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monticola. Fowler, s-plendidus, Grav., h(,cidus, Er., and, in 1908, nanus, Er. It 

 is perhaps worth mentioning that oiit of this forest moss I secured a series of 

 Euryporus picipes, Payk., and specimens of Fhilonthus smtatus, Er., Xaiitholinus 

 distans, Kr., X. tricolor, F., the type form with the base of the thorax dark, and 

 Acidota crenata, F., Qiiedms lateralis, Grav., Q. nigriceps, Kr., and Q. picipes, 

 Mann., were abundant in the moss all over the forest. I was much struck by 

 the fact that while species of the genus Quedins occurred freely in this forest 

 moss it was only very rarely that any species of Philonthus or of Tachyporus 

 coiild be obtained; though, as usrial, several of the commoner species of the latter 

 genus were found in moss growing in more oj^en places. — T. Hudson Beaee, 10, 

 Eegent Terrace, Edinburgh: May, irjth 1911. 



Quedius vexans, Epp., of the British List. — In vol. xlii, p. 198, of this 

 Magazine, Mr. N. H. Joy published some notes on Coleoptera occurring in the 

 nests of mammals and birds ; two of these were new to our list, one of them, a 

 red-winged Quedius, was named vexans, Epp. I have recently had some cor- 

 respondence with Dr. Bernhauer in reference to this Quedius, and sent him a 

 coiiple of specimens. Dr Bernhauer now writes as follows: — "The Quedius you 

 sent is heidenreichi, a short description of which appeared in the ' Entom. 

 Bliittern ' for 1910. A complete description will appear in the next ' Hefte der 

 Miinchner Koleop. Zeitimg." It is the same insect which Capt. St. Claire Deville 

 has also briefly described as Q. talparum." It is evident from this letter that 

 oiir insect has been wrongly named as vexans, Epp., that it was new to science 

 when Mr. Joy discovered it, that it was undescribed until 1910, and that it will 

 have to be known as heidenreichi, Bernh. It is perhaps worth mentioning that 

 I have also had some correspondence Avith Mr. Rosenberg of Copenhagen in 

 regard to Coleoptera found in moles' nests. Mr. Rosenberg infoi-med me that in 

 Denmark they foimd in these nests Q. longicornis, Kr., and Q. ochripennis. Men. 

 ='puncticollis, Thoms., and he kindly sent me three specimens of the latter species. 

 On comparing these with our moles' nest insect, I found as I suspected that they 

 were identical, and I have, therefore, informed Mr. Rosenberg that the Danish 

 species is also heidenreichi, Bernli. It is curious that both in Denmark and in 

 Great Britain this insect should have been wrongly identified. — Id. 



Medo7i apicalis, Kr., Sfc, near Oxford. — On the evening of May 9th I was 

 much pleased to sweep up a specimen of Medon apicalis, Kr., at Wood Eaton, 

 quite close to the elm stump in which Plegaderus dissectus has recently occurred 

 {ante, p. Ill) ; this latter species has again been fotmd in the wet rotten wood, 

 in company with Quedius micro2}S, Homalium exiguum, and Ahrseus granulum (3). 

 Oligota apicata, several in dry fungoid growth on beech at Wood Eaton, May 15th, 

 0. granaria* in some numbers in mill refuse at Cothill, Berks, May 1st ; Homalota 

 splendens* by sweeping at Boar's Hill on May 16th, and Ceuthorrhynchus nas- 

 turtii, locally common of water-cress at Cothill, May 20th, are perhaps worth a 

 passing notice. — James J. Walker, Oxford : May 22nd, 1911. 



Not included in tlie Berkshire County List. 



