1877.] 93 



Pachyta. sexmaculata, Linn, {trifasciata. Fab.), is closely allied to P. ceramhy- 

 ciformis, Schrank {octomaculata, Schall.), but may be readily separated from that 

 species by its narrower and more parallel form, more shining appearance, the much 

 scantier and finer pubescence, finer punctuation, blacker colour, shorter basal joint 

 of the posterior tarsi, and the different maculation of its elytra. These are black, with 

 three pale yellow, transvei'se, angular bands : one at the base, one a little before the 

 middle, and one at about two-thirds of their length. In one of these examples the 

 three pale yellow bands are well-defined, but in the other the basal and intermediate 

 yellow bands are confluent in the centre of each elytron. This very variable species 

 is tolerably common in boreal Europe, occurring in Sweden, North G-ermany, &c. I 

 am very much indebted to Mrs. King for one of these examples. Many subsequent 

 visits by Mr. King and myself to the locality failed to produce any more examples, 

 our want of success was, perhaps, owing to the very wet weather which prevailed 

 for some time after these specimens were taken. — Q-. C. Champion, 274, Walworth 

 Road, Loudon : August 8th, 1877. 



Notes on the Coleoptera of Aviemore, Inverness-shire. — Another visit to this 

 locality during the early part of the past summer, has agaiii produced several inter- 

 esting species of Coleoptera, some few of which I had not observed here before, 

 therefore, a few notes on these and the rarer species met with will, perhaps, not be 

 uninteresting. Of the numerous species captured by Mr. King, of Glasgow (who 

 joined me after a time), and myself, during a stay of three weeks, from June 16th to 

 July 7th, I may note Carabus glahratus occasionally on the paths, &c. ; Fterostichus 

 ohlongo-punctatus, invariably under chips left by the woodmen ; Amara alpina, one 

 $ , and at the same spot as before ; Harpalus ^-jninctatus, sparingly as before ; 

 J3embidium hipunctatum and doris, on the shores of the loch; Homalota parallela, 

 at its usual habitat— in the nests of Formica rufa; Philonthus piiella, occasionally 

 at sap of birch ; Homalium inflatum, rare, under bark of alder and birch ; Acidota 

 crenata, rare, in moss on the mountain tops ; Anthobium minuiuni, common, on 

 flowers in boggy places on the hill-sides ; Sphcerites glabratus, two examples, at 

 sap of. birch ; Epuraa silacea, one at sap of birch, and another beneath fun- 

 gus ; E. variegata, parvula, and immunda, at sap of freshly cut birch stumps ; 

 iJendrophagus crenatus, rarely, beneath bark of Scotch fir ; Paramecosoma serratum, 

 three examples at sap of birch ; Lathridiiis rugosus, not rare, in powdeiy fungus on 

 alder, as before ; Cetonia Jloricola, occasionally at sap ; JEros Aurora, commonly, at 

 old saw-pits, beneath chips left by the woodmen (this species has been very rare to 

 me hitherto in this locality) ; Pytho depressus, occasionally found running on stumps, 

 &c., towards evening ; Carida Jlexuosa, as usual, in hard woody fungus on alder ; 

 Abdera triguttata, very rare this season ; Zllora ferrtiginea and Dirccea Imvigata, 

 both rare ; Anthonomus conspersus, very rarely, on blossom of the moimtain ash ; 

 Magdalinus duflicatus and M. carbonarius,hoth. rare, former on Scotch fir, latter on 

 birch ; Astinomus cedilis, not uncommon this year, though hitherto rare to me ; 

 Muiophila mttscorum, occasionally, in moss. — Id. 



Abnormal antenna in Hemiptera. — Several cases of deformed antenna? have come 

 under my notice lately, and as Mr. Douglas has more than once described similar 

 cases in the pages of this magazine, it may not be amiss to record them. 



