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Ecfopsoctcs Briggsi, McLach., at Lynmouth. — Last year I failed to take this 

 species, but it is now appearing in somewhat greater numbers than in 1899. Beating 

 trees or ivy does not answer so well as my original laborious plan of unrolling 

 witliei-ed leaves, but I have found a method which promises success if I may judge 

 from a first trial. On the gardener's pile of dead leaves, chiefly the hirge ones of 

 sycamore, chestnut and horse chestnut, I place small boughs cut, leaves and all, from 

 either of these trees ; being cut green the loaves curl up and dry, but remain on the 

 boughs, which I tap over an umbrella and replace for further use. As I believe 

 Mr. Dale found the species nearly as late as Christmas, Neuropterists will be able to 

 try the plan during the present season, I hope with success. Ectopsocus seems to 

 prefer being near the ground, and is fairly active when disturbed. I find it best to 

 unroll my dead leaves over an umbrella, for the creature usually either jumps off or 

 gets through the holes in the leaves and falls. It may be easily recognised without 

 a lens by its reddish lustre, and by its habit of holding its wings flatter over the 

 back than is usual with Psocidce. — C. A. Bkigos, Eock House, Lynmouth, North 

 Devon : October V2th, 1901. 



Ectopsocus Briggsi, McLach., in South Devon and in Dorset. — An example of 

 this pretty little Psocid, discovered originally by Mr. C. A. Briggs at Lynmouth, 

 North Devon [c/. Ent. Mo. Mag. (2), x, p. 277], was found by the Rev. A. E. 

 Eaton at Seaton, South Devon, on or about Christmas Day, 1900. Mr. Dale takes 

 the insect, not uncommonly I believe, by beating ivy late in the year at Glanvilles 

 Wootton, Dorset. I think both Mr. Briggs and Mr. Dale have found it in company 

 with Trichopsocus Dnlii, which it much resembles, but is considerably smaller. — R. 

 McLachlan, Lewisham, London : October 4:th, 1901. 



Local Notes {Plectrocnemia geniculata, Holocentropus stagnalis, Sfc"). — I note 

 the following amongst the Eev. A. E. Eaton's captures of Trichoptera in the south- 

 west of England this year : — 



Branscombe (Devon), Diplectrona feJix, McL., May 4th. Dawlish (Devon), 

 Crunoecia irrorata, Ct., Plectrocnemia geniculata, McL., Wormaldia occipitalis, 

 Pict., July 2.3rd. Ashcott (Somerset), Phryganea minor, Ct., Holocentropus stag- 

 nalis. Alb., May 3nth. 



Of Plectrocnemia breiHs, McL., introduced as new to Britain last year, he seems 

 to have found but one example, in the old locality at Seaton. — Id.: October 

 I3fh, 1901. 



Pachyttjlus cinerascens, Fab., near Ha.'iflngs. — A good specimen was taken at 

 Ore about the middle of August last. This is the second specimen which I have 

 obtained in this neighbourhood ; the first having been taken at Fairlight more than 

 twenty years ago. A few years afterwards P. migratorius, L., was brought to me 

 from the same parish. These two specimens are mentioned by Mr. Eland Shaw in 

 Ent. Mo. Mag., vol. xxv, p. 451. — E. N. Bloomfield, Guestling : October, 1901. 



Decticus verrucivorus, L., near Deal. — A fine female specimen of this rare 



