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tudinal furrow, divided by a transverse ridge. (L. 2-3 1.) On hazel : 

 generally distributed : 4-6. 



1918 rufipes Ste. M. iv. 126. — Black; variegated with fuscous and ashy 

 scales ; suture concolorous, or with a minute black dot at the base ; legs 

 red; antenna? pitchy ; forehead impressed ; rostrum with a fovea, divided 

 by a transverse ridge. (L. l|-2^ 1.) 



Var. Cu. Asperifoliarum Kirby ? — Ste. M. iv. 126. — Thorax with 3 

 fuscous lines ; elytra marbled with whitish and brown ; club of antennas 

 reddish. Woods : London district ; Suffolk.; Bristol : 5-6. 



1919 obesus Marsh, i. 304. — Ste. M. iv. 127. — Short, stout; black, with 

 ashy scales ; thorax faintly granulated ; elytra slightly striated ; legs red- 

 dish ; antenna? pitchy ; rostrum roughish, with an obscure furrow. 

 (L.2 1.) 



Var.? St. cognatus Ste. M. iv. 127. — Rather narrow; elytra distinctly 

 punctate-striate ; rostrum not furrowed. In woods, &c. : London district ; 

 Bristol ; Swansea : 5-6. 



1920 atomarius Marsh, i. 312. — Ste. M. iv. 127. — Griseous-red ; sprin- 

 kled throughout with minute fuscous spots ; thorax roughly punctured ; 

 elytra finely striated, the striae composed of elongate punctures ; legs red ; 

 antenna? rusty-red. (L. 1^-1 § 1.) Amongst thick herbage: London 

 district; Bristol; Norfolk ;" Suffolk ; S. Wales: 5-6. 



1921 subrotundus Marsh, i. 304. — Ste. M. iv. 128. — Griseous; uni- 

 formly clothed with coppery or fuscous scales ; thorax ovate ; elytra 

 gibbous, faintly punctate-striate, interstices rounded ; legs and antenna? 

 reddish ; rostrum with a longitudinal furrow, and a transverse ridge at the 

 base. (L. 3^ 1. ) Woods: London district ; Bristol: 5-6. 



1922 nigricans "Kirby. — Ste. M. iv. 128. — Black, clothed with ashy-brown 

 scales ; thorax roughish ; elytra faintly striated ; legs and antenna? red- 

 dish ; head broad, with a faint longitudinal furrow. (L. 2 1.) Woods : 

 London and Edinburgh districts : 6. 



1923 squamulatus Fab. E. ii. 527. — Herbst. C. vi. pi. 87. f. 12. — Ste. 

 M. iv. 119. — Somewhat globose ; fuscous, or black ; densely clothed with 

 whitish scales and hairs : thorax transverse, slightly convex ; elytra ample, 

 gibbous, finely striated ; tibia?, tarsi, and antenna? testaceous ; rostrum 

 broad, notched. (L. lgl.) 



<?? Cu. retusus Marsh, i. 306. — Ste. M. iv. 129. — Narrower ; eyes very 

 prominent ; legs of a clearer red ; the thighs sometimes reddish. Heaths, 

 woods, sand-pits, &c. : Hampstead ; Isle of Wight ; Bristol ; S. Wales j 

 Edinburgh : 4-6. 



1924 nebulosus Ste. M. iv. 129. — Fuscous; clouded with ashy scales: 

 eyes slightly prominent ; elytra punctate-striate, alternate interstices 

 slightly raised ; legs and antenna? red ; rostrum with a deep furrow. 

 (L. 1 i 1.) Heaths: Ripley: 6. 



§ B. Thorax waved at the base. 



1925 cha?tophorus Ste. M. iv. 129. — Rather globose; black: densely 

 clothed with ashy scales and short griseous hairs ; thorax with a faint 

 dorsal channel, and a deep transverse furrow at the base ; elytra very obso- 

 letely striate; head with a longitudinal furrow. (L. 3^ 1.) Woods: 

 London district ; Bristol ; Dorsetshire : 6. 



1926 pilosellus Gyll. iii. 300. — Ste. M. iv. 130. — Cu. pilosus Herbst. C. 

 vi. pi. 77. f. 6. ? — Rather elongate; black; clothed with griseous hairs 

 and scales ; forehead flat, with a deep furrow ; thorax with 4 ashy stripes ; 

 elytra narrowed in front, deeply punctate-striate, alternate interstices a 



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