REMARKS ON VARIOUS INSECTS. 4,*)5 



Mr. Newman's E. sty gins, which I cannot consider to be identical 

 with E. ceneus; the uniform colouring of the thorax at once dis- 

 tinguishes them. When at Mersey island the end of last April, 

 I saw E. stygius on the flowers near the shore, especially on 

 the daisies, which render the line of turf between the sands and 

 the little wood almost white with their blossoms. I was then 

 attending to birds, but captured a few specimens ; none of which 

 had a striped thorax, nor did I see any so marked. A few 

 days after this, I went to Walton with a friend whom I have 

 mentioned in an account of a former excursion to this place, and 

 whose pursuits were ornithological. We took a boat, and pro- 

 ceeded down the creek, occasionally landing to look after the 

 birds. In the banks of the ditches within the salt marshes I found 

 many Bembidiidce and Octhebii, amongst which were O. Hiber- 

 tiicus, and one which appears to me to approach very near to 

 O. exsculptus of Germar, if it be not that insect. It certainly 

 does not seem to agree with any of Mr. Stephens' descriptions ; 

 but he appears to be in error on some points ; therefore I cannot 

 speak with confidence. b O. marinvs was the only species which 

 was abundant. W r e found the Lichen Caninus at Stone Point, 

 covered with larvae, which, from their evidently belonging to 

 one of the Lilhosiidce, we concluded to be those of Setina 

 irrorella. I filled my boxes with these to take home with me, 

 but I was unable to rear them, though they fed well. Perhaps 

 their constitutions required sea air. Under the sea weeds we 

 found Po. chalceus, several Amarce, Dromius bifasciatus and 

 melanocephahts, a Dyschirius, and many other Coleoptera. 

 Broscus cephalotes abounds in deep holes in the sand, where 

 it lies hid all day, as do the Scaritidce, to which it certainly is 

 allied in habit. 



W T hen we came nearly to the cliffs we again found E. stygius, 

 but not one ceneus ; and although the former is common during 

 autumn at Walton, the latter is not to be found with it, so far 

 as I can learn. We met with nothing particular in the orni- 

 thological line; but, nevertheless, returned to the hotel well 

 pleased with our walk. After a short rest, we walked along 

 the base of the cliffs to the right, until the darkening twilight 

 and the rising tide warned us to return home. We then climbed 

 the cliff, intending to return by the footpath, but this we found 

 had been washed away by the sea in the winter. We, however, 



Compare his description of 0. bicolor with that of Germar, whom he quotes. 



