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Brachyfarsus varius, F., and Coccid.i.—I have twice recently found this beetle 

 on spruce firs, associated with, and no doubt parasitic on, the scale insect Physo- 

 kermes abietis, Geoff. This is the same species as the " Lecaniuin racemosum 

 (= abietis)" mentioned in Fowler's Brit. Col., v, p. 1 10, in connection with Brachy- 

 tarsus varius, and I am indebted to Prof. Newstead for confirmation of my naming. 

 The beetle occurs regularly at Tubney with the Physokermesy and at Chartley Moss, 

 in June last, it was extremely abundant. — Id. 



Molorchtis minor at Witley, Surrey. — On Whit Monday I captured a single 

 specimen, a male, of this rare beetle. I had beaten some hawthorn-blossom, when 

 I saw it on a branch which I had not hit, and captured it by hand. The hawthorn 

 tree was growing by the road side on the edge of a large tract of pine trees, known 

 as Witlej' Common. Diligent search failed to discover a second specimen. — 

 Edward J. Nkwill, Witley Vicarage, Godalming. 



Anomxa antica, IF., in the New Forest. — Diptera have been very scarce since 

 my arrival on the 6th inst., but to-day I was fortunate enough to take a specimen 

 of this Trypetid in my garden. Seven years ago, on Septeniber 3rd, 1902, 1 also took 

 one in the same place. — Feedk. C. Adams, Fern Cottage, Lyndhurst : July VMh, 

 1909. 



Oynandromorphism of Megachile willughbiella. — On July 13th I took here a 

 gynandroniorphous specimen of Megachile willughbiella, Kirby, the I'ighfc side as far 

 as and including the third abdominal segment being $ , the left c? ; the remaining 

 terminal segments appear to be <? only, the armature being of quite the normal 

 form of that sex. The colour of the hairs of the dilated metatarsi on the $ side 

 are more golden than usual, and the outer margin of the joint is black, otherwise 

 either side retains the usual outward characlers of its respective sex. The effect of 

 the pollen brush on only the broad ventral segments of the $ is very peculiar. I 

 am much indebted to Mr. Saunders for his kind help in determining the extent of 

 aberration. — Rupert Stenton, Heme Hill : July nth, 1909. 



Neuroptera and Trichoptera in North Yorkshire. — YTom June 4th to 10th last 

 I spent at Glaisdale, a charmingly situated little village in North Yorkshire, where 

 I did some, but not much, collecting on the river Esk. Nothing of any rarity was 

 taken, but as nothing appears to have been done in the district before in these 

 Orders, it may be advisable to record such species as were noticed. The most 

 striking feature was the extraordinary abundance of Chloroperla grammatica, 

 which though usually a common species everywhere, I never before saw in such 

 swarms as occurred at Glaisdale. The river was alive with it, and it was flying in 

 the sun in plenty, even in the garden of the house in which I was staying, although 

 at a considerable distance from the river or any other water suitable for it. Next 

 in numbers was probably Ecclisopteryx guttulata, though Leptocerus nigro-nervosus 

 was almost as plentiful. Rhyacophila dorsalis of course abounded, as did Isopteryx 

 tripunctata, and less commonly I. torrentium. Polycentropus fiavomaculatus was 

 common as might be expected, and Lasiocephala basalis was also fairly plentiful. 

 On the more open part of the river at Lailholm Brachycentrus subnuhilus was 



