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dactyla, and moreover the distribution of the moth con-esponds with 

 that of the plant. Doubtless the larva of this Hungai-iau moth feeds 

 in a manner similar to that of imUidactyla, and I hoped to find some 

 this spring, but was unfortunately prevented from visiting the ground. 

 It is to be hoped that some other entomologist may come across it. 



Arundel House, 



Kensington Palace Gardens, W. .- 

 May, 1913. 



The Druce collections of Lepidoptera. — The magnificent collection of 

 Butterflies and Moths, with its huiidreds of types, formed by the late Herbert 

 Druce, Esq., has passed into the Joicey Collection, at " The Hill," Witley, 

 Sui-rey, with the exception of tlie Lycsenidse and Hespcriidie, which are retained 

 by Hamilton H. Druce, Esq.* 



Entomologists are cordially invited to use the Collection for naming and 

 comparing. — J. J. Joicey, Witley : June 19th, 1913. 



Coleoptera in Kent. — A visit to Sheerness, diu'ing the last fortnight in 

 May, enabled me once more to renew my acquaintance with a good many of the 

 special Sheppey beetles, though several interesting species were unaccountably 

 absent. At last I had the satisfaction of securing Emus hirtiis in the locality 

 kindly indicated to me by Dr. M. Cameron, R.N., but I was probably rather too 

 early, as it was very scarce. A fine series of both sexes of Malachius vulneratus 

 was taken by sweeping the flowers of Armeria vulgaris on a salt-marsh near 

 Queenborough, and the same spot produced Telephorus darwinianus not rarely, 

 as well as the Longitarsus recently described by Mr. H. Dollman (Ent. Record, 

 1912, p. 187) vmder the name of L. plantago-maritionus. 



By sweeping on the chalk downs between Wye and the " Devil's Kneading- 

 trough " (the well-known locality for Pachetra leucophxa) near the village of 

 Brook, on May 28th, I took, mostly by single specimens, Aleochara ruficornis, 

 Pseudopsis sulcata, Neuraphes angulatus, Ephistemus glohosus, Trachys pumila 

 (4), Tetratoma ancora, Anisoxya fuscula, Liosomus pyr&nxus (4), Chjmnetron 

 melanarius (not rare), Phytobius denticollis, Ceuthorrhynchus nasturtii (on 

 water-cress by the roadside near Brook), C. nigrinus, euphorbix, &c., &c. 



At the Blean Woods on May 30th, Barypeithes duplicatus. Keys, was foiuid 



freely and in good condition among dead leaves, with Epuraea parvula and a 



single Csenopsis Jissirostris. Faggots produced Phlaiocharis suhtilissima, Amphi- 



cyllis globus, Pogonochserus bidentatus, Trachodes hispidus, Acalles 7-oboris, &c., 



more or less commonly, and single specimens of Euthia plicata, Gyll. (at once 



distinguished from our other species of the genus by its much superior size), 



Rhagonycha translucida, Tillus elongatus, and Liosomiis pyretiaeus — the latter 



species several miles away from any chalk — turned up in the sweeping-net. 



My most interesting capture, however, was Carpophilus sexpustulatus, found 



singly under a piece of sappy bark on a stimip of spruce-fii\ Curiously enough, 



^ Uruce'.s first collection of butterflies, including that of Kaden, was acquired I)y Messrs. 

 Godnian and .Salvin about 18S0, and is incori»)ratcd witli thoir collection, which is now in the 

 British Museum. — Eds. 



