298 THE entomologist's record. 



on the north face of the Downs I came across: — Ihjobates 

 propinfjuus, Aub., two specimens ; the first of these Avas in 

 the company of a considerable number of some Mi/nnica, and several 

 Lasias riariis. There were also two Drusilla on the sheet. Sh'niis 

 <?/-/c/(.so/i/, ' Eye, was very common in this hill moss — even more so than 

 the ubiquitous bnuinipes. l^n/choni/x markeli, Aub., one from moss, 

 apparently not attended by ants, [13. ix.] , one under a large stone in a 

 nest of Lasiiis fiariis, [28. vii.] ; and a third specimen on a stone that 

 covered a deserted ant's nest, [26. vii.] Hi/peraspis rcppensis, Hbst., 

 not uncommon, although very local, among thick hill moss. 

 Syncab/pta spinoaa, Ross., common Tychiiis polylineatiis, Germ., a few 

 specimens of this \evy rare beetle were shaken from moss around Lotus 

 and Trit'oliidii. Orthochaetes setiyer, Beck., widely distributed in moss for 

 miles across the downs, though nearly always turning up singly. 

 Stone-turning on the hills, usually very unproductive, this year 

 yielded at least one " find," in a specimen of Netiraphes carinatns,'''- 

 Muls. The beetle was under a large flint (out of all proportion to its 

 size !) at the foot of Ditchling Beacon, and was captured on July 28th. 

 Another nice species found on the same day by stone-turning was 

 Houudota scapularifi, Sahl. One or two Licinus (lepyessus, Pk., were 

 the only other beetles worthy of note. From moss in the lanes, sterile 

 enough in summer, an occasional species of interest was gleaned. 

 As, for example, Evaesthetus scaler, Gr. (which was common); Bythinns 

 citrtisi, Den., scarce ; Stenns exiyuus, Er,, fuscipes,'"' Gr., and declaratus, 

 Er. Considerable attention given to the roadside grass heaps pro- 

 duced, among many "commoners," Conosoina iiiiiiiacalatuiii, Steph., 

 fairly common ; PhiUmtlins albipes, Gr., common ; P. uiiibratilis, Gr., 

 scarce, and P. (h'bilis,'Gv., scarce ; Calyptomenis cliibins, Marsh., two or 

 three, and NeurapJws sparshalli/'- Den., a nice series. Among beech 

 leaves, in a small copse on the Beacon, I took : — tiahrocenis capillari- 

 coniis, Gr., in abundance ; Queduis ohliteratus, Er., not uncommon, 

 and Choleva icillini, Spence, in numbers ; Phloeocltaris subtilissiuia, 

 Man., was secured out of an old beech stump, and Proynatha qitadri- 

 i-ornis,"'- Kirb., by beating elder. General hedge-beating resulted in 

 a nice series of Moidellistana neuicaldeyyiana/' Pz., several Clinocara 

 tetratoma, Th., and a short series of Chorayus sheppardi, Kirb. The 

 little sweeping I did produced extraordinarily little, and beyond 

 Hydnobitis striyosKs, Schm., Scydinaenits scutellaris, Miill. (several), and 

 the two milfoil species — Cassida sanyidnolenta, F., and Centhorhynchus 

 tiianyidniii, Boh., was wasted energy. A day at Lewes with Mr. 

 Donistborpe rewarded us with Galerucella pmilla, Weise, PsylUodes 

 piciiia, Marsh., Lonyitarsns ayilis, Rye, and L. daricoDu's, Steph., the 

 latter swarming on Convulvulus sepiuin. Among some fungus-covered 

 bread, left as a bait in a bird trap, O.cytelns insecatus, Gr., was found 

 in small numbers. Careful sifting of a large goose's nest, found in 

 one of the farm sheds, produced a considerable number of beetles, 

 though not many species. The most prolific w^as Cryptophayus bicolor, 

 Stm., which was remarkable both for its abundance and variety. 

 Micrvylossa suturalis, Sahl., made an excellent second in point of 

 numbers. A nice series of Eaconnus fimetarias, Chaud., was the most 

 welcome inmate of this nest. It is a very different species from the 

 Wicken Fen hirticollis, which I also took in the Fens in the early part 

 ol the year. Species with asterisk not recorded by me before from 



