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upon an exhaustive monograph of the European Cryptocephalides, ma^es sc 
renaarks (Ann. de la Soc. Ent, de France, 1869, ix. p. 7) of which I add a t. 
atxon as being likely to interest British Coleopterists .-" My own observati, 
corroborated by those of several of my colleagues, and especially of Mas 
^^ Rouget. Godart, Yariu and Peragallo, lead me to regard Cryptocephalus lipustulo 
(Fab. as a species perfectly distinct from C. Upunctatus" (of which the Bril 
C. Uneola is unquestionably a simple variety, although the type-form has not yet b, 
dascovered here.-E. C. R.)- " The habitat of the two insects is not the same , 
the ridges formed by the stri^ of the elytra are very much more evident'. 
^^ form a sort of rugosity not found in C Upunctatus. It seems to me impossible 
mamtain the mistakes of the past upon this pomt."-lD. 
Note on the identity of Spanish and English species of Eomalota.- -Mr Crot 
dunng his visit to the Asturias last summer, collected some specimens of thegei 
Eomalota; and. with his usual kindness, has allowed me to make an inspection 
them I find that they agree in most cases exactly with our British examples • a, 
except in one or two instances, could not be distinguished from my Scotch specimen 
The following IS a list of the species.-^. labiUs, Er , elongainUa, Gr., decipie 
Sharp, fung^cola,Kr., merdaria, Th., loletobia, Th., cadaverina, Bris., fungi, G 
orbata, Er.,picipes, Th., a.^aUs, Gr. (the var. major of my Revision), fusca, Sal 
^n,u^nula, Er., sordidula, Er., clientula, Er., nigra, Kr., .olans, Scriba, loletopU 
Ih. (not yet a British species, but I think sure to be found here), pygma^a, Gr. (t 
dark var. found in Scotland), macrocera, Th., parva, Sahl., analis, var. ? This k 
IS the only one that presents a chance of being considered a new species. 
I have little doubt that the species of Homalota are very widely distributed 
Europe, and that their number will be found to be much smaller than would 1 
supposed from the large number of British species. Indeed, I have evidence th 
two or three of Mr. WoUaston's species from Madeira are identical with our BritL 
ones, though still known by different names. I will mention here that H. obliau 
punctata, Woll.=iT. pavens, Er., and H. montivagans, Woll=n. pulchra Kr ] 
this latter case Mr. WoUaston's name stands.-D. Sharp, Eccles, Thornhill, Dumfrie 
February, 8th, 1870. 
Further note on the parasiUsm of Aphodi^is porcus.-lt appears that Aphodix 
porcus IS rather a scarce species ; and, several of my correspondents having aske 
me for specimens, I made an attempt to find them at the beginning of August lasl 
With a view, at the same time, of further confirming the natural history of th 
species, I determined to search for them before they had left the 'sausage rolls' c 
Geotmpes siercorarius in which they had been reared. I had, howe^ver grea 
difiiculty in finding the site of deposits of the previous autumn ; but. afte'r som, 
failures, I discovered the remains of a burrow oUtercorarius, the contents of whicl 
were m a semi-pulverulent condition, and contained six specimens of A. porcus (on, 
of which I destroyed in my search) quite recently emerged from the pupal state, anc 
one or two of which I clearly found to be contained in a cavity or cocoon pai-tiallj 
framed of earth. I afterwards secured one more specimen, in another burrow, 
and in several other burrows I found a few larv^, which, from size, &c., I suppose 
to be those of porcus. These, however, I failed to rear. I have also found some 
