212 tre, 
castaneus. Hardy and Bold (Bryop.); {Suh-genus Bolitohms) striatus, 01.; bv 
Grav. ; Kraatzn, n. s. ; intrusus, Hampe ; pygmceus, Fab. ; trinotatus, Er. ; exo\ 
Er.j lunulatics, Linn. ; speciosws, Er.; atricwpillus, Fab. Unseen species ; pwndu 
and semirufus, Hear, crassicornis, ruflcollis, and bicoZor, Makl., humeralis 
prostmtus, Mots., trimaculatus, Fab., laponicus, punctipennis and ^^icews, Thomi 
Maklin's name is dropped as the founder of longicomis, his description off* 
no points of separation from splendidus. Mr. Crotch (who in his catalogue j 
the Stophensian name precedence) is quoted as identifying with pronus the ] 
clavicornis of Stephens, " dont la description lui convient en effet " (p. 343). Ni 
theless, M. Pandelle calmly ignores the evidence which he himself publii 
Bimaculatus is the prior hrunneus, Marsham and Stephens, = nt/icorwis, ] 
puncHventHs, Thomson (persistently mis-printed "Thompson"). M. Pane 
whilst giving longulus, hionaculatus, and lepidus as species, states that he is le 
believe there is only one specific type of them. Having examined very n 
examples, I nave never had any difficulty in separating these insects satisfaetc 
Rugipennis (p. 352) appears to be a new species, stated to be often confom 
with rufus, from which it differs solely in having its eyes convex, the large mi 
front punctures of the thorax distant from the margin in the proportions of 16- 
instead of 9—10 (as in rufus), the outer punctures approaching the margin "i 
instead of " evidenter," and the longitudinal striote of the elytra more defi 
To a dark variety of this species must be referred the insect brought forwan 
myself as most probably rufus, var., from Grayvel, Rannoch. Rugipennis is 
stated to occur in the Pyrenees and at St. Gothard. It will be noticed that Bryop 
cernuus is transferred to the Megacronus sub-genus, next to analis, and far remc 
from its quondam ally rufus, which will now, of course, have to be expunged f 
our lists. Castaneus also occurs in the Pyrenees : M. Pandelle does not a( 
Hardyi, Crotch, as Stephens' prior castaneus does not stand specifically. He rep 
Stephens' erroneous statement, that lunulatus occurs here, being more com; 
than atrica/pillus. B. intrusus is like highly colored pygmceus, with the metasten 
tri-tuberculate, the tubercles being approximated, but separated by a comi 
impression.— E. C. Eye, lO.Lower Park Fields, Putney, S.W., January, 1870. 
Occurrence in Alerdeenshire of Amara Quenseli, Sclwn. ; a species new to 
British list of Coleoptera.— In June last, I took a trip up the valley of the Dee 
Aberdeenshire, for the purpose of acquainting myself with the Coleoptera of i 
district. Among other things less noteworthy, I captured two or three specim 
of an Amara which at the time I hoped would prove an addition to our list ; ar 
am now assured, through the kindness of Mr. Crotch, and on the authoritj 
M. Putzeys, who is working at the genus, that they are to be referred to A. Queni 
Schon., Syn. Ins., i, 190; Schaum, Ins. Dents., i, 542. 
This species belongs to the sub-genus Celia ; and, compared with rufocin 
and hifrons, is broader, more ovate and depressed, with the elytral stria? faint ; 
not deepened towards the apex. The colour above is brassy : but the elytra 
sometimes non-metallic and dull ferruginous, while the thorax is greenish. Len| 
3i— 4 lines. My specimens were found at a height of between 2000 and 3000 ft 
on the mountains of Braemar. The insect is said to be not uncommon in Lapla: 
the Alps, and the range of the Caucasus. 
