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castaneus, Hardy and Bold (Bryop.) ; (Sub-genus Bolitdbius) striatus, 01. ; bicolor, 

 Grav. ; Kraatzii, n. s. ; intrusus, Hampe ; pygmaus, Fab. ; trinotatus, Er. ; exolelus, 

 Er.; lunulatus, Linn. ; speciosus, Er.; atricapillus, Fab. Unseen species ; punctulatus 

 and semirufus, Heer, crassicornis, ruflcollis, and bicolor, Makl., humeralis and 

 prostratus, Mots., trimaculatus, Fab., laponicus, punctipennis and piceus, Thorns. 



Maklin's name is dropped as the founder of longicornis, his description offering 

 no points of separation from splendidus. Mr. Crotch (who in his catalogue gives 

 the Stephensian name precedence) is quoted as identifying with pronus the prior 

 clavicomis of Stephens, " dont la description lui convient en effet" (p. 343). Never- 

 theless, M. Pandelle calmly ignores the evidence which he himself publishes. 

 Bimaculatus is the prior brunneus, Marsham and Stephens, == ruficornis, Ktz., 

 punctiventris, Thomson (persistently mis-printed "Thompson"). M. Pandelle, 

 whilst giving longulus, bimaculatus, and lepidus as species, states that he is led to 

 believe there is only one specific type of them. Having examined very many 

 examples, I nave never had any difficulty in separating these insects satisfactorily. 



Rugipennis (p. 352) appears to be a new species, stated to be often confounded 

 with rufus, from which it differs solely in having its eyes convex, the large middle 

 front punctures of the thorax distant from the margin in the proportions of 16 — 20 

 instead of 9 — 10 (as in rufus), the outer punctures approaching the margin " viw " 

 instead of " evidenter," and the longitudinal striolaa of the elytra more defined. 

 To a dark variety of this species must be referred the insect brought forward by 

 myself as most probably rufus, var., from Grayvel, Rannoch. Rugipennis is also 

 stated to occur in the Pyrenees and at St. Gothard. It will be noticed that Bryoporus 

 cernuus is transferred to the Megacronus sub-genus, next to analis, and far removed 

 from its quondam ally rufus, which will now, of course, have to be expunged from 

 our lists. Castaneus also occurs in the Pyrenees : M. Pandelle does not adopt 

 Hardyi, Crotch, as Stephens' prior castaneus does not stand specifically. He repeats 

 Stephens' erroneous statement, that lunulatus occurs here, being more common 

 than atricapillus. B. intrusus is like highly colored pygmceus, with the metasternum 

 tri-tuberculate, the tubercles being approximated, but separated by a common 

 impression. — E. C. Rye, 10, Lower Park Fields, Putney, S.W., January, 1870. 



Occurrence in Aberdeenshire of Amara Quenseli, Sclion. ; a species new to the 

 British list of Coleoptera. — In June last, I took a trip up the valley of the Dee, in 

 Aberdeenshire, for the purpose of acquainting myself with the Coleoptera of that 

 district. Among other things less noteworthy, I captured two or three specimens 

 of an Amara which at the time I hoped would prove an addition to our list ; and I 

 am now assured, through the kindness of Mr. Crotch, and on the authority of 

 M. Putzeys, who is working at the genus, that they are to be referred to A. Quenseli, 

 Schon., Syn. Ins., i, 190; Schaum, Ins. Deuts., i, 542. 



This species belongs to the sub-genus CeUa ; and, compared with rufocincta 

 and bifrons, is broader, more ovate and depressed, with the elytral stria? faint and 

 not deepened towards the apex. The colour above is brassy : but the elytra are 

 sometimes non-metallic and dull ferruginous, while the thorax is greenish. Length 

 3£— 4 lines. My specimens were found at a height of between 2000 and 3000 feet, 

 on the mountains of Braemar. The insect is said to be not uncommon in Lapland, 

 the Alps, and the range of the Caucasus. 



