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 EUCNKMID^. 



Melasis b^iprestoides. — In decaying beech and hornbeam. Sometimes 

 plentiful. 



Elaterid-^. 

 Lacon murinus. — Under stones, on grassy hillsides, etc. Common, 

 Mela7iotus rufipes. — In rotten wood and on wing. 



,, rufipes var : castanipes.—OQ.QZ.s\on2X in rotten wood. 

 Anthous rhombeus. — One specimen taken in decaying beech tree. 

 Cobham Park. 

 ,, nige?: — By sweeping in woods. Rather common in summer, 

 ,, longicollis. — By sweeping long grass. Female scarce. 

 ,, hce^norrhoidalis. — Abundant in woody places. Early summer. 

 ,, vittatus. — By sweeping in woods. Not very common. 

 Limoiiius minuhis, — By sweeping in summer. Not rare. 

 Adrastus limbatus. — By sweeping in woods and lanes. Common. 

 Agriotes spectator. — In moss, under stones, etc. Commom everywhere. 

 obscuriis. — In moss, under stones, etc. Very common. 

 lineatus. — In rather damp places, under stones, roots of grass, etc. 

 sordidus. — In flood- rubbish. Medway banks. (G.C.C.) 

 sobrhms. — By sweeping in woods and lanes. Fairly common. 

 pallidulus. — By sweeping in woods and lanes. Generall}' common. 

 Dolopius marginatus. — By sweeping in woods and lanes in summer. 

 Campylns linearis. — By sweeping in shad}- woods. Very variable in 

 colour. 



Dascillid^. 

 Dascillus cervinus. — On flowers in chalky places. Sometimes plentiful. 

 Helodes mimUa. — By sweeping in damp places. 

 Microcara livida. — On hawthorn blossom, and by sweeping. 

 Cyphon coarctatus \ 



,, variabilis i By sweeping herbage and long grass in damp 



,, pallidulus k places. Snodland, etc. 



,, padi / 



Prionocyphon serricornis. — One species taken in very rotten wood-mould 

 in stump of ash tree. 



IvYCID^. 



Platycis initiutus. — Very rare. Crawling on trunk of decaying ash. 



Lampyrid^. 

 Latnpyris voctiluca (Glow-worm). — On our chalk banks. Fairly 

 common. 



Tei<Ephorid^. 

 Telephorus fuscus. — On flowers and pathways. 



,, fusticus. — On flowers in early summer. Abundant. 



,, lividus. — On flowers. Abundant. 



,, nigricans. — On flowers in woods and lanes. June. 



,, var : discoideus. — On flowers in woods and lanes. June. 



,, lituratus. — Chiefly in umbelliferous flowers. 



,, figuratus. — On hawthorn blossom. Chattenden. 



,, bicolor. — On flowers and hedges. Common in early summer. 



