230 RHYNCHOPHORA. — CUROULIONlD.<B. 



1789 semirufus GyU. iv. 597. — Ste. M. iv. 60 Oblong; black; pubes- 

 cent: scutel. with whitish pile ; elytra ample, rusty-red ; legs dull testa- 

 ceous-red ; hinder thighs sometimes dusky, denticulated beneath ; antenna? 

 rusty-red, the club fuscous. (L. 1^1. ) London district : 6. 



1790 melanocephalus Oliv. E. v. 100. pi. 32. f. 483. — Cu. ferrugineus 

 Ste. M. iv. 60. — Oblong ; flattish ; black, with an ashy pile : thorax, 

 elytra, apex and sides of the abdomen, antenna? and legs rusty-red, joints 

 of the latter black ; hinder thighs spinulose. (L. 1^1.) 



Var. Cu. atricapillus Marsh, i. 261 Ste. M. iv. 60. — Testaceous, with 



the head, eyes, breast, and base of the abdomen black. On oaks : London 

 district ; Bristol ; Devon ; Swansea : 6-8. 



1791 nigricollis Marsh, i. 261. — Ste. M. iv. 61. — Oblong; black; 

 pilose : elytra dull red, disc rather obscure ; apex of the abdomen, antenna? 

 and legs dull red ; hinder thighs with 2 rows of denticulations ; tip of 

 rostrum dull red. (L. 1^-1.) On elms: London district: 5-7. 



1792 Alni L. ii. 611.— Don. vii. pi. 249. f. 2 Ste. M. iv. 61 



Black ; pubescent ; thorax, elytra, tip of abdomen and tarsi testaceous- 

 red : elytra with an oblong black spot at the base, and a large rounded 

 one on the disc ; hinder thighs angulated beneath, with a central tooth and 

 a row of rigid cilia : — the spots on the elytra are sometimes united, or 

 are very obscure, but rarely wanting. (L. l^-l^ 1.) On elms : ex- 

 tremely abundant in S. of England ; S. Wales, &c. : 4-8. 



1793 Ilicis Pk. F. iii. 218.— Oliv. E. v. 101. pi. 32. f. 486. —Ste. M. 

 iv. 62. — Oblong-ovate ; black ; variegated with an ashy-white pubes- 

 cence ; mixed with ochreous on the elytra ; base of suture with a white 

 streak ; antenna? and tarsi testaceous ; 4 anterior thighs with a single 

 tooth, hinder pair with a tooth and a row of short spines. (L. 1^ 1.) 

 Hedges : London district, &c. : 5-6. 



1794 pubescens Sch. S. (Cur.) iii. 495. — Ov. pilosus Ste. M. iv. 62.— 

 Oblong-ovate ; black, with a dense ashy pile ; scutel. and sides of the 

 breast whitish ; elytra irregularly clothed with depressed ashy hairs, 

 forming 5 somewhat denuded spots : base of antenna? testaceous ; hinder 

 thighs angulated beneath, and armed with a single tooth. (L. 1 \-\^ 1. ) On 

 oaks and birches : London district ; New Forest ; Devon ; Swansea ; 

 Bristol, &c. : 5-6. 



1795 Fagi Fab. E. ii. 495. — Ste. M. iv. 62. — Cu. calcar Oliv. E. v. 103. 

 pi. 32. f. 488. — Elongate-oval; black; spotless; slightly pubescent; 

 antenna? and tarsi pale testaceous ; all the thighs 1 -dentate, hinder pair 

 angulated, and with a stouter tooth. (L. \\\. ) Woods and hedges: 

 London and Edinburgh districts ; Swansea : 5-7. 



1 796 rhodopus Marsh, i. 263. — Ste. M. iv. 63. — Oblong ; rough ; fus- 

 cous ; slightly pubescent : eyes brown ; legs and antenna? red ; elytra 

 faintly striated; hinder thighs fuscous, slightly denticulate. (L. 1 1.) 

 London district : 6. 



1797 tomentosus Fought.? — Schon. S. (Cur.) iii. 497. — Ov. Waltoni 

 Cur. xv. pi. 678. — Oblong ; black, with short palish hairs throughout : 

 rostrum rather long ; eyes approximating ; antenna? dull red, club pitchy 

 at the tip ; hinder thighs angulated beneath, and furnished with a few 

 short bristles; tarsi dull red, the tip pitchy. (L. 1£-1A1.) Hedges: 

 Hertford and Knaresborough : 8-9. 



§ B. Hinder thighs simple. 



1 798 f Lonicera? Fab. E. ii. 495 Herbst. C. vi. 427. pi. 93. f. 9. — Ste. 



M. iv. 63. — Oval ; luteo-ferruginous ; pubescent : eyes, breast, abdomen, 

 and a band on the hinder thighs black : elytra with a humeral dot, and an 





