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liad been shining on it it was quite warm, vrliich, no doubt, accounted for the fact. 

 Aj}hudius suhterranevs,porcus, and obliteratus ; Jigialla sahuleti — one in the scum, 

 and one in tlie uiouth of a rabbit's hole close to the river ; Serica hrunnea ; Crypto- 

 ht/pnus 4.-(/tUtatiis ; Gymnetron labile and pascuoriim ; Coeliodes subrufus ; Gonioc- 

 tena pallida ; Mniopkila muscorum ; Cassida murrcea,J'astuosa, and obsoleta ; Cas- 

 sida murraia was plentiful in one field on fleabane {Inula dysenterica), upon which 

 Lasia glubosa, including the unspotted variety, also occurred. Cassida fastuosa 

 occurred in the same field, and I think it must have been on the fleabane ; I only took 

 a single specimen. — Arthuk J. Chitty, 33, Queen's Gate Gardens, S.W. : October 

 2Lst, 1891. 



Hydroporus granularis, L. — Additional localities for this insect are Oxshott and 

 Sandwich. I found it at both these places in the early spring, in company with 

 Copelatus agilis ; my specimens are almost black. — Id. : November, 1891. 



[if. granularis is a local species, but very common in some places, e. g., in 

 Askham Bog, York.— W. W. F.] 



Coleoptera at Fort William and Ilkley. — During a short visit, from August 

 26th to September 3rd, the usual wet weather prevailing, I made the ascent of Ben 

 Nevis with some young friends. We had not much time, as it was necessary 

 to reach the summit as quickly as possible, but I noticed Aphodius contaminatus 

 swarming at the base. In descending, by examining damp mossy spots, above the 

 3000 feet line, we found a pair of JS'ebria Gyllenhali, a pair of JPatrobus septen- 

 trionis, and a single specimen of Miscodera arctica. At Ilkley, a fortnight later 

 the weather was much better ; vigorous searching under stones on Rumbold's Moor 

 produced Bradycellus cognatus and similis in abundance, and Olisthopus rotundatus 

 in profusion ; also a pair oi Acidota crenata, &nd single specimens of Carahus nitens, 

 Miscodera arctica, and Necrophorus ruspator (flying). Many commoner species 

 abounded. — Alfred Thornley, South Levcrton Vicarage, Lincoln : October 12th, 

 1891. 



He-union be/ween the same beetles. — With reference to the re-union between 

 moths noticed at pp. 274 and 303 ante, it is of interest to observe that the same 

 thing has been seen among Coleoptera by Mr. G. C Davis, Michigan, recorded as 

 follows in " Insect Life," vol. iv, p. Go (October, 1891) : — 



" Lyctvs striatns.—We have recently found them issuing from a red oak floor 

 in one of our College halls. The floor was laid two years previous, and the lumber 

 was seasoned at that time. The beetles issued from the sap wood only, and probably 

 were feeding there when the tree was sawed into lumber. In order to learn more of 

 their habits quite a number were placed in a glass jar containing a branch of green 

 oak, one of dead oak, and a seasoned stick from the shop. The beetles preferred the 

 latter when first introduced, and made themselves at home by boring a hole entirely 

 through it diagonally the first night. Mating took place in a few hours after issuing, 

 and eight days later ovipositing was first noticed. Mating again took place before 

 each egg was deposited. This seems essential, as a female was placed by herself im- 



