13G [J»ne, 



as figured by Dr. Sharp in Trans. Ent. Soc, 1905, plate 9) was found at Chobliam 

 in various charred sappy pine stumps. The stumps were again examined on 

 April Sth, and several pnpiB extracted and brought home. These pupne were placed 

 in sections of bamboo-cane, and placed in a tin, and forgotten ! But on opening 

 tlie tin, about three weeks later, tliough the contents had suffered from mould, 

 two crippled Asemums were found, sufficient to establish the identity of the insect, 

 and its presence in this portion of Surrey. The same slumps harboured many 

 specimens of Ipn 4-ffuttala, F., /. 'i-pnnc/a/a, llerbst, and a single Coninomus 

 constrict ns, Gylh — Id- 



Uydrochus mtidiooWis, MuU., in the Hirer Teign. — A;nongst flood rubbish in 

 the River Teign here a week ago I took one example of this species, which was 

 recently added (Ent. Rec, xviii, 133) to the British list by Mr. Donistliorpe. — 

 Philip de la Garde, " Teignview," Christow, near Exeter : May Uli, 19u7. 



Bemhidium 4-pustulatum, Dej., and Platysteihus aliitaccus, Th., at Sitting- 

 bourne.— In September last, while working the nnrshy ground at the back of Old 

 Milton, Sittingbourne, I obtained three of the rare B. '\-pustitlatum, and eight 

 P. ahttaceus, which Mr. Newbery has very kindly identified for me. — Ir>. 



Occurrence of Carlodere argm, Reitt., in Britain. — A single living specimen 

 of the above European beetle was taken a few years ago at a wholesale druggist's 

 in London. Until recently it has done duty in my collection for C. filiformis, 

 Gyll., but having seen the ivno filiformis it was evident that the two were different 

 species. M. Bedel has been good enough to name the insect as above. The 

 specimen in question is probably not indigenous, but as it nniy be mixed with 

 C. filijormis in other collections, it appears worthy of notice. It can be readily 

 separated from both C. filiformis and C. filum by its large prominent eyes. — E. A. 

 NiiWBEKY, 12, Churchill Road, Dartmouth Park, N.W. : May 2nd, 19U7. 



Lafhrohium heripenne, Ileer.—Jn view of Canon Fowler's reference to this 

 species on page 30 of the current volume, it may be well to place on record that my 

 collection contains two males, which have been authenticated by Mr. W. E. Sharp, 

 wlio introduced the species to the Britisli list. One of these is from Cannock Chase 

 (ex coll. Blatch), and as Mr. Blatch had it labelled L. rufipenne, Gyll., it seems 

 probable that all his localities for the latter insect are referable to L. Ixvipenne, 

 Heer. J can vouch for the occurrence of L. heoipenne at Lewisham, Gosfield, and 

 in the Manchester district. — J. R. le B. Tomlin, Stoveley, Reading : May, 1907. 



Cis ptcnctulatus, Oyll., in England. — Records of this Cis have, I believe, 

 hitherto been exclusively Scotch. It will be of interest therefore to note its capture 

 in Cumberland, the precise locality being Orton Woods to the west of Carlisle, 

 where it has occurred in some abundance this spring. It was obtained under and 

 in the chinks of bark on a fallen Scotch fir upon which a Polyporiis was growing 



