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Coleoptera in moles' nests in Surrey. — Acting on Dr. Joy's hint (Ent. Mo. 

 Mag., xlii, pp. 198—202), my sons have recently dug up a number of moles' nests, 

 both at Woking and Guildford, in search of Coleoptera. Altogether thirty nests 

 have been opened : the first on January 21st and the last to-day, most of which 

 contained Coleoptera, as well as many Hystrichopsytla talpas. All the species enu- 

 merated by Dr. Joy under his Class A have been met with, and some others in 

 addition. The following is a list of the beetles taken -.—Aleochara spadicea, Er., 

 fairly numerous in both localities, the largest number found in one nest being 13 

 (Woking). Homalota paradoxa, Rey, one specimen only, Guildford, January 

 30th ; H. analis, Grav., Woking. Heterothops nigra, K\\, the commonest species 

 in the nests in both localities. Quedius nigrocceruleus, Rey, two specimens only, 

 Woking, February 2nd ; Q. vexans, Epp., and Q. lonqicornis, Kr.,in both localities, 

 not rare, the last-mentioned being the commoner of the two at Guildford, as many as 

 six occurring in one nest there ; all three species were found in one nest at Woking 

 on February 2nd. Medon propinquus, Bris., and Oxytelus sculptiiratus, Grav., 

 frequent in both localities, and evidently at home in the nests. Leptinus tesfaceus, 

 Mull., sparingly, Woking. Choleva angmtata, F., rarely, in both localities; C. 

 nigrita, Er., one specimen, Guildford. Lathridius nodifer, Westw., Woking. As 

 most of this collecting has been done during hard frosty weather, additions to the 

 list may be expected during the coming spring.* The nests examined so far have 

 been in marshy ground, and, with one or two exceptions, made of grass. — G. 0. 

 Champion, Horsell, Woking : February 9th, 1907. 



Coleoptera in Cumberland in 1906. — I did less collecting than usual during the 

 past season, but was fortunate enough to meet with several species of interest, some 

 few being now recorded for the first time from the county, such being indicated by 

 an asterisk. 



Agahus affinis, Pk.,* can now be definitely recorded as occurring in Cumber- 

 land ; I took it in a boggy pond near Carlisle, from wlience a number have been 

 obtained in former seasons, but erroneously referred to unguicularis, Th. I have 

 lately examined other undoubted ajffinis from various parts of the county, and have, 

 as yet, failed to find a single specimen of unguicularis. Sydroporus angustatus, 

 Sturm,* abounded in some fresh water pools on the fringe of Newton Regay Moss. 

 On the sandy banks of the Irthitig Helophorus arvernieus ,M.u\s., was also to be had 

 in plenty, with a few Sydroporus septentrionalis, GylL, in the shallow back waters 

 of the stream. On the few occasions when I tried for water beetles, they seemed 

 to be abu!idant. In a cow-shed, early in the year, Microglossa suturalis, Sahib., 

 was very common, while in a similar shed on the same day Heterothops prxvia^ 

 Er.,* was in just sufficient numbers to yield a nice series. Under bark occurred 

 Homalota cuspidata, Er., H. immersa, Er., Cort/phium angusticolle, Steph., and 

 Phloeocharis subtilissima, Mann. In moss I met with Calodera riparia, Er.,* 

 Homalota exilis, Er.,* Philonthus micans, Gr., P. nigrita, Nordm., P. umbratilis, 

 Gr., and P. corvinus, Er. ; a single P. nigriventris, Th., occurring in carrion. A 

 few hours' steady work among ants' nests near Keswick in April met with a fair 

 measure of success. No fewer than seven species of Staphylinida; were added to 

 the county list, viz. : Notothecta anceps, Er.,* N. Jlavipes, Er., Thiasophila angu- 



* Five species of Hister marginatus, Er,, have since been taken, on Febniary 23rd, out of twa 

 nests near Woking.— G. C. C. 



