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Mr. J. Walton on the genus Anthonomus. 
XLIII. — Notes, &^c. on the genus of Insects Anthonomus ; with a 
description of one new species. By John Walton, F.L.S. 
Fam. CURCULIONID^. 
Genus Anthonomus, Germ., Schbnh., Steph., Curt. 
There is the greatest imaginable confusion amongst the species 
of this very pretty and interesting genus of insects ; ten have 
been catalogued and described as specifically distinct, but I must 
confess my inability to distinguish out of that number more than 
four ; notwithstanding all the care I have taken, it is very pos- 
sible I may have erred or blundered ; should this be the case, I 
must plead the infirmity of human judgement, from which the 
most skilful cannot claim exemption, and I can only say I shall 
feel truly obliged if any entomologist will have the kindness to 
point out any errors I may have inadvertently committed, and 
thus give me an opportunity of correcting them before the con- 
clusion of my notes on this family of insects. 
§ A. Anterior femora strongly dentate. 
1. Anthonomus Pomorum, Linn. sec. ej. Mus. et Auctor. alior. 
— incurvus, Steph. sec. ej. Mus., non Panz. 
There are foreign specimens of Ant. incurvus in the collec- 
tion of Kirby from Gyllenhal, and others in my possession from 
Schonherr; it is a small insect (length 1|- line), about one-third 
the size of Ant. Pomorum, from which it only difiers by being 
much less and inhabiting a different plant ; according to the opi- 
nion of Gyllenhal, ^ scarcely a distinct species,^ and to Germar, 
' obsoletely distinct / in Sweden it inhabits the bird cherry [Pru- 
nus Padus), and possibly may be found on that plant in this 
country, where it grows wild in the mountainous districts of the 
north of England and in Scotland. I have not yet seen an indi- 
genous specimen. 
I may refer to some very interesting observations relative to 
the habits and oeconomy of Ant. Pomorum in Mr. Curtises ' Bri- 
tish Entomology,’ vol. ii., and in the ^Ent. Mag.’ vol. i. p. 33. 
Found on the blossoms of the apple- and pear-tree from about 
the 25th of May to the 15th of June, and under the bark in 
winter ; the late Mr. Bainbridge reared many specimens, either 
from the larvae or pupae, I forget which, obtained from the buds 
or the rust-coloured blossoms of the apple. 
2. A. Ulmi, DeGeer, Marsh., GylL, Steph., Schonh., Kirb. MSS. 
— pedicularius, Germ. Mag. iv. p. 322. 
— Druparum var., Steph. sec. ej. Mus., non Linn. 
— fasciatus, Kirb. MSS. 
The form, sculpture, and general habit of this insect approxi- 
