20 THE entomologist's ftECORD. 



PJnjllobrotica 4,-mactdata, which has hitherto been restricted to one or 

 two localities, turned up in eight new places and in abundance, the 

 food- plant, the common scuUcap [Scutellaria (/alerkmlata) showing 

 what the larvae could do when in numbers. Another peculiarity of 

 the season was the scarcity of Toxotu-s vwridianu^ at Owston Wood, 

 where the insect is usually abundant ; black forms, which generally 

 predominate, being exceedingly rare. Cli/ttis arictis, PJiar/inm inquisitor 

 and II. hifasciat2(m were also less in evidence than usual. Owston, 

 however, kept up its character for surprises, a fine Tilliis elov(/atus 

 being taken (the second record for the county), and another new 

 species for the wood. Ai/rilm an<justatm turned up on young oaks ; 

 a specimen of this latter insect was also found at Buddon. Fumji 

 produced a county record in BoUtochara lucida, and another good 

 Staph, in Ocalea castauca. Ipn 4:-})nnctata, the second record from 

 Owston, was taken at sap. 



At Barrow-on-Soar, C!ri/pturrJujnchus lapathi, a beetle I have met 

 with occasionally on willows, was in plenty on the trunks of this tree, 

 and in a few years will doubtless destroy the trees it was infesting. 

 The larva feeds in the branches, boring galleries rather larger than a 

 pea in circumference. The nettles beneath the infested trees were 

 covered with frass, and numerous branches above had already fallen 

 victims to the attack. On examining the galleries, Sorouia t/riwa, a 

 small Hoiiialota, and a species of Epurea, were found in numbers, and 

 one specimen of (Jiiedi^i^ cruentus ; this, I fancy, has never been recorded 

 before, although, of course, Cos.ms borings are always worth investi- 

 gation, as also the borings of Leptura scutellata. Buddon Wuod was 

 as productive as usual, the ants' nests yielding most of their previously 

 noted species, and an addition, I fancy, in Qiirdim brei-is, which 

 turned up in numbers. FJiynchites opthalmicus occurred in the utmost 

 profusion, in company with the rarer I\. alliariae, and R. pubescens 

 was picked up, as usual, singly, on oak. 



A curious species, Antlierophagus nigricornis, was taken on the low 

 parsnip blossoms, and by sweeping ; this species is supposed to be 

 associated with various species of Bombi, one having been observed 

 clinging to the leg of a Bombus with its mandibles. Fowler says 

 that it is occasionally found in and about the nests of Bombi, but the 

 life history and economy appear to be still open to the investigating 

 coleopterist. The fact of the beetle frequenting flowers like the fox- 

 glove, infers a desire to be conveyed to the nest, probably for the 

 purpose of ovipositing. 



Dorytovms pectoralis was found on sallows ; PogonocJioerus hispidiis 

 occurred under bark of oak in January, quite a surprise find. P. 

 dentatus was beaten off hawthorn in June. In the neighbourhood of 

 historic Bradgate, Cori/mhites aeneus turned up once more under stones. 

 Silp/ia thuracica in profusion under dead rabbits. Bargnotm schdnherri, 

 new to this well worked locality, is worth mentioning ; it was taken 

 by sweeping by Mr. Donisthorpe. I have taken it previously from flood 

 refuse at Loughboro. Gastruidea polygoni, new to the Bradgate list, 

 was in great profusion, every plant of Polygonum being full of them ; 

 also Prasocnri-s phellandrii and P. jnnci, both new to this locality. 

 In the brook outside the reservoir, a few Bonacia versicolnra were 

 picked up off Potamogeton, whilst, under logs, Orectochilus villosus 

 was not uncommon. Octhebius exculptus was found on the mud and 

 in the waterfall ; the lovely Dianous caendencens was plentiful in wet 



