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much disturbed in its original locality, the ground having for two successive jears 

 come under the plough, I have, however, succeeded in finding it at a fresh spot, a 

 little distance from the old one. Gyrophcena Potoeri, Crotch, and Oligota apicata, 

 Er., both very scarce, in fungus, in September. Scopaus sulcicollis, Steph., under 

 stones in chalky pastures. Medon obsoletus, Nordm., with the preceding species. 

 Plati/stethus nitens, Sahib., in refuse near Tring. Coryphium angusticolle, Steph., 

 T noticed this insect on the wing in numbers on October 22nd, and many specimens 

 were to be found settled on gate posts, stiles, &c. Homalium exiguum, G-yll., scarce, 

 in a dead rabbit, Hapalarcea pygmcea, Payk., in fungus. Euthia plicaia, Gyll. ?, 

 E. scydmcenoides, Steph., one of each, and Agaricophagus cephalotes, Schmidt (2), 

 taken by evening sweeping. Anisotoma ovalis, Schmidt, seems to be one of the 

 commonest species of the genus in this neighbourhood ; I have captured several in 

 lanes near, during June. Two examples of Agathidium globosum, Muls. {convexum, 

 Sharp), were taken about a fortnight ago in very rotten leaves. Olibrus jlavicornis, 

 Sturm, a few, in flowers, also found here in previous years in moss, and once in tlie 

 hollow portion of an old bone. Meligethes lidens, Bris., rather more abundant than 

 usual, in the flowers of Scabiosa arvensis. Anommatus 12-striatus, Miill., in a piece 

 of rotten sacking. Mycetophagus piceus, F., and TriphylJus suturalis,'F.,in fungus 

 on an old beech stump. Plafyois minutus, F., one specimen, by sweeping in a wood. 

 Longitarsus piciceps, Steph., very widely distributed, and usually attached to com- 

 posite plants; I have seen it on species of J!/«<»*icaria. Apionjlavimanum, Gyll., 

 on Origanum vulgare. Oymnetron melanarius, G-erm., and Ceuthorrhynchus eu- 

 phorbicB, Bris. (1), by sweeping Veronica Chamadrya. Bruchus canus, Germ., was 

 taken in September, from Onobrychis sativa. — E. Geo. Elliman, Chesham, Bucks : 

 November 15^, 1899. 



Variation of Throscus dermestuides, Linn. — The females of this species, which 

 (as in T. carinifrons, Bonv.) may be readily known from the males by their much 

 shorter antennse, with a shorter and narrower club, vary greatly in size and 

 shape, some examples being very small and narrow. A specimen of this kind 

 has recently been sent to me for examination by Mr. P. B. Mason, from Sherwood, 

 from the collection of the late A. Matthews, labelled " n. sp.," and of which 

 he had found a description in MS. amongst that gentleman's papers. I have a 

 similar specimen from the New Forest. These insects are certainly nothing but 

 extreme forms of T. dennestoides, the structure of the head, eyes and prosternal 

 sutures agreeing perfectly. It may be noted that the smallest examples I have 

 seen of T. carinifrons, and of Mela.tis buprestoides also, out of a very large number in 

 each case, are females. — G. C. Champion, Horsell, Woking: December Wth, 1899. 



Coleoptera at Richmond. — On September 23rd last I secured a fine series of 

 Stenolophus teutonus, Schr., in a damp spot just outside the Park, Chlcenius vestitus, 

 Payk., and ^wcAo/we»«<s mar^/wa/tt.s, L., occurred freely with it; visiting the spot 

 a few days later I found the heavy rains had put the place under water, a condition 

 in which it still remains. On September 30th I secured a specimen of Notiophilus 

 ruflpes, Curt., in the Park under dead leaves, and on October 2oth it again turned 

 up at the same place, accompanied by N. substriatus, Wat. My garden produced 

 on November 18th a fine specimen of Platyderus ruficoUis, Marsh. — T. Hudson 

 Beaee, King's Koad, Richmond, Surrey : December 7th, 1899. 



