INSECTS PYTHiDiE {continued) Rhinosimus. All the British species occur not uncommonly CEdemerid^ Oncomera femorata, F. Silverdale, N. Lane. Nacerdes melanura, Schm. Common in Liverpool and other towns MoRDELLIDjE Anaspis. Only the universally distributed species have been recorded Rhipidophorid^ Metaecus paradoxus, L. Not uncommon in wasps' nests Anthicid^ Notoxus monocerus, L. Common on the coast Anthicus floralis, L. Abundant — bimaculatus, 111. Occurs not uncom- monly in carrion on the coast. Until Mr. Tomlin discovered this species in Glamorganshire in 1898 it had only been recorded in Great Britain from Wallasea in Cheshire and the Formby coast in Lancashire MeloId/e Melofi proscarabasus, L. The only species recorded RHYNCOPHORA Platyrrhinid^ Choragus sheppardi, Kirby. ' Near Man- chester,' Chappell {E.M.M.xi. 15) CURCULIONID^ Rhynchites minutus, Herbst. Generally distributed — nanus, Payk. Abundant on birch on the mosses — uncinatus, Thoms. Birkdale ; very common Deporatis megalacephalus,"| Occur not un- Germ. J- commonly on — betulae, L. J birch Apion. Besides the universally distributed members of this large genus the following have been recorded in the cotmty : — — rubens, Steph. Southport district — viciae, Payk. , — confluens, Kirb, , — aethiops, Herbst. , — spencei, Kirb. , — unicolor, Kirb. , - — tenue, Kirb. , — pubescens, Kirb. , — marchicum, Herbst. , Otiorrhynchus atroapterus, 'Oe G. 'Very occasional on the coas t sandhills » CuRCULiONlDiE (continued) Otiorrhynchus rugifrons. Agecrofi, Man- chester — muscorum, Bris. Hightown near Crosby — scabrosus, Marsh. Generally common — ligneus, Ol. „ „ — picipes, F. — sulcatus, F. — ovatus, L. Strophosomus. All our fulvicornis, Walt., corded Brachysomus echinatus, Bonsd. One speci- men, Aigburth Sciaphilus muricatus, F. Common Tropiphorus tomentosus. Marsh. Anfield Liverpool, Northenden, Agecroft Recorded from Manchester by Mr. 11 n » species have except S. been re- Generally dis- Boh. Bollin maurus, Gyll. Recorded from near Staleybridge by Chappell — carinatus, Mall. Chorlton near Kidson Taylor Liophloeus nubilus, F. tributed Polydrusus pterygomalis, Valley — confluens, Steph. Occasional — cervinus, L. Abundant Phyllobius. All the British species have been recorded more or less com- monly Philopedon geminatus, F. Abundant on sandhills and occasionally inland Barynotus obscurus, F.~l Occur not infre- — schonherri, Zett. J quently Alophus triguttatus, F. Generally dis- tributed Sitones griseus, F. Common on the sand- hills — flavescens, Marsh. — suturalis, Steph. — cambricus, Steph. — humeralis, Steph. — sulcifrons. Thumb. — tibialis, Herbst. — regensteinensis, Herbst. — lineatus, L. — puncticollis, Steph. — hispidulus, F. Hypera punctata, F, — rumicis, L. — plantaginis, De G. — polygoni, L. — variabilis, Herbst, — nigrirostris, F. — trilineata. Marsh. — suspiciosa, Herbst. Represented on the sandhills by a very elongate varietal form which has been (in other localities) erroneously referred to H. elongata, Payk. The type form occurs near Manchester Are all recorded from the Southport district, but are not common Abundant everywhere All occur more or less frequently, principally on the coast 125
