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Coleoptera from the Lincolnshire coast. — At Saltfleot, in 1896, Cillenus later- 

 alis, Bembidium concinnum and varium were common on the muddy banks of the 

 Withern. Pofjonus chalceus occurred also commonly in the salt marsh. During a 

 short stay at Trusthorpe, near Mablethorpo, in June, 1897, I got the following 

 more or less interesting species : — Amara oua^a, very common on the sandhills, often 

 picked up dead. Trechus micros, a few examples from cracks in the clay underlying 

 the sand. Saprinus metallicus, Herhst, this insect was not uncommon on one or 

 two hot days, on the tops of the highest sandhills, and several were taken flying. 

 Dascillus cervinus, a number of specimens were found on the shore, washed up by 

 the tide, often half dead ; probably they had been brought down by one of the large 

 drains from inland districts. Nauerdes melanura, L., several specimens on woodwork. 

 Psylliodes chrysocephala, var. anglica, P. This pretty variety occurred rather com- 

 monly with the type on low herbage near Sutton. On August 26th, I had a day on 

 the foreshore of the Wash, south of Boston, and found Pogonus chalceus abundantly, 

 with Dichirotrichus puhescens and obsoletus. Harpalus puncticollis, occurred in 

 numbers in the concave seed-heads of Daucus carota. Phalacrus corruscus, Mi- 

 craspis sedecimpunctata, both pretty common, and Anthicus antherinus. — Alfbed 

 Thorniey, South Leverton Vicarage, Lincoln : October, 1897. 



Pityogenes bidentalus, Hhst., feeding on birch. — I received lately from Mr. J. 

 Worley, of Leicester, a fine series of this insect which he had taken " from under 

 dead birch bark." It was plentiful in this situation. Is the insect known to attack 

 other trees in addition to pine or fir? — Id. 



Xyela julii, Breb. (pusilla, Dalm.J, at Oxshott. — When looking over some of 

 my captures Mr. McLaehlan detected a ? of this very rare and curious little sawfly, 

 taken by me at the above-named locality on May 3rd, 1896. — Alfked Beaumont, 

 The Eed Cottage, Pond Road, Blackheath, S.E. : September 28th, 1897. 



[This insect is seldom seen in British collections. It has the aspect of a pigmy 

 Lyda, to which genus it is perhaps allied, but with extraordinary antennae, and the $ 

 has the terebrant apparatus exserted and greatly elongated. — R. McL.]. 



Myrmosa melanocephala in Warwickshire. — In my note on this insect in the 

 September number, I stated that I believed the record from Sutton Coldfield was 

 the only one for Warwickshire. Since then 1 have received a letter from the Rev. 

 F. D. Morice, who informs me that he recorded a (J from Rugby, Ent. Mo. Mag., 

 October, 1891, and also took a ? the following year. This I think proves that it 

 must be a rare insect in Warwickshire, or so keen a Hymenopterist would surely 

 have met with it more freely. — Ralph C. Bradley, Sutton Coldfield : October 

 Uh, 1897. 



Mesochorus tetricus, Holmg., bred in England. — I had the pleasure of receiving 

 a batch of cocoons of Apanteles octonarius from the Rev. C. D. Ash, Skipwith, he 

 having obtained them from Notodonta dromedarius ; from these cocoons I bred 

 Mesochorus tetricus (the hyperparasite) as well as the maker. I believe this is the 

 first record of its being bred or recofiuised in England. — Gr. C. Bignell, Stonehouse, 

 Plymouth : September I5th, 1897. 



