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L. Watson and M. J. Dallwitz

Updated insect names for John Curtis’s British Entomology
1824–1835 (12 volumes, all Orders); 1836–1840 (excluding Coleoptera, Diptera and Lepidoptera)

This list is primarily intended to help potential users of Curtis’s beautiful illustrations to locate the insects depicted. Numbers correspond with his treatments. Binomials used by him and still applicable stand alone, while those preceded by “=” represent attempts to identify in modern terms the insects portraid. Although the changes usually reflect nomenclatural synonymy as depicted in formal taxonomic check lists, the deliberate omission from this one of authorities for the binomials is intended to emphasize that these interpretations are not nomenclaturally definitive (for example, early misidentifications of British material are not distinguished here from true synonyms). Most identifications have been checked only superficially, and since descriptions and illustrations have not been compared with specimens, there will inevitably be some errors; but even for critical applications, the present list should at least facilitate checking Curtis’s insects against modern accounts. Asterisked binomials seem to be absent from the British check lists consulted (see References), and have yet to be resolved via Internet searches of lists for other regions.

The fine representations of British plants accompanying the insects on these plates (see Updated Plant Names for John Curtis’s British Entomology) are utilised in our parallel Internet package, The Families of Flowering Plants.

001. Coleoptera: Cicindela sylvicola = Cicindela hybrida (Tiger Beetle)

002. Hemiptera: *Velia rivulorum Fab. (Winged Pond-skater)

003. Lepidoptera: Deilephila euphorbiae = Hyles (Celerio) euphorbiae (Spurge Hawk)

004. Hymenoptera: Peltastes pini = Metopius dentatus

005. Diptera: Ctenophora ornata (Ornamented Gnat)

006. Coleoptera: Nebria livida (Yellow-margined Nebria Beetle)

007. Lepidoptera: Odonestis pini = Dendrolimus pini (Pine Lappet – doubtfully British)

008. Hymenoptera: Chrysis fulgida (Ruby-tailed Wasp)

009. Diptera: Anthrax ornata = Thyridanthrax fenestratus (Beautiful Bee-fly)

010. Hemiptera: Notonecta maculata (Spotted Boatfly, Water Boatman, Backswimmer)

011. Coleoptera: Molorchus minor (Maculated Molorchus)

012. Lepidoptera: Lycaena dispar (Large Copper)

013. Hymenoptera: Eumenes atricornis Fab., probably Eumenes coarctatus

014. Diptera: Haemobora pallipes = Lipotena cervi (Pale-legged Ked)

015. Coleoptera: Omaseus aterrimus = Pterostichus aterrimus (Black Omaseus Beetle)

016. Lepidoptera: Peronea ruficostana = Acleris (Peronea) cristana (Rufous-margined Button Moth)

017. Hymenoptera: Croesus septentrionalis (Flat-legged Tenthredo)

018. Diptera: Empis borealis (Northern Empis)

019. Coleoptera: Rhipiphorus paradoxus = Metoecus paradoxus (Wasps’ Nest Beetle)

020. Hemiptera: Pentatoma caerulea = Zicrona caerulea (Blue Shield-bug)

021. Lepidoptera: Eyprepia russula = Diacrisia sannio (~russula: Clouded Buff)

022. Hymenoptera: Ibalia cultellator = Ibalia leucospoides (Knife-shaped Ibalia)

023. Coleoptera: Siagonium quadricorne (Four-horned Staphylinus)

024. Lepidoptera: Gastropacha quercifolia (Lappet)

025. Hymenoptera: Psen equestris = Psen bicolor

026. Diptera: Atherix ibis (Dissimilar Snipe Fly)

027. Coleoptera: Aphodius villosus (Hairy Aphodius)

028. Hemiptera: Acanthosoma haemorrhoidalis = Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale (Red-tipped Shield Bug)

029. Lepidoptera: Sarrothripus ramosanus = Nycteola revayana, var. ramosana (Oak Nycteoline)

030. Hymenoptera: Xyela pusilla (Small Xyela) = Xyela julii

031. Coleoptera: Buprestis nitidula = Anthaxia nitidula (Glittering Buprestis)

032. Hemiptera: Hydrometra stagnorum (Long-headed Pond-skater)

033. Lepidoptera: Bupalus favillacearius = Dyscia fagaria (Grey Scalloped Bar)

034. Diptera: *Milesia speciosa (cf. Caliprobola speciosa. Beautiful Milesia Hover-fly)

035. Coleoptera: Cryptocephalus bipustulatus = Cryptocephalus biguttatus (Yellow-tipped Cryptocephalus. Identity corrected by John Owen, 2006)

036. Lepidoptera: Lithosia muscerda = Pelosia muscerda (Dotted Footman)

037. Raphidioptera: *Raphidia ophiopsis (Spotted Snake-fly Long-neck: cf. Phaeostigma notata Fabr.)

038. Hymenoptera: Hedychrum ardens = Hedychridium ardens (Red-footed Golden-fly)

039. Coleoptera: Thymalus limbatus (Rust-coloured Thymalus)

040. Lepidoptera: Sesia bombyliformis = Hemaris tityus (~bombyliformis: Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk)

041. Hymenoptera: Cimbex decem-maculata = Cimbex americanus (Ten-spotted Sawfly)

042. Diptera: Pachygaster leachii (Leachian Pachygaster)

043. Coleoptera: Scolytus destructor = Scolytus scloytus (Elm Bark Beetle)

044. Coleoptera: Clerus alvearius = Trichodes alvearius (Bee-hive Beetle)

045. Lepidoptera: Cucullia asteris (Starwort Shark)

046. Diptera: Asilus germanicus = Pamponerus germanicus (White- and Black-winged Robber-fly)

047. Coleoptera: Pogonus burrellii = Pogonus luridipennis (Burrellian Pogonus)

048. Lepidoptera: Pontia daplidice (Bath White)

049. Hymenoptera: Trichiosoma laterale = Trichiosoma vitelline (Orange-margined Sawfly)

050. Diptera: Limnobia ocellaris = Epiphragma ocellare (Ocellated Gnat)

051. Coleoptera: Platypus cylindrus (Cylindric Ambrosia Beetle)

052. Coleoptera: Onthophagus taurus (Bull-headed Dung-beetle)

053. Lepidoptera: Aegeria ichneumoniformis = Bembecia scopigera (Six-belted Clearwing)

054. Hymenoptera: Lophyrus pini = Diprion pini (Pine Sawfly)

055. Coleoptera: Melasis buprestoides (Buprestis-like Melasis)

056. Lepidoptera: Eulepia cribrum = Coscinia cribraria (Speckled Footman)

057. Trichoptera: Leptocerus ochraceus = Oecetis ochracea (Ochre Caddis-fly)

058. Hymenoptera: Cryptus pallipes (Pale-legged Cryptus), probably = Sterictiphora geminata

059. Coleoptera: Cossonus tardii = Mesites tardii (Irish Cossonus Weevil)

060. Lepidoptera: Cossus ligniperda = Cossus cossus (Goat Moth)

061. Hymenoptera: Anthidium manicatum (Muff-bodied Bee)

062. Diptera: Dolychopeza sylvicola = Dolychopeza albipes (Silver-footed Long-legs)

063. Coleoptera: Acilius caliginosus = Acilius canaliculatus (Pale-thighed Acilius)

064. Lepidoptera: Eupithecia linariata (Toaflax Pug)

065. Hymenoptera: Hylotoma stephensii = Hylotoma (Arge) pagana ssp. stephensii (Stephensian

Hylotoma)

066. Diptera: Helcomyza ustulata (Sea-shore Helcomyza)

067. Coleoptera: Agrilus chryseis = Agrilus sinuatus (Gold-and-purple Agrilus)

068. Lepidoptera: Arctia caenosa = Laelia caenosa (Reed Tussock)

069. Hymenoptera: Bracon denigrator = Atanycolus denigrator (Smokey-winged Bracon)

070. Diptera: Microdon apiformis = Microdon mutabilis (Bee-like Hover-fly)

071. Coleoptera: Necrophorus germanicus (Black-horned Grave-digger)

072. Lepidoptera: Thyatira batis (Peach-blossom)

073. Hymenoptera: Bassus calculator = Microdus calculator (Beautiful Bassus)

074. Hemiptera: Cydnus dubius = Sehirus dubius (Dark Blue Shield-bug)

075. Coleoptera: Licinus depressus (Flattened Licinus)

076. Lepidoptera: Chariclea delphinii = Periphanes delphinii (Pease-blossom)

077. Hymenoptera: Mutilla ephippium = Smicromyrme rufipes

078. Diptera: Tabanus alpinus = Atylotus fulvus Meigen (Alpine Breeze-fly or Clegg)

079. Coleoptera: Gyrinus bicolor (Elongated Whirl-wig or Whirligig Beetle)

080. Coleoptera: Parnus impressus = Dryops luridus (Impressed Parnus)

081. Lepidoptera: Lobophora polycommata = Trichopteryx polycommata (Barred Tooth-striped)

082. Orthoptera: Acridia bingleii = Decticus verrucivorus (Bingleian Short-horned Grasshopper)

083. Coleoptera: *Chlaenius sulcicollis Payk. (Channel-necked Chlaenius. A mainland-European species, if correctly identified)

084. Lepidoptera: Xanthia centrago = Atethmia centrago (Centre-barred Sallow)

085. Hymenoptera: Colletes fodiens (Burrowing Colletes Bee)

086. Hemiptera: Aneurus laevis (Brachyrhynchidae: Smooth Aneurus)

087. Coleoptera: Lebia turcica = Lebia scapularis (Yellow-shouldered Lebia)

088. Lepidoptera: Cleora cinctaria (Ringed Carpet)

089. Hymenoptera: Abia nigricornis = Abia lonicerae (Black-horned Sawfly)

090. Diptera: Chaeronomus aestivus = Eurycnemus crassipes (Bentleyan Midge)

091. Coleoptera: Obrium cantharinum (Reddish Obrium)

092. Lepidoptera: Spilosoma walkerii = Spilosoma lubricepida ab. walkeri (White Ermine, variety)

093. Hymenoptera: Clavellaria marginata (Yellow-margined Sawfly) = Pseudoclavellaria amerinae

094. Diptera: Laphria nigra = Choerades marginatus (Black Robber-fly)

095. Coleoptera: Hydaticus cinereus = Graphoderus cinereus (Orange-striped Hydaticus Water-beetle)

096. Lepidoptera: Vanessa antiopa = Nymphalis antiopa (Camberwell Beauty)

097. Hymenoptera: Zaraea fasciata (White-belted Sawfly)

098. Diptera: Merodon clavipes (Beautiful Merodon Hover-fly. Extinct in Britain)

099. Coleoptera: Dytiscus dimidiatus (Thick-horned Dyticus Beetle)

100. Lepidoptera: Cnephasia pellana = Eana penzeana (Pentz’s Tortrix)

101. Hymenoptera: Panurgus ursinus = Panurgus banksianus (Hairy Panurgus)

102. Diptera: Rhyphus fenestralis = Sylvicola fenestralis (Domestic Gnat-like fly)

103. Coleoptera: Helobia gyllenhalii = Nebria gyllenhalii (Gyllenhal’s Helobia Beetle)

104. Coleoptera: Hylurgus piniperda = Tomicus piniperda (Pine-feeding Hylurgus)

105. Lepidoptera: Charissa operaria = Charissa (Gnophos) obscurata (Scotch Annulet)

106. Diptera: Oestrus pictus = Pharyngomyia picta (Deer Bot- or Warble-fly)

107. Coleoptera: Dianous coerulescens (Rough Dianous)

108. Coleoptera: Paederus fuscipes (New Forest Paederus)

109. Lepidoptera: Crambus radiellus = Catoptria furcatellus (Northern Grass-veneer)

110. Diptera: Henops marginatus, Ogcodes gibbosus (Pale-margined Henops)

111. Coleoptera: Chrysomela adonidis = Entomoscelis adonidis (Lincolnshire Chrysomela: not indigenous)

112. Coleoptera: Zonitis testacea = Rhagonycha testacea (Testaceous Zonitis)

113. Lepidoptera: Alcis sericea = Deileptenia ribeata (Satin Beauty)

114. Siphonoptera: Pulex talpae = Hystrichopsylla talpae (Mole’s Flea)

115. Coleoptera: Achenium depressum (Depressed Achenium)

116. Coleoptera: Hypera fasciculosa = Hypera dauci (Pretty Hypera)

117. Lepidoptera: Achatea spreta = Panolis flammea (Pine-destroying Noctua, Pine Beauty)

118. Mecoptera: Boreus hyemalis (Winter Scorpion-fly)

119. Coleoptera: Demetrias monostigma (Single-spotted Demetrias)

120. Hymenoptera: Alomya victor = Alomya debellator (Scotch Alomya)

121. Lepidoptera: Brepha notha = Archiearis notha (Light Orange-underwing)

122. Diptera: Craterina hirundinis = Stenepteryx hirundinis (Swallow’s Ked)

123. Coleoptera: Tetratoma ancora (Black-and-yellow Tetratoma)

124. Lepidoptera: Limenitis camilla = Ladoga (Limenitis) camilla (White Admiral)

125. Hymenoptera: Melecta punctata = Melecta albifrons (Spotted Melecta)

126. Diptera: Tyrophaga casei = Piophila casei (`Muscidae’: Cheese-feeding Fly)

127. Coleoptera: Cassida salicorniae = Cassida vittata (Samphire Tortoise-beetle)

128. Lepidoptera: Pyrausta cingulalis = Pyrausta cingulata (Silver-barred Sable)

129. Hymenoptera: *Andrena kirbii Stephens mss. (Kirbian Andrena Bee), cf. A. flavipes?

130. Diptera: Hilaria cilipes = Hilara curtisi (Fan-footed Empida)

131. Coleoptera: Dendrophilus sheppardi = Dendrophilus pygmaeus (Sheppardian Hister)

132. Lepidoptera: Macaria liturata = Macaria (Semiothisa) liturata (Tawny-barred Angle)

133. Hymenoptera: Eulophus damicornis = Eulophus ramicornis (Kirbian Eulophus)

134. Diptera: Platyura flavipes = Orfelia nemoralis (Yellow-legged Fungus-gnat)

135. Coleoptera: Byrrhus denii = Byrrhus pilula ssp. dennii (Denny’s Byrrhus)

136. Lepidoptera: Acronycta salicis = Acronycta rumicis (Knot-grass)

137. Hymenoptera: Odynerus parietinus = Ancistrocerus parietinus (Clear-winged Mason Wasp)

138. Diptera: Bibio venosus (Veined Crane-fly)

139. Coleoptera: Badister cephalotes = Broscus cephalotes (Large-headed Badister); Badister bipustulatus (dissections only)

140. Lepidoptera: Erastria ostrina = Eublemma ostrina (Purple Marbled)

141. Hymenoptera: Alysia apii (Celery-feeding Alysia) = Dapsilarthra apii (Curtis)

142. Diptera: Melophagus ovinus (Sheep-louse, Sheep-tick or Ked)

143. Coleoptera: Bledius skrimshirii = Bledius furcatus var. skrimshirii (Skrimshirian Bledius)

144. Coleoptera: Cacidula scutellata = Coccidula scutellata (Spotted Cacidula)

145. Lepidoptera: Anarta myrtilli (Beautiful Yellow Underwing)

146. Diptera: Gasterophilus salutiferus = Gasterophilus nasalis (Healthful Bot- or Warble-fly)

147. Lepidoptera: Acherontia atropos (Death’s-head Hawk)

148. Coleoptera: Blaps obtusa, Blaps lethifera (Blunt-tailed Blaps)

149. Coleoptera: Cicones carpini = Cicones variegatus (Hornbeam Cicones)

150. Hemiptera: Neides elegans = Gampsocoris punctipes (Elegant Stilt-bug)

151. Coleoptera: Cybister roeselii (Roesel’s Diving Beetle, a Mainland-European species)

152. Lepidoptera: Glyphipteryx linneella (Linaeus’s Spangle-wing, Cosmet)

153. Diptera: Dasypogon brevirostris, = Leptarthrus brevirostris (Slender-legged Robber-fly)

154. Hemiptera: Dictynota crassicornis = Dictyonota tricornis (Hairy-horned Tingis)

155. Coleoptera: *Melandrya canaliculata (Scarce Melandrya: not British?)

156. Coleoptera: Mycetophagus piceus (Orange-spotted Fungus-eater)

157. Lepidoptera: Leucania litoralis = Mythimna litoralis (Sea-shore Wainscot)

158. Hymenoptera: Perilampus pallipes = Perilampus ruficornis (Pale-footed Pallipes)

159. Coleoptera: Hydrophilus caraboides = Hydrochara caraboides (Globose Pond-beetle)

160. Coleoptera: Cryptophagus populi (Dark Cryptophagus Fungus-feeder)

161. Lepidoptera: Pterophorus spilodactylus (Wormwood Plume)

162. Diptera: Medeterus notatus = Scellus notatus (Spotted-winged Medeterus)

163. Coleoptera: Throscus obtusus = Trixagus obtusus (Minute Throscus)

164. Coleoptera: Stenus kirbii = Stenus guttula (Kirbian Stenus)

165. Lepidoptera: Agrotis cinerea (Light Feathered Rustic)

166. Hymenoptera: Colax dispar (Northern Colax) = Pteromalus dispar (Curtis)

167. Coleoptera: Malachus bispinosus = Malachius marginellus Olivier (Spined Soft-beetle)

168. Coleoptera: Rugilus fragilis (Red-necked Rugilus)

169. Lepidoptera: Deiopeia pulchra = Utetheisa pulchella (Crimson-speckled Footman)

170. Lepidoptera: Eudorea murana = Scoparia scoparia (The Curtis genus Eudorea having been sunk, and his specific name not Check Listed. Scotch Gray, Wall Grey)

171. Coleoptera: Steropus concinnus = Pterostichus madidus var. concinnus (Mountain Steropus)

172. Coleoptera: Lamia nubila = Mesosa nebulosa (Clouded Lamia)

173. Lepidoptera: Gonepteryx rhamni var. (Brimstone)

174. Hemiptera: Coreus scapha = Enoplops scapha (Sea-side Coreus)

175. Coleoptera: Clivina collaris (Winged Clivina)

176. Coleoptera: Leistus fulvibarbis (Orange-mouthed Leistus)

177. Lepidoptera: Miselia bimaculosa = Meganephria bimaculosa (Double-spot Brocade)

178. Diptera: *Cecidomyia verna (nomen nudum: Vernal Crane-fly)

179. Coleoptera: Elaphrus uliginosus (Dark-legged Elaphrus)

180. Coleoptera: Callistus lunatus (Kent Carabus)

181. Lepidoptera: *Lasiocampa medicaginis (Medick Eggar Moth), probably = L. trifolii. Curtis’s 1827 description and illustrations of a male adult and a larva do not conform well with L. trifolii, to which it is usually referred. However, his depiction of the larva (which doesn’t match either L. trifolii or L. quercus) was copied from an earlier one by Esper, which was used in the preparation of Ochsenheimer’s original description of L. medicaginis)

182. Diptera: Rhingia campestris = Rhingia macrocephala (Chequered-bodied Hover-fly)

183. Coleoptera: *Agonum austriacum (Cranch’s Agonum. A mainland-European species?)

184. Coleoptera: Calathus latus = Calathus punctipennis (Broad Calathus. A mainland-European species)

185. Lepidoptera: Hepialus sylvinus = Hepialus sylvina (Orange Swift, Wood Swift)

186. Diptera: Ceria conopsoides = Ceriana conopsoides (Long-horned Hover-Fly. Not British)

187. Coleoptera: Poecilus lepidus = Pterostichus lepidus (Narrow Poecilus)

188. Coleoptera: *Zabrus obesus, cf. Z. tenebrioides (but Curtis’s specimen seems to have been non-British. Devon Zabrus)

189. Lepidoptera: Anacampsis longicornis = Lita longicornis (Long-horned Flat-back, Groundling)

190. Plecoptera: Perla cephalotes = Dinocras cephalotes (Perlidae: Broad-headed Stone-fly)

191. Coleoptera: Ophonus germanus = Diachromus germanus (Red and Blue Ophonus: subgenus Ophonus)

192. Coleoptera: Patrobus apinus = Patrobus septentrionis (Winged Patrobus)

193. Lepidoptera: Cerura latifasciata = Harpyia bifida (Poplar Kitten)

194. Hymenoptera: Cleonymus maculipennis = Cheiropachus quadrum (Spotted-winged Cleonymus)

195. Lepidoptera: Sphinx carolina (Tobacco Hawk-moth: spurious British record of a North American species?)

196. Coleoptera: *Pterostichus elongatus (Elongated Pterostichus: not indigenous)

197. Coleoptera: Orchesia fasciata = Orchesia undulata (Banded Orchesia Jumping Beetle)

198. Hymenoptera: Anomalon vesparum = Sphecopgaga vesparum (Wasps’ Ichneumon)

199. Coleoptera: *Clytus quadripunctatus (Spotted Longicorn. From Mr. Sparshall; a Mainland-European species?)

200. Coleoptera: Cillenum laterale = Cillenus lateralis (= Bembidion)

201. Lepidoptera: Melia flammea = Senta (Mythimna) flammea (Flame Wainscot)

202. Neuroptera: *Hemerobius fimbriatus (Hemerobiidae: Bordered Brown Lacewing); cf. Megalomus hirtus (Linn.).

203. Coleoptera: Aepus fulvescens = Aepus marinus (Tawny Aepus)

204. Coleoptera: Micropeplus tesserula (Irish Micropeplus)

205. Lepidoptera: Hipparchia hero = Coenonympha hero (Plastead’s Brown Ringlet Butterfly – mainland-European)

205*. Lepidoptera: Hipparchia arcanius (Plastead’s Tawny Ringlet Butterfly), probably = Coenonympha arcania, which is not British. Cf. vars. of C. tullia; but see also Coenonympha hero, Psodos equestrata, Sphinx carolina, etc., also based on specimens presented to Curtis by Mr. Plastead)

206. Hymenoptera: Dryinus cursor = Anteon cursor (Irish Dryinus)

207. Coleoptera: Colymbetes consobrinus = Colymbetes cicur (Tuther’s Dyticus Water-beetle. A South African species)

208. Coleoptera: Coccinella ocellata = Anatis ocellata (Ocellated Lady-bird)

209. Lepidoptera: Amphisa walkerana = Philedonides lunana (Walker’s Lanark Tortrix)

210. Diptera: Anopheles bifurcatus = Anopheles claviger (Plain Mosquito)

211. Coleoptera: Apion difformis = Apion difforme (Eccentric Apion Weevil)

212. Coleoptera: Magdalis carbonarius = Magdalis carbonaria (Long-nosed Magdalis Weevil)

213. Lepidoptera: Pentophera nigricans = Diaphora mendica (Muslin moth)

214. Hymenoptera: Pimpla aethiops (Whittlesea Pimpla)

215. Coleoptera: Telephorus cyaneus = Cantharis abdominalis var. cyanea

216. Coleoptera: Dascillus cervinus

217. Lepidoptera: Catocala elocata = Catocala nupta (Red Underwing)

218. Hymenoptera: Megachile willughbiella (Willughby’s Leaf-cutter Bee)

219. Coleoptera: Monochamus sartor (Genus omitted from Popes Check List)

220. Coleoptera: Onthophilus sulcatus = Onthophilus punctatus (Onthophilus)

221. Lepidoptera: Depressaria bluntii = Depressaria depressella (Blunt’s Flat-body)

222. Hymenoptera: Osmia parietina (Ambleside Osmia)

223. Coleoptera: Polystichus fasciolatus = Polistichus connexus (Sea-shore Polystichus)

224. Coleoptera: Heterocerus obsoletus (Largest Heterocerus)

225. Lepidoptera: Speranza sylvaria = Itame (or Macaria) brunneata (Rannoch Looper)

226. Strepsiptera: Stylops dalii (Dalian Stylopid)

227. Coleoptera: Odacantha melanura (Green-and-orange Odacantha)

228. Coleoptera: Syntonium nigrum-aeneum = Syntomium aeneum (Bronzed Syntomium)

229. Lepidoptera: Clisiocampa castrensis = Malacosoma castrensis (Ground Lackey)

230. Hemiptera: Aradus corticalis (Hampshire Aradus)

231. Coleoptera: *Dromius spilotus (Epaulet Dromius. Probably not Dromius spilotus Illiger, which occurs in Ireland.)

232. Coleoptera: Mezeum sulcatum = Mezium affine (Shining Ptinus)

233. Lepidoptera: Phycita pinguis = Euzophera pinguis (Tabby Knot-horn)

234. Hymenoptera: Ichneumon atropos = Callajoppa exaltatoria (Death’s Head Ichneumon)

235. Coleoptera: Tarus basalis = Cymindis vapariorum (Yorkshire Tarus)

236. Coleoptera: Noterus sparsus = Noterus clavicornis (Marsham’s Noterus Water-beetle)

237. Lepidoptera: Orthosia lunosa = Omphaloscelis lunosa (Lunar Underwing)

238. Hymenoptera: Pompilus rufipes = Episyron rufipes

239. Coleoptera: Hydrous piceus = Hydrophilus piceus (Great Water-beetle)

240. Coleoptera: Berosus aericeps = Berosus signaticollis (Berosus Water-beetle)

241. Diptera: Tephritis cornutus = Terellia ceratocera (Long-horned Aster-fly)

242. Lepidoptera: Colias hyale (Pale Clouded Yellow)

243. Coleoptera: Hydrobius chalconotus = Hydrobius fuscipes (Salt-water Hydrobius)

244. Coleoptera: Megatoma serra = Ctesias serra (Toothed-horn Megatoma)

245. Diptera: Sepsis annulipes = Themira annulipes (Ring-footed Fly)

246. Coleoptera: Nosodendron fasciculare (Tufted Nosodendron. A non-indigenous genus)

247. Coleoptera: Attagenus trifasciatus (Banded Attagenus. Adventive)

248. Lepidoptera: Polia occulta = Eurois occulta (Great Brocade)

249. Hymenoptera: Ceraphron halidayi = Dendrocerus halidayi (Curtis)

250. Coleoptera: Ochthebius hibernicus = Ochthebius punctatus (Irish Ochthebius)

251. Coleoptera: Leiodes cinnamomea (Truffle Beetle)

252. Lepidoptera: Gortyna micacea = Hydraecia micacea (Rosy Rustic, Rosy Ear)

253. Hymenoptera: Sirex juvencus (Fir-destroying Wood-wasp)

254. Coleoptera: Notiophilus rufipes (Red-legged Notiophilus)

255. Coleoptera: Hypulus biflexuosus = Abdera biflexuosa (Double-banded Hyplexus)

256. Lepidoptera: Xylina exoleta = Xylena exsoleta (Large Sword-Grass, Cloudy Sword-grass)

257. Hymenoptera: Evania fulvipes (Curtis) = Brachygaster minutus (Yellow-footed Evania)

258. Coleoptera: Psammobius sulcicollis = Psammobius asper (Channel-necked Psammobius)

259. Coleoptera: Bolboceras mobilicornis = Odontaeus armiger (Many-horned Scarab)

260. Lepidoptera: Apamea haworthii = Celaena haworthii (Haworth’s Minor)

261. Hymenoptera: Astarta victor Curtis (Cimex destroyer), probably = A. boops

262. Coleoptera: Aphanisticus pusillus (Smallest Buprestid)

263. Coleoptera: Lycus minutus = Platycis minutus (Black-neck Lycus)

264. Lepidoptera: Thecla pruni = Strymonidia pruni (Black Hair-streak)

265. Hymenoptera: Myrmecina latreillii = Myrmecina graminicola (Isle of Wight Ant)

266. Coleoptera: Geotrupes laevis = Geotrupes vernalis (Smooth Dor, or Clock-beetle)

267. Coleoptera: Tillus unifasciatus (Tillinae: Tricoloured Tillus)

268. Lepidoptera: Glaea subnigra = Conistra ligula ab. subnigra (Dark Chestnut)

269. Hymenoptera: Cerceris laeta ( but cf. Cerceris arenaria)

270. Coleoptera: Opilus fasciatus = Tarsostenus univittatus (Shillingford’s Opilus)

271. Coleoptera: Apate capucinus = Bostrichus capucinus (Capuchin Beetle)

272. Lepidoptera: Tethea octogena = Tethea ocularis (Figure-of-eighty)

273. Hymenoptera: Philanthus androgynus = Philanthus triangulum

274. Coleoptera: Platycerus caraboides (Blue Lucanus. Mainland-European, extinct in Britain)

275. Coleoptera: Saperda atkinsoni = Saperda tremulae (Grove-end Longicorn: not indigenous, omitted from Pope’s Check List)

276. Lepidoptera: Acontia catena = Acontia nitidula (Brixton Beauty Moth). Improbably British, despite retention in check lists.

277. Diptera: Nycteribia latreillii = Nycteribia kolenatii (Small Bat-louse)

278. Coleoptera: Polydrusus speciosus = Polydrusus sericeus (Kimpton Weevil)

279. Coleoptera: Meloe brevicollis (Short-necked Oil-beetle)

280. Lepidoptera: Boarmia tetragonaria = Paradarisa (Ectropis) consonaria: (Brindled Square-spot, Square-spot)

281. Hemiptera: Ranatra linearis (Linear Water-scorpion)

282. Coleoptera: Lamprias cyanocephalus = Lebia cyanocephala (Black-knee Lamprias)

283. Coleoptera: Bitoma crenata (Saddle-back Bitoma)

284. Lepidoptera: Argyromiges autumnella = Lyonetia (Argyromiges) clerkella (Autumnal Argyromiges)

285. Diptera: Sphaeromias albomarginatus = Sphaeromias fasciatus (White-bordered Sphaeromias)

286. Coleoptera: Trichius variabilis = Gnoremus variabilis (8-spotted Oak-beetle)

287. Coleoptera: Masoreus luxatus = Masoreus wetterhalli (Portland Carabus)

288. Lepidoptera: Hypena crassalis (Beautiful Snout)

289. Hymenoptera: Chaenon anceps = Coelinius anceps (Yellow-bodied Ichneumon)

290. Lepidoptera: Argynnis aglaia var. (Dark Green Fritillary)

291. Coleoptera: Encocerus gibsoni = Ochthebius exsculptus (Gibson’s Enicocerus)

292. Coleoptera: Mononychus pseudacori = Mononychus punctumalbum (Single-clawed Weevil)

293. Orthoptera: Acheta sylvestris = Nemobius sylvestris (Wood Cricket)

294. Coleoptera: Elmis volkmari = Limnius volkmari (Volckmar’s Elmis Water-beetle)

295. Coleoptera: Callidium striatum = Asemum striatum (Kinnordy Cerambyx)

296. Lepidoptera: Zerynthia latentaria = Coenotephria salicata ssp. latentaria (Striped Twin-spot Carpet)

297. Hemiptera. Chorosoma arundinis (Sea-reed Cimex) = Chorosoma schillingii (the original generic description)

298. Coleoptera: Helops pallidus = Cylindrinotus pallidus (Welch Helops)

299. Coleoptera: Xylophilus oculatus = Aderus oculatus (Fly-headed Beetle)

300. Lepidoptera: Hipparchus smaragdarius = Thetidia smaragdaria (Essex Emerald Moth)

301. Hymenoptera: Cephus femoratus = Janus femoratus (Yellow-thighed Cephus)

302. Coleoptera: Pelophila borealis (Irish Nebria)

303. Coleoptera: Lesteva leachii = Deleaster dichrous (Leach’s Lesteva)

304. Lepidoptera: Paucalia woodiella = Euclemensia woodiella (Manchester Tinea)

305. Diptera: Sargus reaumuri = Sargus bipunctatus (Reaumur’s Fly)

306. Coleoptera: Ips 4-punctata = Glischrochilus quadripunctatus (4 Orange-spotted Ips)

307. Coleoptera: Hydraena testacea (Testaceous Hydraena)

308. Lepidoptera: Hadena cucubali = Hadena rivularis (~cucubali: Campion)

309. Hymenoptera: Platygaster boscii = Inostemma boscii

310. Coleoptera: Blemus micros = Tachys micros (Narrow Blemus)

311. Coleoptera: Latridius elongatus = Dienerella elongata (Elongated Latridius)

312. Lepidoptera: Scopula longipedalis = Dolicharthria punctalis (Long-legged China-mark)

313. Hemiptera: Centrotus genistae = Gargara genistae (Broom Tree-hopper)

314. Coleoptera: Sarrotrium muticum = Orthocerus clavicornis (Hairy-horned Beetle)

315. Coleoptera: Bryaxis sulcicollis = Trichonyx sulcicollis (Carlisle Pselaphus)

316. Lepidoptera: Hamearis lucina (Duke-of-Burgundy Fritillary)

317. Hymenoptera: Sparasion frontale = Sparasion frontalis (Horned Sparasion)

318. Coleoptera: Macroplea equiseti = Macroplea appendiculata (Cambridge Macroplea)

319. Coleoptera: Opatrum tibiale = Melanimon tibialis (Little Opatrum)

320. Lepidoptera: Simaethis myllerana = Choreutis myllerana (Miller’s Nettle-tap)

321. Hymenoptera: Microgaster alvearius = Protomicroplitis alvearius (Pretty Microgaster)

322. Coleoptera: Cafius fucicola (Sea-shore Cafius)

323. Coleoptera: Crioceris puncticollis = Lema cyanella (Spencean Crioceris)

324. Lepidoptera: Larissa imbutata = Carsia sororiata (Manchester Treble-bar)

325. Hymenoptera: Scelio rugulosus

326. Coleoptera: Blethisa multipuctata = Blethisa multipunctatum (Large-punctured Carabus)

327. Coleoptera: Nemosoma elongatum = Nemozoma elongatum (Elongated Nemosoma)

328. Lepidoptera: Ptilophora plumigera (Plumed Prominent)

329. Hymenoptera: Methoca ichneumonoides

330. Coleoptera: Calosoma sycophanta (Splendid Carabus)

331. Coleoptera: Tenebrio obscurus (Flour-beetle)

332. Lepidoptera: Psyche radiella = Epichnopteryx plumella (Woolly Case-bearer, Transparent Sweep)

333. Hymenoptera: Teleas elatior = Trimorus elatior

334. Coleoptera: Necrodes littoralis (Bent-legged Silpha)

335. Coleoptera: Simplocaria semistriata (Half-channelled Byrrhus)

336. Lepidoptera: Arcturus sparshalli = Trichioceras sparshalli (Arctiidae: Long-tailed Bombyx). Not British – specimen from Mr. Sparshall

337. Diptera: Beris geniculata (Pale-kneed Beris)

338. Lepidoptera: Apatura iris (Purple Emperor)

339. Coleoptera: Strongylus imperialis = Cryptarcha undulata (Spotted Strongylus)

340. Coleoptera: Sitaris humeralis = Apalus muralis (Bees’-nest Beetle)

341. Hymenoptera: Galesus fuscipennis = Psilus fuscipennis (Curtis)

342. Coleoptera: Gibbium scotias = Gibbium psylloides (Northern Ptinus)

343. Coleoptera: Hydroporus davisii = Oreodites davisi (Davisian Water-beetle)

344. Lepidoptera: Lepidocera birdella = Ochsenheimeria mediopectinellus (Liverpool Feather-horn)

345. Hymenoptera: Decatoma cooperi = Sycophila biguttata (Cooperian Decatoma)

346. Coleoptera: Leiochiton readii = Miscodera arctica (Readian Leiochiton)

347. Coleoptera: Oomorphus concolor = Lamprosoma concolor (Knotted-horned Byrrhus)

348. Lepidoptera: Triphaena consequa = Noctua comes ab. curtisii (Bute Yellow Underwing, Lesser Yellow Underwing)

349. Hymenoptera: Coelioxys vectis (Isle of Wight Coelioxys)

350. Coleoptera: Necrobia ruficollis (Red-necked Necrobia)

351. Coleoptera: Corynetes violaceus = Necrobia violacea (Blue Corynetes)

352. Lepidoptera: Carpocapsa leplastriana = Selania leplastriana (Leplastrier’s Piercer)

353. Hymenoptera: Xylonomus pilicornis = Xorides fuligator (Hairy horned Ichneumon)

354. Coleoptera: Dyschirius inermis = Dyschirius nitidus (Simple-legged Dischirius)

355. Coleoptera: Lycoperdina bovistae (Puff-ball Beetle)

356. Lepidoptera: Acosmetia fuscula = Lithacodia pygarga (Marbled White-spot)

357. Hymenoptera: Anthophora haworthana = Anthophora retusa (Haworthian Bee)

358. Coleoptera: Diaperis boleti (Orange-spotted Diaperis)

359. Coleoptera: Hydrochus elongatus (Elongated Hydrochus)

360. Lepidoptera: Pieris crataegi = Aporia crataegi (Black-veined White)

361. Hymenoptera: Saropoda bimaculata = Anthophora bimaculata (Two-spotted Saropoda)

362. Coleoptera: Leptura apicalis = Strangalia quadrifasciata (Horn-tipped Leptura)

363. Coleoptera: Uloma fagi = Alphitobius laevigatus (Bake-house beetle)

364. Lepidoptera: Orthotaenia turionella = Blartesthia turionella (Orange and Silver Ribbon)

365. Diptera: Leptomorphus walkeri (Southgate Crane-fly)

366. Coleoptera: Adimonia 4-maculata = Phyllobrotica quadrimaculata (Orange-and-black Galeruca)

367. Hymenoptera: Dasypoda swammerdamella = Dasypoda altercator (Swammerdam’s Bee)

368. Lepidoptera: Chelaria rhomboidella = Hypatema rhomboidella (Lobster-clawed Moth)

369. Hemiptera: Alydus calcaratus (Black-and-red Bellied Alydus)

369. Hemiptera: Alydus calcaratus (Black-and-red Bellied Alydus)

370. Coleoptera: Luperus brassicae = Calomicrus circumfuscus (Striped Galeruca)

371. Coleoptera: Galeruca viburni = Pyrrhalta viburni (Striped-legged Galeruca)

372ib. Lepidoptera: Trochilium bembeciforme = Sphecia bembeciformis (Lunar Hornet Clearwing)

372. Lepidoptera: Trochilium apiforme = Sesia apiformis (Hornet-moth)

373. Hymenoptera: Hylaeus dilatatus (Broad-horned Hylaeus) (but = Hylaeus annularis, Fitton et al.)

374. Coleoptera: Cetonia stictica (Spotted Chafer. A Mainland-European species)

375. Coleoptera: Serrocerus pectinatus = Xyletinus longitarsis (Serrated-horned Ptinus)

376. Lepidoptera: Anchylopera ustomaculana = Rhopobota ustomaculana (Loch Rannoch Tortrix, Rannoch Bell)

377. Diptera: Conops macrocephala = Conops quadrifasciatus (Yellow-banded Conops)

378. Lepidoptera: Orgyia gonostigma (Scarce Vapourer. = antiqua?)

379. Coleoptera: Scaphidium 4-maculatum = Scaphidium quadrimaculatum (Orange-spotted Scaphidium)

380. Hymenoptera: Cinetus dorsiger = Ismarus dorsiger

381. Hymenoptera: Lyda fasciata Curtis = Neurotoma saltuum (Barred Lyda)

382. Coleoptera: Lymexylon navale (Windsor Wood-borer)

383. Hymenoptera: Aphidius cirsii = Aphidius matricariae (Thistle-aphis Destroyer)

384. Lepidoptera: Acidalia degenaria = Idaea degeneraria (Portland Ribbon Wave)

385. Strepsiptera: Elenchus walkeri = Elenchus tenuicornis (Walkerian Stylopid)

386. Lepidoptera: Melitaea selene = Boloria (Argynnis) selene (Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary)

387. Coleoptera: *Anobium pertinax Linn. (Obstinate Death-watch Beetle. Binomial not located in 20th Century British checklists. Perhaps A. punctatum?)

388. Hymenoptera: Stilpnus dryadum (Stilpnus of the Woods)

389. Hymenoptera: Agriotypus armatus (Spined Agriotypus)

390. Coleoptera: Oedemera sanguinicollis = Ischnomera sanguinicollis (Red-and-Green Oedemera)

391. Lepidoptera: Damophila trifolii = Coleophora trifolii (Trefoil Thick-horned Tinea)

392. Hemiptera: Cicada anglica = Cicadetta montana (New Forest Cicada)

393. Diptera: Phytomyza lateralis = Cerodontha lateralis? (Feverfew Phytomyza)

394. Coleoptera: Spercheus emarginatus (Notch-headed Hydrophilus)

395. Hymenoptera: Encyrtis vitis = Encyrtus swederi (Vine Encyrtus)

396. Lepidoptera: Ino statices = Adscita statices (Green Forester)

397. Diptera: Drapetis aterrima = Crossopalpus curvipes (Sea-coast Drapetis)

398. Coleoptera: Thanasimus formicarius (Ant-like Clerus)

399. Hymenoptera: Tryphon varitarsus = Hemiteles varitarsus (This being the name listed by Kloet and Hincks for Curtis’s Typhon varitarsus. Neither name seems to be listed by Fitton et al.)

400. Lepidoptera: Nudaria mundana (Muslin Footman)

401. Diptera: Tropidia rufomaculata = Tropidia scita (British Tropidia Hover-fly)

402. Coleoptera: Cis bidentatus (Double-horned Cis)

403. Hymenoptera: Helorus anomalipes (Red-legged Helorus)

404. Lepidoptera: Diphthera orion = Moma alpium (~orion: Scarce Merveille-du-jour)

405. Diptera: Scatophaga scybalaria (Largest Dung-fly)

406. Coleoptera: Melolontha fullo = Polyphylla fullo (Kent Cockchaffer, a mainland-European species)

407. Hymenoptera: *Lampronota crenicornis Hal. mss. (According to Fitton et al., Lampronota Curtis = Lissonata, but they do not list this specific name)

408. Lepidoptera: Oecophora sulphurella = Esperia sulphurella (Yellow Underwinged Thick-horn)

409. Diptera: Dixa nebulosa (Clouded-winged Crane-fly)

410. Coleoptera: Lomechusa dentata = Dinarda maerkeli (Dentated Staphylinus)

411. Hymenoptera: Mymar pulchellum Curtis (Feather-winged Mymar)

412. Lepidoptera: Yponomeuta echiella = Ethmia bipunctella (Viper’s Bugloss Moth)

412ib. Lepidoptera: Yponomeuta pusiella = Ethmia pusiella (Gromwell Moth)

413. Diptera: Ephydra spiota = Ilythea spilota (Spotted-winged Ephydra)

414. Coleoptera: Copris lunaris (Lunar-headed Dung-beetle)

415. Hymenoptera: Zele albitarsus = Zemiotes albiditarsus (White-footed Ichneumon)

416. Lepidoptera: Melanippe blomeri = Discoloxia blomeri (Blomer’s Rivulet)

417. Siphonoptera: Ceratophyllus elongatus = Ischnopsyllus elongatus (Yellow Bat’s Flea)

418. Coleoptera: Oxyporus maxillosus = Creophilus maxillosus (Scarce Oxyporus)

419. Hymenoptera: Nomada dalii Curtis = Nomada sheppardana (Charmouth Wasp-bee)

420. Lepidoptera: Cerostoma annulatella = Rhigognostis annulatella (Ringed Diamond-back, Annulated Smudge)

421. Diptera: Hippobosca equina (Horse-fly or Ked)

422. Coleoptera: Arcopagus puncticollis = Bryaxis puncticollis (Punctured-necked Pselaphus)

423. Hymenoptera: Foenus assectator = Gasteruption assectator (Short-tailed Foenus)

424. Lepidoptera: Psodos equestrata (Gold Four-spot Moth. Another from Mr. Plastead’s cabinet” - not British? Cf. the montane mainland-European P. quadrifaria)

425. Diptera: Xylota bifasciata = Chalcosyrphus bifasciatus (Four-spotted Hover-fly)

426. Coleoptera: Cychrus rostratus = Cychrus caraboides ssp. rostratus (Long-headed Carabus)

427. Hymenoptera: Phagonia smaragdina = Halticoptera flavicornis (Emerald Phagonia)

428. Lepidoptera: Nola monachalis = Meganola strigula (Small Black Arches)

429. Diptera: Helophilus ruddii = Lejops vittatus (Yarmouth Hover-fly)

430. Coleoptera: Hypophlaeus bicolor = Corticeus bicolor (Black-and-red Hypophlaeus)

431. Lepidoptera: Trachea atriplex = Trachea atriplicis (Orache, Orache Brocade)

432. Diptera: Eristalis nubilipennis = Eristalis cryptarum (Beautiful Hover-Fly)

433. Strepsiptera: Halictophorus curtisii = Halictophagus curtisi (Lulworth Stylopid)

434. Lepidoptera: Endromis versicolor = Endromis versicolora (Kentish Glory)

435. Coleoptera: Cardiapus mathewsii = Mantura matthewsi (Matthews’s Haltica)

436. Hymenoptera: *Emphytus fasciatus (Banded Tenthredo)

437. Diptera: Phora abdominalis = Diploneura florescens (Red-bodied Phora)

438. Coleoptera: Tasgius rufipes = Staphylinus pedator (Red-legged Staphylinus)

439. Orthoptera: Acrydium subulatum = Tetrix subulata

440. Lepidoptera: Leptogramma irrorana = Acleris (Peronea) literana (Sprinkled Rough-wing)

441. Diptera: Oxycera morrisii (Lyme Regis Oxycera)

442. Lepidoptera: Hesperia actaeon = Thymelicus acteon (Lulworth Skipper)

443. Coleoptera: Callicerus spencii = Callicerus obscurus (Spencean Staphylinus)

444. Diptera: Molophilus brevipennis = Molophilus ater (Short-winged Mountain Gnat)

445. Hemiptera: Asiraca pulchella = Araeopus pulchellus (Pretty Asiraca)

446. Coleoptera: Carabus exasperatus = Carabus violaceus (Portland Carabus)

447. Lepidoptera: Ephyra pictaria = Aleucis distinctata (Kent Mocha)

448. Hymenoptera: Lasioglossum tricingulum Curtis (Long-tongued Melitta), = Halictus xanthopus. This is the type description of Lasioglossum Curtis, but this species was referred to Lasioglossum xanthopum (Kirby) by Fitton et al., and subsequently transferred to Halictus. The Curtis illustration is complemented by details from Halictus rubicundus.

449. Hemiptera: Issus coleoptratus (Variegated Issus)

450. Coleoptera: Aspidophorus orbiculatus (Sphindidae. Orbicular Dermestes)

451. Lepidoptera: Cerapteryx hibernicus = Cerapteryx graminis ab. hibernicus (Antler)

452. Diptera: Volucella inflata (Inflated Hover-fly)

453. Hemiptera: Coranus subapterus (Sea-side Reduvius)

454. Coleoptera: Drypta emarginata = Drypta dentata (Blue Drypta)

455. Lepidoptera: Aglossa streatfieldii = Aglossa pinguinalis (Mendip Tabby)

456. Orthoptera: Gryllotalpa vulgaris = Gryllotalpa gryllotalpa (Mole-cricket)

457. Hymenoptera: Cladius pilicornis = Priophorus pilicornis (Simple Hairy-horned Cladius)

458. Coleoptera: Harpalus ruficeps = Harpalus latus (Red-headed Harpalus)

459. Lepidoptera: Nonagria vectis Curtis = Rhizedra lutosa (Isle of Wight Wainscot. The identity is fairly obvious, although the synonym is omitted from the standard Check Lists)

460. Hymenoptera: Oryssus coronatus = Oryssus abietinus (A mainland-European species)

461. Hemiptera: Cercopis vulnerata (Black-legged Frog-hopper)

462. Coleoptera: Falagria thoracica (Red-thoraxed Staphylinus)

463. Lepidoptera: Adela frischella = Coleophora frischella (Frisch’s Case-moth)

464. Hymenoptera: Mesochorus sericans = Astiphromma sericans

465. Hemiptera: Pyrrhocoris apterus (Masked Bug)

466. Coleoptera: Elophorus fennicus = Helophorus rufipes (Broad Elophorus)

467. Lepidoptera: Aspitates gilvaria (Straw Belle)

468. Hymenoptera: Psithyrus rupestris (Black-winged Bumble-bee)

469. Diptera: Borborus hamatus = Crumomyia nomata (Toothed Borborus Fly)

470. Coleoptera: Hister 4-maculatus = Hister quadrimaculatus (Lunar-spotted Mimic-beetle)

471. Lepidoptera: Adactylus bennetii = Agdistis staticis (Sea-side Plume)

472. Hymenoptera: Smiera macleanii = Chalcis biguttata (Essex Chalcis)

473. Diptera: Drosophila cameraria (Hairy-thoraxed Cellar-fly)

474. Coleoptera: Hallomenus flexuosus = Abdera flexuosa (Banded Hallomenus)

475. Lepidoptera: Ophiusa lusoria = Lygephila pastinum (Black-neck)

476. Hymenoptera: Leiophron apicalis (Black-tailed Leiophron)

477. Diptera: Tachydromia arrogans (Black-banded Tachydromia)

478. Coleoptera: Synodendron cylindricum (Cylindrical Lucanus)

479. Lepidoptera: Gracillaria anastomosis = Caloptilia (Gracillaria) syringella (Lilac Slender-moth)

480. Hymenoptera: Oxybelus argentatus

481. Hemiptera: Lygaeus equestris (Black-and-red Bug)

482. Lepidoptera: Smerinthus ocellatus = Smerinthus ocellata (Eyed Hawk)

483. Coleoptera: Mordella abdominalis = Mordellistena abdominalis (Red-bodied Mordella)

484. Ephemeroptera: Baetis dispar = Ecdyonurus dispar (Dissimilar May-fly)

485. Diptera: Cordylura livens = Hydromyza livens (Water-lily Cordylura Fly)

486. Coleoptera: Macronema unimaculata = Psilliodes chalcomera (Thigh-spotted Altica)

487. Lepidoptera: Cochleophasia tessellea = Taleporia tessellea (Large Birch Bright)

488. Trichoptera: Limnephilus elegans (Elegant Grannom, Caddis-fly)

489. Diptera: Opetia lonchopteroides = Opetia nigra (Lonchoptera-like Opetia)

490. Coleoptera: Lucanus cervus (Stag Beetle)

491. Lepidoptera: Cochylis rupicola = Cochylidia rupicola (Chalk-cliff Tortrix, Conch)

492. Hemiptera: Livia juncorum (Rush Jumping-louse)

493. Diptera: Tipula longicornis = Tipula flavolineata (Long-horned Long-legs)

494. Coleoptera: Donacia typhae = Donacia vulgaris (Reed-mace Donacia: dissections from D. cincta Germ.)

495. Lepidoptera: Hydrocampa stratiota = Parapoynx stratiotata (Ringed China-mark)

496. Hymenoptera: Diodontus gracilis = Passaloecus gracilis

497. Lepidoptera: Acentropus garnonsii = Acentria nivea (False-caddis Water-veneer)

498. Coleoptera: Tritoma bipustulatum = Tritoma bipustulata (Double-spotted Tritoma)

499. Lepidoptera: Callimorpha jacobaeae = Tyria jacobaeae (Cinnabar)

500. Hemiptera: Atractus literatus = Arenocoris fallenii (Lettered Coreus)

501. Diptera: Tanypus nebulosus = Anatopynia nebulosa (Clouded-winged Midge)

502. Coleoptera: Mycetaea hirta (Hairy Cellar-beetle)

503. Lepidoptera: Asopia pictalis, Pyralis pictalis (Poplar Pyralis)

504. Hymenoptera: Heriades truncorum (Larger Heriades)

505. Diptera: Platystoma seminationis (Spotted Flat-headed Fly)

506. Coleoptera: Helodes beccabungae = Prasocuris junci (Blue Helodes)

507. Hymenoptera: Hecabolus sulcatus (4-stigmared Ichneumon)

508. Lepidoptera: Ourapteryx sambucaria (Swallow-tailed Moth)

509. Diptera: Scaeva unicolor = Scaeva pyrastri (Concolourous Hover-fly)

510. Coleoptera: Cucujus spartii = Cryptolestes spartii (Broom Cucujus)

511. Lepidoptera: Nemaxera corticella (Bark Clothes Moth, Gold-speckled Clothes-moth)

512. Hymenoptera: *Rogas balteatus (Red-and-black Rhogas)

513. Diptera: Heleodromia bistigma (Stigma-spotted Heleodromia)

514. Coleoptera: Homalota dimidiata = Hygronoma dimidiata (Ochre-banded Staphylinus)

515. Lepidoptera: Abraxas ulmata = Abraxas sylvata (Scarce or Clouded Magpie)

516. Hymenoptera: Epeolus variegatus

517. Diptera: Rhamphomyia pennata = Rhamphomyia barbata (Feather-legged Dancing Fly)

518. Coleoptera: Sphaereidium 4-maculatum = Sphaeridium scarabaeoides (4-spotted Dung Beetle)

519. Lepidoptera: Thera coniferata = Thera cognata (Durham Juniper Moth)

520. Neuroptera: Chrysopa abbreviata (Short-winged Green Lacewing, Golden-eye)

521. Diptera: Phthiria pulicaria (Sea-shore Bee-fly)

522. Coleoptera: Hylesinus scaber = Hylesinus oleiperda (Rough Hylesinus)

523. Lepidoptera: Hyria auroraria = Idaea muricata (Purple-bordered Gold)

524. Hymenoptera: Gorytes bicinctus

525. Diptera: Haematopota italica = Haematopoa grandis? (Mersey Island Clegg)

526. Coleoptera: Anisoplia suturalis = Phyllopertha horticola (Sutherland Bracken-clock)

527. Lepidoptera: Pyralis cribralis = Microchilo cribrumalis (Dotted Fan-foot)

528. Neuroptera: Coniopteryx psociformis = Conwentzia psociformis

529. Diptera: Miltogramma punctata (Colletes’ Attendant, or Bees’-nest Fly)

530. Lepidoptera: Pygaera bucephala = Phalera bucephala (Buff-tip)

531. Coleoptera: Hygrotus decoratus (Ornamented Hygrotus)

532. Hymenoptera: Sapyga clavicornis (Club-horned Sapyga)

533. Diptera: Gonia ruficeps = Gonia picea (Red-headed Gonia)

534. Coleoptera: Emus hirtus (Humble-bee Staphylinus)

535. Lepidoptera: Harpipteryx scabrella = Ypsolopha scabrella (Wainscot Hooktip, Wainscot Smudge)

536. Hymenoptera: Pezomachus hopei = Agrothereutes abbreviator (Short-winged Ichneumon)

537. Diptera: Culex guttatus = Aedes guttatus (White-spotted Mosquito)

538. Coleoptera: Nothus bipunctatus = Osphya bipunctata (Twin-spotted Nothus, and var.)

539. Lepidoptera: Hapalia praecox = Ochropleura praecox (Portland Moth, Portland Dart)

540. Trichoptera: Agrypnia pagetana (Yarmouth Grannom, Caddis-fly)

541. Diptera: Porphyrops wilsoni = Raphium melegantulum (Bute Porphyrops)

542. Coleoptera: Lixus angustatus (Narrowed Lixus Weevil, a mainland-European species)

543. Lepidoptera: Batia lunaris (Lesser Tawny Crescent)

544. Trichoptera: Polycentropus irroratus = Crunoecia irrorata (Many-spotted Caddis-fly)

545. Diptera: Helomyza rufa = Suilla rufa (Red-thoraxed Helomyza)

546. Coleoptera: Antherophagus simiis = Antherophagus pallens (Punctured Antherophagus)

547. Lepidoptera: Zygaena filipendulae (Six-spot Burnet)

548. Hemiptera: Acanthia pulchella = Halosalda pulchella (Beautiful Acanthia)

549. Diptera: Musca chloris = Neomyia chloris (Green-cheeked Fly)

550. Coleoptera: Acalles roboris (Oak Achalles Weevil)

551. Lepidoptera: *Spilonota marmorana (Marbled Dog’s-tooth Tortrix. Stainton’s Spilonota doesn’t include this species, or anything that matches it. Bradley et al. list it as a queried synonym of Acleris maccana)

552. Hymenoptera: Callimome subterraneus = Torymus nobilis (Cynips Parasite)

553. Hemiptera: *Gerris apicalis Curtis (Black-tipped Under-wing Pond-skater)

554. Coleoptera: Brachinus scolpeta (Single-spotted Bombardier Beetle)

555. Lepidoptera: Platypteryx falcataria = Drepana falcataria (Pebble Hook-tip)

556. Blattodea: Blatta lapponica = Ectobius lapponicus (Lapland Cockroach)

557. Diptera: Erioptera crassipes = Molophilus obscurus (Short-legged Crane-fly)

558. Coleoptera: Pachyrhinus comari = Phytobius comari (Marsh Cinqfoil Weevil)

559. Lepidoptera: Nascia cilialis (Orange-rayed Pearl)

560. Dermaptera: *Forficula borealis (Northern Earwig) = F. auricularia?

561. Trichoptera: Chimarra marginata (Marginated Caddis-fly)

562. Coleoptera: Anthonomus pomorum (Pear-and-apple Weevil)

563. Lepidoptera: Odontia dentalis = Cynaeda dentalis (Starry Brindle, Starry Brindled Pearl)

564. Hymenoptera: *Bombus ericetorum (Heath Humble-bee, Bumble-bee; seemingly not the Mainland-European B. hypnorum ssp. ericetorum)

565. Hemiptera: Psylla fraxini = Psyllopsis fraxini (Ash Chermes, Jumping-louse)

566. Coleoptera: Catops dissimulator = Catops morio (Dissembling Catops)

567. Lepidoptera: Penthina grevillana = Apotomis sauciana grevillana (Sutherland Long-cloak, Greville’s Marble)

568. Diptera: Rhaphium macrocerum = Rhaphium monotrichum (Long-horned Rhaphium)

569. Hemiptera: Cimex lectularius (Bed-bug)

570. Coleoptera: Endomychus coccineus (Scarlet Endomychus)

571. Lepidoptera: Paedisca semifasciana = Apotomis semifasciana (Short-barred Grey Marble)

572. Hemiptera: Amblycephalus germari Curtis = Evacanthus acminatus (Burdock Frog-hopper)

573. Diptera: Geranomyia unicolor (Long-lipped Crane-fly)

574. Coleoptera: Trox sabulosus (Sand-loving Trox)

575. Lepidoptera: Halias quercana = Pseudoips fagana (Green Silver Lines)

576. Hemiptera: Cinara roboris = Lachnus roboris (Clouded-winged Oak Aphis)

577. Hemiptera: Aphis tiliae = Eucallipterus tiliae (Lime-tree Aphis)

580. Hymenoptera: Mellinus sabulosus = Mellinus sabulosa

584. Hymenoptera: Alyson kennedii Curtis, cf. Alysson sp.? (perhaps adventive)

585. Diptera: Ornithomyia fringillina = Ornithomya fringillina Curtis

588. Hymenoptera: Banchus farrani Curtis = Banchus volutatorius

592. Trichoptera: Phryganea minor = Trichostegia minor (Curtis)

596. Hymenoptera: Stenocera walkeri Curtis = Stenoceroides walkeri (Curtis)

597. Hemiptera: Heterogaster laticeps Curtis = Henestaris laticeps (Curtis)

600. Hymenoptera: Ophion ventricosus

601. Trichoptera: Hydropsyche fulvipes Curtis

604. Hymenoptera: Ammophila campestris Lat. = Ammophila pubescens Curtis

608. Orthoptera: *Locusta christii, cf. Locusta migratoria?

612. Hemiptera: *Rhyparochromus maculipennis Curtis

616. Odonata: Cordulia curtisii = Oxygastra curtisii

617. Hymenoptera: Athalia spinarum = Athalia rosae (Turnep Saw-fly)

620. Hemiptera: Acucephalus tricinctus Curtis = Aphrodes f. tricinctus

624. Hymenoptera: Pristomerus vulnerator (Panz.) – a Curtis genus

625. Hemiptera: Livilla ulicis Curtis

628. Hymenoptera: Chelostoma florisomnis = Chelostoma florisomne

632. Hymenoptera: Pemphredon unicolor = Psen littoralis or Psen spooneri

633. Hemiptera: Aphrodes sabulicola Curtis, = Psammotettix sabulicola

636. Hemiptera: Iassus reticulatus Curtis = Oncopsis flavicollis

640. Hemiptera: *Eupteryx ornatipennis Curtis (Curtis genus, binomial not located)

644. Hymenoptera: Mesoleptus waltoni Curtis = Sympherta fusicornis

648. Psocoptera: *Psocus fenestratus Curtis

652. Hymenoptera: Trypoxylon clavicerum

656. Hymenoptera: Rhopalum tibiale = Rhopalum coarctatum

657. Hemiptera: Delphax longipennis = Stenocranus longipennis (Curtis)

660. Hymenoptera: Euceros albitarsus Curtis

664. Hymenoptera: Tiphia minuta

668. Hymenoptera: Cryptus bellosus Curtis = Aritranis bellosus (Odynerus Ichneumon)

672. Hymenoptera: Chelonus wesmaelii Curtis

673. Hemiptera: Cixius dionysii = Cixius cunicularius

676. Hemiptera: Ledra aurita

680. Hymenoptera: Crabro subpunctatus, probably = Crossocerus quadrimaculatus

681. Hemiptera: Hydroessa pygmaea = Microvelia pygmaea

684. Hemiptera: Prostemma guttula

685. Hemiptera: Tetyra fuliginosa = Odontoscelis fuliginosa

688. Hymenoptera: Cynips nervosa Curtis = Diplolepis nervosa (Curtis)

692. Hymenoptera: Tenthredo cingulata = Strongylogaster lineata

693. Hemiptera: *Capsus hirtus Curtis, cf. Capsus ater (black form)

696. Mecoptera: Panorpa germanica

700. Hemiptera: Nepa cinerea (Water Scorpion)

701. Hemiptera: Miris tritici = Notostira elongata

704. Hemiptera: Aelia acuminata

708. Ephemeroptera: Ephemera cognata = Ephemera vulgata

709. Hemiptera: Harpocera burmeisteri Curtis = Harpocera thoracica (Fallen)

712. Odonata: Libellula rubicunda, probably = Leucorrhinia dubia

716. Trichoptera: Molanna angustata Curtis

717. Hemiptera: *Coccus aceris, cf. Eulecanium tiliae?

720. Hymenoptera: Bethylus fulvicornis Curtis = Bethylus fuscicornis

724. Hymenoptera: Cleptes nitidula = Cleptes nitidulus

728. Hymenoptera: Ichneumon amatorius = Triptognathus amatorius

732. Odonata: Agrion rubellum = Ceriagrion tenellum

733. Hemiptera: Idiocerus maculipennis Curtis = Idiocerus lituratus

736. Hymenoptera: Therion amictum = Heteropelma amictum

740. Hymenoptera: Spalangia nigra

741. Hemiptera: *Tingis oxyacanthae Curtis, probably = Physatocheila dumetorum

744. Hymenoptera: Proctotrupes areolator = Disogmus areolator

748. Hemiptera: Thrips dispar = Baliothrips dispar

752. Hymenoptera: Formica rufa (Red, Hill or Horse Ant, or Pismire)

756. Hymenoptera: Ceropales variegatus = Ceropales variegata

760. Hymenoptera: Vespa rufa = Vespula rufa (Anchor-faced Wasp)

764. Hymenoptera: Allantus flavipes Fourc., probably = Elinora dominiquei, = Tenthredo baetica dominiquei

769. Hymenoptera: Apis mellifica = Apis mellifera (Common Hive Bee, Honey Bee)


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