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Capture of Emua hlrtus, L. — In the Sheeriioss district, between June 13th and 

 16th, I had the good fortune to take sixteen examples of this rare insect under the 

 edges of fresli cow-droppings ; had there been more sunshine, I tliink it probable 

 that more could iiave been secured.— M. Cameron, H.M.S. "Attentive," Home 

 Fleet : June 19/A, 1901). 



Cohoptera captured in various localities in 1908. — A few notes from my diary 

 for the past year may be of some interest, as some of the species met with are scarce 

 or local. 



A visit to Wicken Fen early in February resulted in finding the fen practically 

 under water, the only species met with worth recording being Myrmedonia collaris, 

 Payk., and Ilijobates nigricollis, Payk. A journey to Shiere at the end of the month 

 was also without much result, though a single specimen of Megacronns inclinans, 

 Gray., from under beech leaves at the side of a log, proved very welcome. 



At the end of March an afternoon's work at Chipstead, produced Leptimis 

 testaceus, Alull.,in a mole's nest, Myrmedonia limbata, Payk., Anisoto^na badia, Stm., 

 Catops serireus, Panz., Tracliyphloeus squamulatus, 01., and Orthochsrtes setiger. 

 Beck. 



At Buckland Hill on April 18th, Longitarsus anclmsw, Miill., was abundant, and 

 Alexia pilifera, Miill., not uncommon, whilst I was particularly pleased to turn up 

 a single specimen of Harpaluscaspius, Stev. The following day a raid on Formica 

 rufa nests at Oxshott, resulted in the discovery of Notothecta Jiavipes, Grav. in 

 abundance, and several Quedius brevis, Er., and Dinarda mdrkeli, Kies. 



A few hours at Shirley, on May 2nd, brought to light Clivina collaris, Herbst, 

 Santholiiius fulgldug, F., not uncommon, Cilea silphnkles, L., Philonthus discoideus 

 Grav., and P. thermarum, Aube'. On the 9th, Gnorimus variabilis, L., larvae, were 

 obtained from Purley Oaks {vide E.M.M. vol. xix, p. 273). Eusphalerum primulse, 

 Steph , was abundant in primroses in the Coulsdon Woods, on the 10th, and Claviger 

 testaceus, Preyssl., was not uncommon in the nests of various species of ants. At 

 Charlton, on the 12th, the best capture was a pair of Platyderv.s ruficollis, Marsh. 

 On the 16th, another visit to Shirley resulted in the discovery of Amara fulva, 

 De G., Stilicus frag His, Grav., and Sphindus dubius, Gyll. Near Godalming, on 

 the 24th, I was fortunate enough to turn up Gopris lunaris, L., twenty-four speci- 

 mens being dug out of their burrows together with a couple of Qeotrupes mutator. 

 Marsh. Abrxus globosus, Hoffm., was common in an old rotten ash stump, and a 

 few Aspidiphorus orbiculatus, Gyll., occurred with it, whilst tlippuriphila modeeri, 

 L., was swept in a marshy place. On the last day of the month, a further visit 

 to Chipstead produced a good series of Melandrya carahoides, L., from an old 

 beech stump, Nutiophilus rufipes, Curt., Pliyllotreta nodicornis, Marsh., and Brachy- 

 somus echinatus, Boisd. 



The second week of June I spent in Sherwood Foi-est, and in spite of it being 

 dull and very windy weather I obtained a number of the specialities from this fine 

 locality, including Saperda scalaris, L., Strangalia quadrifasciata, L. (pupae), 

 Pogonochasrus dentatus, Fourc, Cryptocephalus coryli, L. (4 and and 9 ^),Athous 

 rhombeus, 01. (3 pupae), Cistela ceramboides, L. <? , Mycelochares hipustulata, 111., 

 Pyropterus ajjinis, Payk. (pupae), Cryptoceplialus querceti, Suffr., Conopalpus testaceus, 



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