240 BHYNCHOPHORA. CURCUHONID^E. 



Weedy banks : London district ; Norfolk ; Suffolk ; Devon ; S. Wales ; 

 liaehills: 4-7. 



387 Hylobius Germar. 



1875 Abietis L. ii. 613. — Ste. M. iv. 107. — Cu. Pini Don. xv. pi. 529. 

 — Pitchy-black, opaque ; with yellowish hairs : thorax narrowed in front ; 

 elytra faintly cancellate-striate, interstices very rough, with irregular bands 

 of yellowish pilose spots: legs pitchy-black. (L. 5-9 1.) Fir plant- 

 ations : Ripley ; Hertford ; Brompton ; abundant in the N. of England 

 and in Scotland : 5-6. 



1876 f Pinastri Gyll. iii. 168 Ste. M. iv. 107. — Pitchy-black, rather 



glossy ; with ashy hairs : thorax with the sides rounded ; elytra deeply 

 cancellate-striate, interstices delicately roughed, with irregular bands of 

 whitish pile; legs red. (L. 6 1.) Fir plantations: Scotland: 6. 



388 Tanysphyrus Germar. 



1877 Lemna? Fab. E. ii. 455. — Pz. F. xvii. f. 10. — Ste. M. iv. 108. — 

 Pitchy-black : elytra ovate, deeply punctate-striate, and with scattered 

 patches of ashy hairs; legs and antennae pitchy-red. (L. £-1^1.) On 

 Lemna, in ponds : Wandsworth Common ; Darenth ; Bristol ; Devonshire ; 

 Norfolk : 5-6. 



389 Alophus Schonherr. 



1878 3-guttatus Fab. E. ii. 521. — Ste. M. iv. 109. — Cu. cordiger Clairv. 

 E. H. i. pi. 7. f. 3-4. — Black, densely clothed with griseous or brownish 

 scales : thorax thickly punctured, with a short channel in front ; elytra 

 faintly punctate-striate, with a white spot towards the base, and a large, 

 common, V-shaped one behind ; rostrum with a faint channel ; antennae 

 reddish. (L. 3-4 1.) 



Var. Al. Vau Schr. A. 120. — Ste. M. iv. 109. —The basal spots on the 

 elytra nearly obliterated, and the common V-like one very bright. 



Var. ? Al. 3-notatus Marsham Ste. M. iv. 109. — Elytra somewhat tawny, 



the alternate interstices faintly raised, each with an obscure whitish spot 

 near the base. In sandpits: widely distributed throughout the country 

 from Dover to Cornwall ; S. Wales to the S. of Scotland : 3-5. 



390 Barynotus Germar. 



1879 Mercurialis Fab. E. ii. 530. — Ste. M. iv. 110. — Cu. elevatus Herbst. 

 C. vi. pi. 77. f. 3. — Black, sparingly clothed with coppery-brown scales: 

 thorax with a ridge ; elytra punctate-striate, alternate interstices, and suture 

 behind slightly elevated ; antenna? and tibia? pitchy-red. (L. 3 1. ) Chalky 

 districts : London and Edinburgh districts ; Swansea : 5-6. 



1880 carinatus Mull. Z. D. Pr. 86. — Oblong-ovate; black, with scat- 

 tered brassy-brown scales : thorax and rostrum ridged ; elytra punctate- 

 striate ; suture behind, and alternate interstices, especially the 5th, much 

 elevated; antennae and tibia? rusty-red. (L. 3l.) Under stones : London 

 district. 



1881 Terricola Ent. M. (Newm.)v. 173. — Cu. globatus Herbst. C vi. p. 87. 

 f. 1. 3.? — Ovate: blackish-brown; densely clothed with ashy-brown coppery 

 scales, elytra obscurely punctate-striate, interstices smooth; antenna? red- 

 dish; rostrum short. (L. 3 1.) Under stones : Herefordshire: 6. 



391 Merionus Megerle. 



1882 obscurus Fab. E. ii. 530.— Herbst. C. vi. pi. 87. f. 3. — - Ste. M. iv. 111. 

 •*- Pitchy- black, variegated with ashy and fuscous scales : elytra faintly 



