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NOTES ON BKITISH TRYPETIDM, WITH ADDITIONS TO THE LIST. 

 BY KALPH C. BRADLEY. 



Records of Trypetidce appear so seldom, and the insects are, with 

 one or two exceptions, so uncommon, that a few remarks about them 

 may prove acceptable, especially, as during the last season, several 

 interesting species have been taken. 



The additions. Tephritis {Oxyna) elongatula, Lw., a pair swept in a field at 

 Swanage, August 29th. T. ruralis, Lw., one ? taken June 29th, 1898, New Forest. 



The next two, although not in the list, have been exhibited and recorded by 

 myself. RhacochlcBna toxoneura, Lw., one ? on window, Sutton Coldfield, May 

 22nd, 1897 ; this has not apparently been taketa again. Tephritis tessellata, Lw., 

 one $ taken in July, 1894, New Forest ; Mr. Wainwright and myself came across 

 this species on a visit to West Runton, Norfolk ; seven specimens. 



In the same district we found Trypeta cornuta, F., commonly on the heads of 

 a Centaurea ; it is a lovely green insect when alive, but unfortunately fades to a 

 dirty drab when dead — this was new to us. T. tussilaginis, P., and T. bardance, 

 Schrk., were fairly common, and Mr. Wainwright was lucky enough to get a (J 

 Spilographa alternata, Fin. 



Urophora solstitialis, L., occurred ; and Tephritis vespertina, Lw., and Sphe- 

 nella marginata, Fin., were common. 



Ensina sonchi, L., fell to the sweeping net, and I also met with it at Bourne- 

 mouth, and later on two specimens on sunflowers in my garden at Moseley. Urellia 

 stellata, Fues., a few at West Runton, I afterwards found it more commonly at 

 Bournemouth, and, like the previous species, found it in a field a few days later 

 close to my house. These two are recorded, I believe, for the first time in the 

 Midlands. 



Urellia eluta, Mg. : this is in italics in Mr. Verrall's list. Mr. Wainwright 

 took a single ? at West Runton, and he has also met with Trypeta onotrophes at 

 Selsby and Sutton Coldfield. 



Tephritis absinthii, F., three specimens of this fell to my share at Bourne- 

 mouth in August (two males, one female). 



The genus Carphotricha seems very rare ; last year I captured a J guttulans, 

 Mg., in my garden, July 26th, 1899, and this year Mr. Martineau swept a $ pupil- 

 lata, Fin., at Solihull. 



Many of these little gems used only to be obtained by systematic sweeping, and 

 it behoves one when examining the contents of the net not to throw the debris away 

 hastily, as the little creatures seem stunned, and it is frequently four or five 

 minutes before some of them recover suflBciently to crawl up the net. 



Coleopterists must come across these little spotted and banded winged flies in 

 their sweeping excursions, and I should be glad if any collectors would kindly 

 forward them to me, by this means increasing our knowledge of the distribution of 

 this interesting group, and possibly adding to our list. 



Lyndhurst, Mayfield Road, 



Moseley, Birmingham : 

 Decembtr, 1900. 



