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front in the latter sex, i. e., it wants tlie sharp angles which occur in the ? , and has 

 the usual yellow apical spot of the <? , but the mandibles lack the curious dilatations 

 so characteristic of the latter sex of qiiadricinctux. The rest of the insect appears 

 to me to bear the characters throughout of an ordinary female.— Edward Saunders, 

 St. Ann's, Woking : October Wth, 1901. 



CoRlioxys mandibularls, Nyl., at WaUaxey. — Since announcing the addition of 

 this bee to the British list in the July number of this Magazine, I have examined 

 all the specimens of tlie genus Coelioxys in my own collection, with the result 

 that I am glad to report the discovery of another local example of mandihiilaris. 

 Oh reference to my diary I find that I captured the specimen at Wallasey on July 

 5th, 1891 ; it was sitting upon a bare sandhill, at a spot not fifty yards from the 

 post where Mr. Birch took his example last year. I have had the pleasure of 

 showing the insect to Mr. E. Saunders, who kindly confirmed the identification. — 

 WiLLOUGHBY GARDNER, Reform Club, Liverpool : September 20t7i, 1901. 



Coleoptera at Stornoioay, Lewis.— "Mv. McArthur has been kind enough to 

 collect a few Coleoptera for me during the past summer at Stornoway, and although 

 mostly common species, they are worth recording, more especially as several of them 

 were not met with by Mr. J. J. Walker when he visited the island in 1895.* These 

 species are marked with an asterisk in the following list : — 



Carabus glabratus* C. cJathratus (two specimens only), C.granuJatus* (almost 

 black), C. catenulatus, FAaphrus cupreus* Broscus cephalotes* Amara aulica* 

 Bythcus marginalis* Acllius sidcatus* (common), Gyrintcs natator* Colymbetes 

 bistriatus* Corymbites tesseUatns* C. cupreus, Athoiis heemorrhoidalis, Campylus 

 linearis* Serica brunnea* Geotrupes stercoraritis, Aphodius riifipes, A. ater, Meli- 

 gethes (sneus {■ah\\nAn\\i).— (jt. C. Champion, Horsell, Woking : October 1*^,1901. 



Information wanted as to Coleoptera eaten by Birds. — I am anxious to collect 

 any evidence as to Coleoptera being eaten by birds, whether in confinement or 

 otherwise. If possible I should be glad to know the generic names of any Coleoptera 

 so devoured, and the names of the birds that devoured them ; but I shall be very 

 grateful for notice of remains of any beetles found in the crops of birds whilst 

 being prepared for stufiing or for cooking. There is no doubt that birds do eat 

 Coleoptera, but how far this is the case is a question, and it is still more doubtful 

 how far they exercise discrimination between species. Any evidence as to the latter 

 point will be much valued.— W. W. Fowler, Rotherfield Peppard Rectory, Henley- 

 on-Thames : September I8th, 1901. 



Further Notes on Eydradephaga and HydropUlida.- In the August (1900) No. 

 of this Journal (see vol. xxxvi, p. 190) I gave an account of i>iy collecting with 

 the water-net during that season. Having worked throughout the present year 

 again with some success, I am induced to give a short account of the results. 

 Towards the end of March, in pools at Chobham, Hydroporus ob.icurus, Sturm, 



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