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scarce Achenium humile, Nic, aud a little black Cerojon, which in 

 places lay so thickly as to look as if packets of black seeds had been 

 spilt on the ground. 



Among our captures were the following species (those marked * having been 

 taken by Mr. J. J. Walker only) : — Clivina fossor, L., very common ; Dyschirius 

 (Biieus, Dej., Badister sodalis, Dufts.,* rare; Chlcenius nigricoi'nis, F.,* Oodes lielo- 

 pioides, F.* (2) ; Stenolophus vespertinus, Panz., plentiful, an unicolorous dark 

 form, not rare; Acupalpus conspulus, Dufts., sparingly; A. exiguiis, Dej., 

 scarce, and var. luridus, Dej., in great numbers. Marpalus rotundicolUs, Fairm., 

 plentiful, and very variable in size ; H. puncticoUis, Payk. {parallelus, Brifc. 

 Cat.), not rare, including some very small examples. Anisodactylus binotatus, Dej., 

 and var. spurcaticomis, Dej., sparingly. Stomis pumicatus, Panz., very common. 

 Fterostichus cupreun, L., in great numbers and variety, the i-ed-legged var. affinis, 

 Sturm, frequently occurring, with dark blue, pitchy, and coal-black forms of both 

 variety and type. P. versicolor, L., not common ; P. anthracinus. 111., plentiful, 

 and P. gracilis, Dej., sparingly, usually occurring by single specimens. P. pici- 

 manu.1, Dufts., and P. incequalis, Marsh., both common, the red variety of tlie latter 

 species frequent ; P. minor, GrylL, sparingly, and P. vernalis, Gyll., in great numbers. 

 Amara was represented by some ten species, including A. ovata, F., similata, Gryll., 

 lunicollis, Schiodte (not rare), lucida, Dufts., communis, Panz., continua, Thoms., 

 pleheia, Gyll., and last, but not least, A. strenua, Zimm., sparingly, showing that 

 this species exists on both sides of the Swale. Anchomenus pueHus, Dej. ; Trechus 

 secalis, Payk.,* rare; Blechrus maurus, Sturm, abundant; Metalletus ohscuro- 

 guttatiis,* Dufts., scarce ; Bembidium assimile, Gyll., Polgstichus vitiatus, Brull., 

 one only, and Brachinus crepitans, L., in plenty. Cnemidotus impressus, F., com- 

 mon. Copelatus agilis, F., and Rhantus notatus. Berg., sparingly. SydropJiilus 

 piceus, L., three <? specimens, in each case taken under an extra large heap of 

 rubbish. Cymbiodyta oralis, Thoms., and Enochrus bicolor, Gryll., common ; Och- 

 thebius pygmcBus, F. ; Cyclotiotum orbiculare, F., Oxypoda br achy pier a, Steph. ; 

 AleocTiara lata, Grrav., and A. blpunctata, 01. ; Calodera nigrita, Mann.,* one only ; 

 3Iyrmedonia limbata, Payk., not rare ; Deitiopsis erosa, Steph., sparingly ; Mega- 

 cronus analis, F. ; Heterothops dissimilis, Grav., Quedius semiwneus, Steph., and 

 Leistotrophus muri?ius, L. Of Philonthus there were eighteen or nineteen species 

 present, among them P. intermedius, Boisd., sordidus, Grav., eheninus, Grav., and 

 var. corruscus, Grav., sanguinolentus, Grav., cruentatus, Gmel., ventralis, Grav., 

 discoideus, Grav., qiiisquiliarius, Gyll., and var. dimidiatus, 'EiV.,fumarius, Grav. 

 (rather common), micans, Grav., and a single example of the rare P. ptmctus, Grav., 

 well known as an inhabitant of the neighbouring Isle of Sheppey. Xantholinus 

 tricolor, F., fairly common ; Leptacinus batychrus, Gyll., and L. linearis, Grav. ; 

 Lathrobium longulum, Grav. ;* Achenium humile, Nic, in great numbers. Crypto- 

 hium glaberrimum Herbst,* ; Stilicus orbiculatus, Er. ; Stenus Juno, F., very 

 numerous, <S. ater, Mann., scarce. Platystethus nodifrons. Sahib., Olophrum piceum, 

 Gyll., and Omalium iopterum, Steph. ; Eticonnus hirticollis. 111., rare ; Agathidium 

 marginatum, Sturm, very common ; Hister neglectus, Germ., not rare, H. bissex- 

 striatus, F., and H. bimaculatus, L., Anisosticta 19-puncfata, L., abundant ; 

 Scymnus testaceus, Motsch. {Mulsanti, Wat.), sparingly. Atomaria gutta, Steph.,* 



