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prinoeps"). May 3rd, on the same wall as on former occasions, at Lipson, 

 Plymouth, I Philonthus nstutus, Vr. The source of tins species is still unsolved. 

 1 nth, 2 Dastiten xratus, Steph., by sweeping at Beer Alston ; July, at Wrangaton, with 

 my friend Mr. P. de la Garde, 1 Cerylon fagi, Bris., and I Euplectus piceus, under 

 bark. August 9lh, in Cossus tree at Compton, Plymouth, 2 Carpopkilus hemipterus, 

 L. September 6th, in nest of Formica rufa, 4 Monotonia conicicoUis, Aube, and 16 

 larvae of Cli/thra, averaging 11 mm. in length, and apparently, therefore, nearly 

 mature {vide " Life-history of Clythra '^•punctata, L.," by H. St. J. K. Donisthorpe> 

 in Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond., 1902, pi. iii, fig. 8). I also took with them in the same 

 nest, several larvae recently hatched, the egg case almost perfect, and the larval case 

 just started (length 2 mm.), as well as others in a more advanced stage (length 

 4 mm.), and agreeing in appearance with fig. 7 in the above mentioned plate. The 

 marked difference in the degrees of development of these larvae seems noteworthy. 

 October 26th at Tor View, Yelverton, in cut grass, 3 Philonthus puella, Nordm, and 

 8 Euthia pUcata, Gryll. November, in moles' nest, from the Plym Valley, 2 lloma- 

 lota paradoxa, Roy. — James H. Keys, 2, Freedom Park Villas, Lipson Road, 

 Plymouth: December, \mS. 



Rhizophar/us coeruleijyennif:, Sahlh. : a further record. — Whilst searching for 

 shingle Coleopfera on the banks of the Derwent near Winlaton one day in July of 

 this year, a beautiful example of Phizophagus coeritleipennis flew on to a paper 

 I was using. The specimen recorded by Hardy was found under the bark of an 

 alder not far away from the scene of my capture. It is strange that nearly all the 

 few British examples have been taken in a casual way.-RrCHAED S. Bagnall, 

 The Groves, Winlaton : November 9th, 1908. 



On the occurrence of Anommatus 12-striatus. MillL, in the Derwent Valley. — 

 Last month I found two examples of this rare beetle under the bark of a fallen 

 chestnut tree at Gibside. Never thinking of finding Anommatux under bark, I was 

 puzzled with the identity of my capture until my friend, Professor Beare, deter- 

 mined it for me. It is an addition to the Durham list, but a single example is 

 recorded by Bold from Morpeth, Northumberland. — -Ii). 



Note on Orthoperua mundus, Matth.,from Scotland. — Whilst staying with my 

 friend Professor Hudson Beare at Nethy Bridge early in August of this year, we 

 took several rare beetles, one of the most interesting being Orthoperus mundus, 

 Matth., of which we found a single specimen under the bark of a fir stump, and 

 a second crawling over a similar stump. This is only the third known occurrence 

 of this species, which has previously been taken at Weston-on-the-Green, Oxfordshire 

 (Matthews), and recently at Jjradfield (Joy). Several examples of the rare Niti- 

 dulid, Epumsa Immunda, Er., also occurred under the bark of these fir stumps. — Id. 



Aphthona nigriceps, Redt., in North Devon. — As an additional locality for 

 Aphthona nigriceps, Redt., I have to record taking a single specimen under a stone 

 on the flats near Braunton in April last. Though keeping a good look-out I saw no 

 sign up to the time of leaving the neighbourhood, July 2nd, of Geranium prafense, 

 which is mentioned by Mr. Donisthorpe (Ent. Mo. Mag., vol. xliv, p. 255) as the 

 food-plant of this uncommon beetle. — Philip de la Gaede, 2, Esplanade, Teign- 

 mouth : November 17th, 1908. * 



