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and Gibside Leiopus nelmlosus, L., was met wi(.li in plenty, this insect liarinonizing 

 so well in colour with tiie grey lichen rails as to be most difTicult to detect. Stran- 

 galia qtiadrifasciata, L., and -S. melanura, L., seem to be somewhat uncommon. 

 Of the former I have taken two fine specimens, one on July 7th, near Winlaton 

 Hill, and the other at Lockhaugh on July 2l8t, 1902. Of *\ melanura three 

 examples were captured on July 13th, l'J()2, either at Gibside or Lockhaugh. — 

 ElCHARD S. Bagnall, The Groves, Winlaton-on-Tync : March lUh, 190i. 



Coleoplera, Sfc, at Brandon, in August, 1903. — Amongst the Coleopiera met 

 with by me during a three days' visit to Brandon at the end of August last (during 

 which the weather only allowed me a few hours' collecting), were several species of 

 interest. They included : Gaenocara bovistx, Platycis mintita, and Apion sangui- 

 neum, by sweeping; two (? s of Harpalus discoideus under stones, one specimen 

 being green and the other black ; and Balaninus rubidus (3) by beating birch. By 

 the side of the Ouse I got a pair of Chrysomela graminis, a few Donacia sparganii, 

 and Epitrix pttbescens, and a single Chilocorus similis, the latter being a scarce 

 insect in my experience. 1 also have single examples of two species of Anisotomidte, 

 obtained by sweeping under lirs, and neither of which I have yet been able to 

 satisfactorily determine. Mr. Morley, who kindly furnished me with an excellent 

 plan of the district, asked me to pay especial attention to the Hemiptera, but 

 unfortunately these were scarce. One interesting form turned up, however, in the 

 shape of Drymus pilicornis, Muls., of which I swept a single very dark individual in 

 a sandy place, and which Mr. Saunders has kindly examined and named. Other 

 species noticed were Corizus parumpunctatus (rather common in flowery places), 

 Halticus apterus, and ISerenthia hvta (1).— F. B. Jennings, 152, Silver Street, 

 Upper Edmonton, N. : January \2th, 1904. 



So-me rare Aculeates at 'Rochester. — A few days ago I submitted to Mr. Saunders 

 specimens of three species taken at Kochester for identification, and they all prove 

 to be rare, viz., Cilissa melanura, Ralictus qttadricinctus, and Anthophora quadri- 

 maclata. The locality is, I believe, one from which they have not been previously 

 recorded. The specimens were taken last August.— J. E,. Mallocu, Bonhill, 

 Dumbartonshire : February, 190 J-. 



Formica fusca, winged females in spring. — With reference to Mr. J. Malloch's 

 note {ante p. 42) regarding the occurrence of a female Formica fusca with wings in 

 April, Mr. Malloch is evidently of the opinion that this is a ease of early emergence. 

 I am fully convinced, however, that he is wrong in surmising this, believing that 

 such specimens hibernate with their wings still intact, and accordingly this must be 

 regarded as a late date rather than au early one. I have seen winged females in 

 nests in the month of March, and on May 12th, 1900, took as many as seven females 

 of il/. rttJra from one nest on the shore at West Kilbride. If Mr, Malloch had 

 attempted to set out the wings of his specimen he would no doubt have discovered 

 that the sinews had become so useless that the wings would have broken ofif under 

 the operation. That has occurred with all specinens I have tried to set of winged 



