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MR. C. J. C. POOL ON 



Dublin, for this extract from Dr. McNab's notebook. It is of 

 special interest as showing how C. bilamellatus might have been 

 imported from South Australia. 



My specimen, given to me by Mr. 0. E. Janson from his 

 father's collection, bears a, label with the following inscription : — 

 '"From Fungus in British Museum. Dr. McNab." 



C. BOLETI Scop. 



Exceedingly variable in size, colour, and punctuation of mature 

 specimens. 



A specimen from Sandown, which lived for five months, is 

 entirely pale testaceous. . 



Pale examples occur with black clubs on the antennae. Dark 

 brown or black specimens may be found with either dark or 

 pale clubs. 



Rev. \V. W. Fowler (Col. Brit. Is. p. 206, vol. iv.) says :— 



" The Cis rugulosus of Mellie, which was introduced into our 

 lists by Mr. Crotch, appears to be only a- variety of C. boleti in 

 which the rugose punctation of the elytra is more apparent and 

 the larger punctures more or less obsolete ; as intermediate varia- 

 tions occur it can hardly be regarded as a stable variety, much 

 less as a species." 



My series of this and other species of Cis contains some 

 remarkable aberrations, which I have refrained from naming 

 as I consider the latter part of the remarks quoted might apply 

 equally well to any of them. 



Common in fungus on logs, stumps, etc., throughout the 

 Kingdom. 



C. setiger Mell. = villosuhis Marsh. 



Probably the most variable species of the genus in size and 

 colour. 



I possess specimens displaying the following combinations :■ — 

 Body black with black clubs of antenna; ; dark brown with pale 

 clubs ; pale testaceous with black clubs ; and unicolorous 

 testaceous. 



Recorded from Lancashire, Cheshire, and Suffolk. Common 

 in Southern Counties in company with C. boleti. Exceedingly 

 abundant in the Isle of Wight. 



Not recorded from Scotland or Ireland. 



C. micans F. 



No variation observable amongst mature specimens. 



Recent records of localities : — Oxford and Chatham districts 

 (Walker), Newbury (Harwood), Cumberland (Britten), New 

 Forest (Dr. Sharp), Burnham Beeches, Bucks, and Fittleworth, 

 Sussex (W. E. Sharp), Godalming, Surrey, bred in abundance 

 from Boletus, which was also inhabited by C. boleti and C. setiger 

 (Pool), Penarth (Tomlin). 



Not recorded from Scotland or Ireland., 



