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cribrarius, peltarius, scutellatus), some in the 

 mortar of old walls (C. elongatulus), some in 

 decayed wood (C. leucostoma r gonager, dimidiatus, 

 signatus, cephalotes quadrimaculatus, vagus, 

 interruptus, chrysostomus), and some in bramble 

 and rose sticks (C. tibialis, clavipes, capitosus). 

 The food stored np for the futnre grnb includes 

 various kinds of Diptera (C. leucostoma, poda- 

 gricus, westmceli, dimidiatus, cephalotes, quadri 

 maculatus, cribrarius, peltarius, vagus inter- 

 rupts, chrysostoma), and Aphides (C. gonager 

 and elongatulus). 



C. clavipes, Linn. — rufiventris, Panz. — Generally distri- 

 buted, B.C. ; specially noted Higher Bebington, 

 J.T.G. 



C. leucostomus, Linn. — Fairly distributed. Nests in 

 rotten willow at Ince stored with Syrphidaz, 

 B.N. 



C. podagricus, V. d. Lind. — Only recorded from Hazle- 

 grove, B.C. 



C. palmipes, Linn. — tarsatus, Shuck. — Garden at Thorpe 

 Villa, Chester, E.C.T. 



C. elongatulus, V. d. Lind. — luteip>alpis, Shuck. — pro- 

 pinquus, S chuck. — obliquus, S chuck. — hyalinus, 

 Shuck. — Manchester, Hazlegrove, Delamere and 

 Cheshire coast, B.C. 



C. dimidiatus, Fab. — 'Chester and Delamere, E.C.T. ; 

 Cheshire coast, B.C. ; and West Kirby, with a 

 remarkable variety of male almost black, J.T.G. 



C. vagabundus, Panz. — Higher Bebington, J.T.G. ; 

 Delamere, E.C.T., and " commonly distributed," 

 B.C. 



C. cephalotes, Panz. — sexcinctus, Sm. — inter stinctus, Sm. ? 

 — -Only reported as yet from Bowden, B.C., and 



