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Genus [492]. Tychius. Germ. Eight species. 



T. venustus, Fab. Black, covered with brownish scales, 

 with three longitudinal pale lines, one central and two 

 lateral ; tibiae and tarsi rufo-ferruginous ; about two 

 lines ; sandy heaths. PL 67, fig. 6. 



Genus [493]. Amalus. Schbn. Two species ? 



A. Scortillum, Herbst. Black ; the base of the suture with 

 ashy scales ; apex of elytra and legs red ; about one line ; 

 marshy places. PL 67, fig. 7. 



Genus [494]. Balaninus. Germ. Ten species. 



B. Nucum, Lin. Densely covered with yellowish or ashy 

 scales, which are mottled on the elytra ; rostrum, an- 

 tennae and legs pitchy red ; about four or five lines, in- 

 cluding the rostrum ; on the nut; common. PI. 67, fig. 8. 



Genus [495]. Anthonomus. Germ. Eight species. 



A. Ulmi, Be Geer. Reddish testaceous ; thorax with a 

 white central longitudinal line; the scutellum and a 

 posterior band on the elytra white ; the shoulders mot- 

 tled ; about two lines ; flowers, in hedges. PI. Q8,fig. 1. 

 Genus [496]. Ellescus. Megerle. One species. 



E. bipunctatus, Lin. Black, densely covered with ashy 

 scales ; the elytra, just beyond the centre, having two 

 denuded spots; tibiae and tarsi reddish; about a line 

 and a half; Scotland; not common. PI. 68, fig. 2. 

 Genus [497]. Hydronomus. Schdn. One species. 



H. Alismatis, Marsh. Black, variegated with whitish ashy 

 scales ; tibiae testaceous ; about two lines ; brooks, on 

 the Alismatis plantago ; not uncommon. PI. 68, fig. 3. 

 Genus [498]. Grypidius. Schdn. One species. 



G. equiseti, Fab. Black, variegated with whitish scales ; 

 the elytra with their margin and two discoidal spots 

 white; about four lines; on the horse-tail grass, in 

 marshy places ; not uncommon. PI. 68, fig. 4. 

 Genus [499]. Erirhinus. Schdn. Three species. 



E. Nereis, Payk. Fusco-piceous, densely covered with 

 ashy scales; elytra with a common pitchy spot in front; 

 legs ferruginous ; about two lines ; marshy places. 

 PL 68, fig. 5. 



Genus [— — ]. Dorytomus. Steph. (Erirhinus. Schdn.) 

 Nine species. 



D. vorax, Herbst. (longimanus, Forst.) Pitchy black, 

 densely covered and variegated with ashy scales ; an- 

 tennae and legs ferruginous ; about three lines ; willows, 

 marshy places. PL 68, fig. 6. 

 Genus [— ]. Notaris. Steph. (Erirhinus. Schdn.) Four 

 species. 



N. bimaculatus, Fab. Black, opaque, densely covered with 



