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could not get another : it may be that I had not found the proper liabitat, or that 

 the time was too late in the year. This is the third recorded British habitat of this 

 scarce species, the others being Milford and the Isle of Wight. 



Eupteryx signatipennis, Boh. Common on Spiraa ulmaria, near Morningside, 

 Edinburgh, August 16th. It was only on the Spircea growing in sheltered places 

 that the Eupteryx was to be found. 



Eupteryx notatus, Curt. Not uncommon among the herbage at Folkestone 

 Warren, Aug. 30th, but, on account of its minuteness and activity, not easy to see 

 and difficult to catch. 



Uicranoneura citrinella, Zett., and Ettpteryx stacJiydeariim, Hdy., both abundant 

 on Teucrium scorodonia near Edinburgh, and at Folkestone, in August. — J. W. 

 Douglas, Lee : September 16tk, 1876. 



Captures of rare Coleoptera, Hemiptera, and Hymenoptera, at Chohham ; inclu- 

 ding an Odynerus tieio to Britain. — During this season, I have collected a good 

 deal in the neighbourhood of Chobham, especially on the large tract of common to 

 the north, known as Chobham Common, and, so far as I know, there are few lo- 

 calites better worth visiting, especially for those interested in the Hymenoptera and 

 Hemiptera. 



Below I give a list of the rarer species that I have found. The Hymenoptera 

 were kindly named for me by Mr. F. Smith. 



COLEOPTEEA. 



Harpalus discoidetis, two, under stones on Chobham Common ; Anisodactylus 

 atricornis, one, on the heaths ; FterosticJins lepidus, occasionally; Amara consularis, 

 one, under a stone ; Stenolophns brunnipes, several, by evening sweeping, also in Sphag- 

 num ; these agree exactly with continental specimens of brunnipes, although it is 

 quite possible that they may be only dark forms of dorsalis ; Homalota scapularis, 

 by sweeping, one specimen ; Gymnusa hrevicollis, in Sphagnum, several; Lamprinus 

 saginatus, by sweeping, one specimen ; Philonthus nigrita, in Sphagnum, several ; 

 Lithocharis obsoleta, by sweeping ; Bledius fracticornis, in damp places ; Byrrhus 

 murinus, in a sand-pit ; Corymbites quercus, by sweeping ; Sericosomus brunneus, by 

 sweeping ; Cardiophorus asellus, at the roots of rushes ; Dryophilus anobioides, by 

 sweeping ; Meloe bremcollis, crawling on the ground on the common ; Cistela ce- 

 ramboides, by beating a hedgerow ; Orchestes iota, on Myrica Gale, not rare; Tomicus 



dispar, by evening sweeping. 



Hemiptera. 



Gnathoconus picipes, one specimen, on the heath ; Coryzus maculatus, one speci- 

 men, off Myrica Gale ; Plociomerus luridus, very rarely, in very wet Sphagnum on 

 the Common ; Calocoris ticinensis, common, by sweeping in marshy places ; Systel- 

 lonotus trigutlatus, occasionally ; Chlamydatus pygmceus = Tytthus insignis, D. and 

 S., one specimen, by sweeping ruslics, but, unfortunately, not secured : I have sub- 

 sequently found it abundantly at the roots of rushes on Wimbledon Common ; 

 Macrocoleus tanaceti, (J & $ on tansy, the $ I believe has not been discovered before ; 

 Nobis Poa'eri, frequent at the roots of rushes in Gracious Pond ; Nahisjlavomarginatus, 

 one developed and several undeveloped specimens found with N. Poiveri ; Acanthia 

 hirundinis, commonly on the window-sills, &c., of a house at Chobham, round which 

 were numerous martin's nests. 



