222 [September, 



Anotlici' afternoon was profitably spent to the west of the town, on the cliffs, 

 where amongst damp vegetable ddbris many specimens of Oxyomus Heivcckenii, 

 Woll., were found, and amongst some heaps of dry manure mixed with dead leaves, 

 etc., Trechus fimicola, Well., was taken in some numbers, together with Sunius 

 angustatus, Payk., Boromorphus maderw, Woll., Apotomus rufus, Dej., Lithocliaris 

 ochracea, Gv., Unmalota coriaria, Miill., Xantliolinus punctulatus, Payk., Dactyln- 

 sternum. ahdoininale, F., Acritus winutus, Herbst, Anthicus instahilis, Schmidt, 

 Typhma fumata, F. (a rare insect here, according to Wollaston, and I only found 

 one example), Litartjiis piZosMs, Woll., and Cryptoynorpha inug(ie,Wo\\. ; this latter is, 

 however, better obtained by stripping the banana leaves fi-om the stems over a tray, 

 when any number can be taken. Amongst stones here Calcar elongatum, Herbst, 

 was pretty common, and two or three Laparor.erus morio, Schonh., Sunius hlmacu- 

 Intus, Er., and a broken specimen of Atlaiitis lanatus, Woll., were picked up. 



My last excursion was again above the Belmont Hotel, and here, by sweeping, 

 Cryptocephalus crenntus, Woll., and Psylliodes vehemens (var. j8), Woll., were taken, 

 whilst under stones Tarus lineatus, Schonh., Olisthopus madercnsis, Woll., and 

 Anchomenus albipes, F., fell to my lot. Beating the pines yielded Pissodes notatus, 

 F., plentifully, and a small Cryptocephalus (? sp.), much more sparingly, whilst 

 returning tovvnwards I picked up a single specimen oi Atlantis vespertimis, Woll. 



Such (except for several species of the genus Homalota not yet identified) were 

 my principal captures during a few days' stay on excursions limited necessarily to 

 the neighbourhood of Funchal itself, and it is hoped that the list of localities may 

 perhaps prove useful to subsequent visitors. 



H.M.S. " Cleopatra," Particular Service : 

 June llth, 1901. 



NOTES ON CERTAIN PALJ^ARCTIC SPECIES OF THE GENUS 



HEMEROBIUS: 



H. INCONSPICUUS, McLach., and H. PELLUCID VS,Wai.ker. 



BT KENNETH J. MORTOK, P.K.S. 



There remain to be noticed a, few relatively small forms of 

 Hemerohius differing from those already referred to, in having the 

 last ventral segment of the ^ produced into a large subgenital plate 

 (lamina subgenitalis). The appendages are also rather different, but 

 the usual furcate type can be traced, although the lower branch 

 appears to be somewhat in the form of a lateral outgrowth. These 

 insects divide themselves into two easily distinguished groups: — 



I. — With two radial sectors in fore-wings. Lower branch of appendages not cleft. 



This group contains R. elegans, Steph., and the allied forms. 

 II. — With three sectors. Lower branch of appendages cleft at apes. This group 



consists of IT. inconspicnus, McLach., and H. peUucidus, Walker. 



With regard to H. ehf/ans, there is con.siderable diificulty in 



