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 INSECTS CurculioniDjE {continued) Nanophyes lythri, F. On the purple loosestrife (Ly thrum salicaria) ; local, but occasionally in profusion, and widely distributed. Cionus scrophularias, L. On Scrophularia and Verbascum ; very local. Darenth Wood — tuberculosus. Scop. On the same plants as the preceding ; very local and not common. Lee, Greenwich — hortulanus. Marsh. On the same plants in chalky districts ; common — blattariae, F. On the same plants ; local, but not uncommon — pulchellus, Herbst. On Scrophularia nodosa ; local, but occasionally found in abundance and not un- common Orobitis cyaneus, L. Sandy and chalky places, chiefly the latter ; on Orobus, and in moss in winter ; not uncom- mon and widely distributed Cryptorrhynchus lapathi, L. On willows, especially in osier beds ; local, but not uncommon. Chatham, Upnor, Ramsgate, Dover Acalles roboris. Curt. By beating dead twigs of oaks, hedges, etc. ^leen- down Warren, by sweeping under beech trees ; Darenth Wood, Bexley, Deal — ptinoides. Marsh. On heaths, by beating dead branches of fir, etc. ; not uncommon. Bexley, Rochester district, Chatham, PlumUead, TFick- ham Wood, Tonbridge, Kingsgate, Deal — turbatus. Boh. By beating dead hedges ; in poplar faggots, etc. Rochester district, Darenth JVood, Lee, Dartford, Grave send. Deal Coeliodes rubicundus, Herbst. On young trees, especially birch, also by sweep- ing ; not common. Darenth Wood, Faversham, West Wickham, Birch Wood, Belvedere — quercus, F. On young oaks ; not uncommon — ruber. Marsh. On young oaks ; not uncommon — erythroleucus, Gmel. (subrufus, Herbst). On young oaks, etc. ; not common. Darenth Wood, Birch Wood, Charlton, Maidstone — cardui, Herbst (fuliginosus, Marsh.). By sweeping, in moss, on roads and pavements, etc. ; common every- where — quadrimaculatus, L. On the common nettle ; very common everywhere CuRCULlONID^ {continued) Coeliodes exiguus, Ol. Chalky and sandy places, especially near the coast ; on various species of Geranium ; local, but not uncommon, and widely distributed Poophagus sisymbrii, F. Marshy places, on watercress and other Cruciferae ; not uncommon. Snodland, Rainham, Hythe — nasturtii. Germ. In ditches, on water- cress ; very scarce. Hythe Ceuthorrhynchus assimilis, Payk. On various Crucifera; ; generally dis- tributed and common — syrites. Germ. By sweeping herbage ; very rare. Birch Wood, on Silene inflata (Power) ; Erith — setosus. Boh. Sandy places, on Iberis amara and Nasturtium officinale ; extremely local. Dartford — constrictus. Marsh. On Erysimum alliarium (hedge mustard) ; local, but not uncommon, and widely dis- tributed — cochlearias, Gyll. On Cardamine pra- tensis and Cochlearia officinalis ; local, but sometimes in abundance and widely distributed — ericas, Gyll. On ling and heather ; very common on heaths — erysimi, F. On Erysimum and other Cruciferae ; generally distributed and common — contractus. Marsh. On Crucifera ; very common — cyanipennis. Germ. On Sisymbrium officinale. Erysimum alliaria, etc. ; locally common and widely dis- tributed — chalybaeus, Germ.' On Sisymbrium officinale and other Crucifera; ; local, but not uncommon where it occurs, and widely distributed — hirtulus. Germ. On Sisymbrium, etc. ; rare. Deal — suturellus, Gyll. On Cardamine pra- tensis and C. amara ; very rare. Snodland (Walker and Champion), Hythe (Tylden), Bearsted near Maid- stone (Gorham) — pilosellus, Gyll. By sweeping ; food plant apparently not known ; very rare. Birch Wood, Charlton, Plum- stead, Deal 1 The variety viridifennis (C. viridipemis, Bris.) has been taken by Mr. Champion at Whitstable on Mercurialis perennis. It may be a separate species. 175