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ruficoUi.i The specimen taken by myself in the same locality in 1872, as well as 

 others found at Caterham in 1873 and 1874, were all more or less immature. 8. 

 mutUatus is so like R. planirostris in general fades that it might easily be passed 

 over for that common insect in the field. Mr. J. J. Walker captured a specimen of 

 <S'. mutilatus at Mickleham in 1897.— Id. 



Coleopterous notes from Surrey. — A visit to Wimbledon Common in January 

 produced a specimen of Choleva spadicea, Sturm, and on February 12th I obtained 

 a single example of that beautiful insect, Megacronus inclinans, Grav., also Stenus 

 iimaculatus, G-yll., Myllcena brevicornis, Matth., Megarthrus sinuatocollis, Luc, &c., 

 and a few days later Stenus lustrator, Er., Homalota laticollis, Staph., with Cha:- 

 tocnema suhcoerulea, Kuts., in plenty, all out of moss and dry grass tufts. 



On February 22nd, I cycled to Esher to work the moss at the Black Pond, hei-e 

 I secured three specimens of Oymnusa brevicollis, Payk., and found Stenus palli- 

 tarsis, Steph., with its var. nivens, Fauv., fairly common ; a single example of 

 Mycetoporus clavicornis, Steph., and a few Myllcena intermedia, Er., also turned 

 up. The most abundant insect, however, was Tachyporus transversalis, Grrav., 

 which occurred literally by scores, being quite as abundant in this instance as its 

 commoner brethren, T. chrysomelinus and T. hypnorum ; as in 1898, Aetohius 

 cinerascens, Grav., was plentiful. 



Out of the moss I shook several hibernating specimens of Donacia sericea, L., 

 and one Anatis ocellata, L. The weather during March has not been favourable to 

 out door work, but during two short visits to Wimbledon I have picked up a few 

 nice things, the best being the typical form of Acupalpus exiguus, Dej., which I have 

 long looked for ; they were very local, in a damp spot at the roots of grass, but 

 not uncommon, as I secured a dozen specimens in about lialf an hour ; the var., 

 luridus occurred with it, about equally common. During these two visits other 

 insects taken were, Lathrobium longulum, Grav., Stenus lustrator again, Homalota 

 angitst II I a, GyW., Quedius fullginosus, Grav., Bembidium Mannerheimi, Sahib., By- 

 thinus bulbifer, Reiche, &c. — T. Hudson Beaee, King's Road, Richmond : March 

 28th, 1899. 



Quedii, i^-c, near Plymouth. — A severe storm in January last having wrecked 

 several decaying trees in Beaumont Park, Plymouth, I availed myself of the oppor- 

 tunity to search for Coleoptera therein, and had the satisfaction of obtaining a 

 specimen of Quedius ventralis from fungoid pulpy wood of an elm. The insect had, 

 at first sight, the appearance of being dead and mouldy, but it quickly became active 

 and cleaned itself, except as to its tarsi, which were attacked by a growth of club- 

 shaped whitish fungus, and outstanding bundles of these processes still remain.* I 

 have taken Anchomeni, similarly affected, on Dartmoor, except that in their case the 

 fungus was blackish. Fragments of Q. ventralis occurred in another tree, a beech, 

 as well as a couple of larvae which may be referable to the same species, and which 

 I am trying to rear. Three specimens of Pristonychus terrieola were ensconced in a 

 deep fracture in the timber of the same tree. A remarkable situation for them, for, 

 when the tree was standing the day before, they would be some twelve feet above 

 the ground. They are small specimens too, being only 12 — 13 mm. in length. 



* A fungoid growth is frequently to be found upon .specimens of this species captured in 

 early spring.— G. C. C. 



