegans, Makl. ; splendidus, 

 Grav. (non frequens ! ) ; nanus, Er., nee Grav. ; tenuis, Muls. ; debilis, Makl. ; 

 pronus, Er. ; splendens, Marsh. ; Beichei, n. s. ; Chevrolati, n. s. ; Reyi, Pandelle 

 (angularis, Muls. et Rey, nee Payk., Steph., Sachse) ; Fairmairei, Pandelle (niger, 

 Fairm., nee Grav.) ; lucidus, Er. ; BrucM, n. s. ; Mdrkeli, Ktz. ; marginatus, Ktz. ; 

 punctus, Gyll. ; longulus, Mann. ; lepidus, Grav. ; bimaculatus, Boisd. et Lac. ; 

 \poricollis, n. s. ; pachyraphis, n. s. ; rufus, Er. (Bryoporus) ; rugipennis,n. s. (Bryop.) ; 



