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mentioned, the last species being especially common at the roots of 

 the " Marram," with Dromius niqriventris ; while the handsome 

 Panngaeus ^-jmstulafus is usually taken singly (though it has been 

 met with in numbers on more than one occasion), and the very local 

 Mdsoreus Wetterhali* is almost certain to turn up. Of the Philhif- 

 drida, Hftlophorus rugosus and imbilus, though common, deserve mention 

 from the beautifully clean condition in which they are found ; and 

 ill the Stnplu/linldcB, among many others, the rare little Homalota 

 ccesida* Qiiedius semiceneiis, jLantliolinus tricolor, Achenium depressum, 

 Plnlonthus varius, var. bimaculatus, P. longicornis, and the pretty and 

 very local P. lepidus* occur, this last being almost confined to Deal. 

 Of the Clavicomes, Agathidium marginatum, Carcinops minima, and 

 the rare Scymnus ater* are among the numerous species found in the 

 way pointed out, and the bristly SyncaJypfa hirsuta is often common 

 at roots of Lotus curniculatus and other low plants. The quaint little 

 Lamellicorn, Psammobius sulcicollis occurs in the driest places, and 

 one of the finest beetles of the locality —the large black Elater, 

 Melanotus punctolineatus — is to be looked for in June ; but both this 

 and the last-named are often taken walking on the bare sand. In the 

 Heteromerous section, Crypticus quisquilius, Hcliopafhes gibbus, Opa- 

 trum sabuJosum, 3Iicrozoum tibiale, and Nofoocus monoceros may all be 

 obtained, often in numbers, and the local Helops pallidus is not rare 

 in August, being usually found buried at some depth in the sand. 

 The Ehynchophora obtained in this way include Otiorrhynchus atro- 

 apterus (abundant), Z/y^ews, n.uil ovatus, Strophosomus faber, Orthochcetes 

 setiger, and Gronops lunatns ; but the members of this group of 

 beetles are more readily found by searching on and under their known 

 food plants. Thus, under the Erodium which grows in profusion 

 upon the more barren places, we find the extremely local Lixus bicoJor* 

 a lovely insect when fresh, and one almost confined to Deal and its 

 vicinity ; with it Hypera fascicuJata, the handsomest of its genus, 

 occurs sometimes in fair numbers, with the smaller but equally pretty 

 Limobius mixtus* The large grey Cleonus sulcirostris is occasionally 

 common at roots of thistles, and in the genus Apian, A. dissimile may 

 be obtained by searching the Hare's-foot Trefoil {Trifolium arvense),A. 

 confluens under Matricaria, and the rare little A. sedi on the yellow 

 stonecrop {Sedum acre) near the First Battery. Ceuthorrhynchus 

 hirtulus occurs on Sisyma^ium officinale, C. reseda on the Weld {Reseda 

 luteola), and C. geograpilfH^^s and asperifoliarum on the Viper's Bugloss 

 {Echium vulgare), tlv^ ' er being also found on the Hound's Tongue 

 (Cynoglossum officif'^'^ The Yellow Bedstraw {Galium verum) 



