1909.] 257 



Wliile, therefore, de Saussure's earlier paper (IS70) is riglitly referred 

 to H. talpoidps, his later paper (1896) belongs to the growing 

 literature of H. Jianseni. It may be confidently hoped that the 

 discovery of further specimens of Hemivienis in other parts of 

 tropical Africa may enable us to determine, more accurately than is 

 now possible, the range of structural variation in this interesting 

 genus of Dermaptera. 



EXPLANATION OF PLATE TV. 



Fig. 1. — Hemimerus talpoides, Walker, from Sierra Leone. Female — ventral 

 view. X 10. p. prosternum ; m, mesosternum ; 

 me, metasternum. 7, 11, abdominal sterna. 

 ,, 2.— do. dorsal view. x 10. 7, 10, 11, abdominal terga. 



„ 3. — do. tibia and tarsal segments of right intermediate leg 



x50. 

 „ 4. — do. spiny armature at margin of abdominal segments. 



x30. 



Royal College of Science, Dublin. 



British Carahidx : a request for unmounted. — I am making an enquiry as to 

 the variation of the wings in Carabidie, and so fir as I liave gone at present the 

 results are promising to be of interest. But I cannot hope to make it satisfactory 

 without the assistance of other entomologists, and I shall be greatly obliged if any 

 one will send me fresh specimens. I prefer them unmounted, and they should not 

 be kept long in laurel. One of the points is whether there is local variation. 

 Specimens of species — even the commoner — from out-of-the-way localities Would be 

 very acceptable. Specially glad should I be to receive localised forms, which we 

 may presume to be isolated from other colonies of the same species. — 1\ Sharp, 

 Brockenhurst : October lllh, 1909. 



Cionus longicoUis, Brisout, at Hareivood Forest. — I am glad to be able to 

 record tlie rediscovery of this species, which I took at the end of June on a plant 

 of Verhascum thapsus on the outskirts of Harewood Forest. It does not appear to 

 have occurred in this country since Mr. MoncreafE's original capture at Portsdown 

 Hill in 1871. The characters which distinguish C. longicoUis from its allies, 

 C. hortulanus and C. thapsus, will be found in Mr. Champion's paper in this 

 Magazine for 1894 (vol. xxx, p. 100).— J. R. le B. Tomlin, " Stoneley," Reading : 

 September 28th, 1909. 



Coleoptera in the Woking district in 1909. — In addition to the species 

 mentioned above as found on pines, and the two Caloderas, already noted in the 

 June No. {antea, p. 136), the following, amongst others, have been captured in 



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