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Aleochara maereiis, GyH., occuri-ed in a rotten boletus, 27.8.07. Choleva inter- 

 media, Ki"., angustata, F., and cisteloides, Frol., and Quediun longicornis, Kr , 

 occuiTed in numbers in a pond during October, 1907, having been washed out of an 

 old stone drain that was frequented by rabbits and moles during the dry season. 



On fence posts one Acidota cruentala, Mann., one Somaliuin gracilicorne, Fairni., 

 one Tetratoma desmaresti, Latr., with Salpingux foveolatns, Ljungh, and Phlceophilus 

 edwardsi, Steph., in numbers on 2.11.07, these two latter species occurring more or 

 less freely throughout the winter months, but only in this locality, a small mixed 

 plantation about thirty years old. 



By digging out wasps' nests I got a number of Quedius puncticollis, Th., four 

 Oxypoda spectahilis, Mark , and swarms of Cri/ptophagu^ pubescens, Stm., both in 

 the larval and in the imaginal stages. 



Megacronu.t cingulatux, Mann., occurred at Great Salkeld, Keswick, and Wass 

 Fell in moss, but always singly, during the spring of 1908. Of Tachinui ncapu- 

 /arw, Steph., one specimen occurred at Keswick in moss, 17.4.08; tliis appears to 

 be the most northerly record of the species. Whilst putting this away I looked 

 over my series of T. humeralis, Gr., and found an example of T, proximui, Kr , taken 

 in 1902, and I hear from my friend Mr. Day that almost his whole series of sup- 

 posed T. humerali,!', Gr., are in reality T. proximus, Kr. 



A fine c? Homalota hepafica, Er., was taken on a gravel bed on 31.5.08. 

 Cryptophagus badius, Stm., occurred sparingly in an owl's nest, June 6tli, 1908. 

 Tnchittits elongatus, Gyll., one example in moss, 12.6.08. Morgchus aineus, F., 

 occurred freely on a dry sandy place on the banks of the River Eden, sometimes 

 beneath stones or in burrows excavated at the roots of the short grass, but prin- 

 cipally crawling at the roots of the grass, during late spring and early summer. 

 Whilst turning over stones to search for the last-mentioned species on 14.6.08 a 

 number of Bledius opacus, Block, just emerging were disclosed ; this species had 

 only occurred very sparingly before in the county. 



A visit to the summit of Helvellyn, 3118 feet, on Midsummer Day produced 

 one (? Atrthophagus alpinus, Pk., amongst a number of the commoner mountain 

 species, and several Stenus foveicollis, Kr. ; this latter species has also occurred not 

 uncommonly on Cross Fell, the highest point on the Pennine range. 



A fine specimen of Triarthroii markeli, Schm., was taken flying round a rabbit 

 burrow in a fir wood, 10.7.08. A single example of Colon serripes, Sahib., occurred 

 by sweeping at Newton Moss, 19.7.08. Geodromicus globulicollis, Mann., occurred • 

 freely beneath stones around the cairn on Cross Fell, 26.7.08. Hypocyptus ap>icalis, 

 Bris., occurred beneath bark on a sycamore tree in June ; by sweeping ivy on a wall 

 adjoining this ti-ee in June, and crawling on this same tree in December in company 

 with a specimen of H. seminulum, Er. Homalota cavifrons, Shp., which is not 

 uncommon beneath stones in grass fields in spring, as well as in moss and at the 

 roots of grass, has turned up freely in a cattle shed in December in company with 

 Aleochara moesfa, Gr. 



Where no locality is given Great Salkeld must be read ; this is a small parish 

 of 3500 acres in area, situated on the left bank of the River Eden, which forms its 

 north-eastern boundary, and on the south-west and west by Lazonby Fell, which is 

 just over 800 feet at its highest point and composed of old red sandstone. — 

 H. Britten, Pi'ospect House, Salkeld Dykes, Penrith : January, 1909. 



