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•which had come within range, and, notwithstanding the desperate efforts of the 

 poor creature, it was hurried off under the debris which covered the bottom of the 

 vase. At this time I was obliged to cease my observation, but the next morning, 

 I recovered my Myrmedonia in a very lively condition ; and, on examining tlie 

 debris in its prison, I saw two ant-corpses, both of which had the abdomen separated 

 from the thorax. 



An analogous fact was observed last year by M. Lucante, of Lectoare, with 

 Myrmedonia eanaliculata ; and M. Leon Bleuse, of Limoges, has informed me that, 

 when scarcliing among detritus, he saw a M. eanaliculata run after an ant, which, 

 not having time to escape, was seized and carried off ; but circumstances did not 

 permit M. Bleuse to pursue liis observations further. — Lons Mesmin, Poitiers (from 

 the " Feuille des jeunes Xaturalistes," July, 1876). 



Capture of TiUus v.nifasciatus and Xylotrogiis hrunneus near London. — On the 

 9th of this month, I detected a specimen of T. unifasciatus on some new oak palings 

 in tills neighbourhood ; on the following day I took another ; and on the 12th two 

 more, and lost another; on the 15tli I missed another, as it fell amongst the long 

 grass and escaped ; on the 17th I took two more. Lyctus canaliculatus was very 

 abundant, and amongst them I detected seven specimens of the rare Xylotrogus hrun- 

 neus. Is anything known in what trees these tjiree species feed, as they evidently only 

 come to suck the new wood, and frequently fly on and off very rapidly, as I found, to my 

 misfortune ? As the locality is close at hand, I visit the spot daily, morning and 

 afternoon, but most have oceured in the morning. Although I have been on the 

 look out for both these species for the last thirty-five years, I never took them before. 

 — Samuel Stevens, Loanda, Beulah Hill, Upper Norwood : July, 1876. 



Coleoptera in the Isle of Man. — During June I noticed the following species 

 here : — MeJolontha hippocastani, Cetonia esnea and aurata. The two first-named 

 have not, I think, been previously recorded as occurring in the Isle of Man, and the 

 triad struck me as rather curiously illustrative of the connection, geographically and 

 otherwise, of this island with the surrounding kingdoms. 



Melolont/ta hippocastani is common in Ii'eland, but not, I think, cither in 

 England or Scotland. Cetonia (Bnea is as yet only found in Scotland, I believe. C. 

 aurata is a very abundant English insect ; but of rare occurrence, so far as my 

 experience goes, in either Ireland or Scotland. 



It has been said, in exjjlanation of the well-known heraldic bearings of the Island 

 (three legs joined at the thighs), that they represent the Manks with the toe of one 

 foot spiu'ning Ireland, the spur on the heel of the second kickmg at Scotland, 

 and the knee of the third leg bowing to England. — Edwin Birchall, Douglas, 

 Isle of Man : July lOth, 1876. 



Occurrence of Dichrooscytus rvjipennis. — Whilst Searching for PsyllidtB on the 

 26th inst., I was much pleased to find this insect somewhat common on fir trees 

 {Pinus sylvestris) at Eltham. I have hitherto considered it to be one of our scarce 

 species, having only met with it on one or two occasions, and then sparingly. From 

 what I could observe, it seemed to mo to be mostly attached to the green cones. 



