370 Mr. H. Donisthorpe on 



Melandryim;. 



Tetratoma fungontm, F. 



This pretty little violet and red beetle is also very like 

 a species of Phytophaga. 



Osphya bipunctata, F. 



This species is exceedingly like a Telephones, the $ 

 resembling some of the black species, and the $ the red. 

 Some of the red species of Telephones have forms with 

 black elytra. 0. bipunctata is a rare and local insect, 

 occurring on hawthorn blossoms on which the Telephoridie 

 of course abound. 



(Edemerid^e. 



CEdemera nobilis, Scop., and 0. lurida, Marsh. 



These two species are also very like Phytophaga : they 

 are taken by sweeping flowers and herbage in places where 

 Phytophaga are liable to occur in abundance. 



Oncomera femorata, F. 



This beetle occurs in the autumn, and is nocturnal in 

 its habits, coming out at night on to ivy-blossoms. It 

 hides during the day, and, as Mr. Holland says, looks like 

 a bit of dry curled autumn leaf or a bit of dry brown stick. 

 Such an appearance would assist it in escaping attention. 



Nacerdes melanura, L. 



This is another beetle which is exceedingly like a Tele- 

 phorus. It lives in decayed wood, such as " sea-breakers," 

 etc., but is often taken on the wing. 



Pyrochroim:. 



Pyrochroa. 



Our three species are all bright scarlet, and very con- 

 spicuous insects. The largest, P. coccinea, L., has a black 

 head. They sit about openly on the herbage, etc., and 

 are most probably distasteful, and good examples of warn- 

 ing colours. 



