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black. Varieties of a bright green are of frequent occur- 
rence; in which state may it not be the Cur. csesius of 
Marsham ? 
P. Alneti, Steph. Cur. Cnides, Marsh. 
On trees by the side of the Water-of-Leith, to the west 
of Edinburgh, rare. 
P. argentatus, Schon. Cur. argentatus^ Linn. Marsh. 
Frequent on the oak and hasel, from May to August. 
Rosslyn. Cramond. Braid Wood, &c. 
P. Mah, Schon. Cur. Mali, Fab. Marsh. 
On trees and herbaceous plants, very common. Salis- 
bury Craigs, on the nettle. Corstorphine. Cramond. 
Craiglockhart, &c. May — August. 
P. uniformis, Steph. Cur. uniformis. Marsh. 
On the nettle, Urtica dioica. Like the other members of 
the genus it is gregarious, and when it does occur, it is ge- 
nerally in considerable numbers. King'*s Park and else- 
where. 
P. parvulus, Schon, Cur, parvulus, Fab. 
Not common. It has been taken frequently in the 
vicinity of Edinburgh, but I do not recollect the exact 
localities. 
P. viridicoUis, Schon. Cur. viridicoUis, Fab. 
This species appears at times in great profusion near 
Edinburgh. It frequents herbaceous plants, and does not 
confine itself to any particular species. Like many of its 
congeners, it is often found on the nettle. SaUsbury Craigs. 
Blackford Hill. Rosslyn. May, June. 
Gen. Cleonus. 
C. sulcirostris, Schon. Cur. sulcirostris, Linn. Marsh. 
