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while Philopedon ye)ni)iatus F. is perhaps the beetle most in evidence crawling 

 on the bare sand. Other species mure or less plentiful are : Saprinus nitidalus 

 Pk,, S. aeneus F., Omosifa discoidea F., Nitidula bipustulata L., Microzoum 

 tibial", F., Serica brunnea L., Anomala frischi F., Chri/mmeln staphylea L., and 

 Aegialia arenaria F. Rarer species are : Staphylinus stercorarius 01., in August 

 1918 and 1919; Ort/wcerus clavicomis L., half-a-dozen in June 1918; Aphodius 

 fu/ipes L. and Telep/iorus rusticiis Fall.— A. F. .J. Carteu, Monilieth, Forfar- 

 shire : May 1921. 



Phyllodrepa Unearin Zett. : a ne^o British St aphylinid beetle. — Since Sep- 

 tember 1909 I have had in my collection a Phylli>drepa, captured by myself at 

 Blair AthoU, Scotland, which seemed to be new to our list. On going over 

 this genus a sliort time ago to make out a table for my book on British beetles 

 I thought it worth while to have the insect identified by Col. Deville. lie 

 sent it back as P. linearis Zett., and stated that " it occurs chiefly in Northern 

 Europe and the Alps, in extensive tir and spruce woods; the punctuation of 

 the abdomen is very different from that of Ph. ioptera." P. linearis is 

 distinguished from its allies (viz. ioptera, yracilicoriiis, vilis, yirindiluqua, and 

 heeri) by its much iigliter and more uniform coUmr, the antennae being entirely 

 yellow, not darkened towards the apex as in thf-se species (except sometimes in 

 heeri), and the thorax is more finely and diffusely punctured. Jn its convexity 

 linearis resembles ioptera, but it has the «lytra more hnely, and the hind-body 

 much more finely and diffusely, punctured. The following is a brief description 

 of the insect : — " Distinctly convex, reddish yellow, head and apex of hind-body 

 pitchy, antennae and legs entirely yellow ; thorax finely and diffusely punc- 

 tured ; elytra moderately strongly punctured ; hind-body very finely and very 

 diffusely punctured. Length '2-b-o mm." — Norman II. Joy, Theale, near 

 Heading: May UK 1921. 



Melanophila acuminata De G. in Kent. — On June 2.3rd last I captured on 

 the wing a single specimen of Melanophila acuminata De G. at Deal, quite 

 close to the shore. A careful search of the spot failed to produce further 

 examples, and 1 know of no locality in the neighbourhood likely to be con- 

 genial to the species. It is possible that iny example had flown over fnun the 

 Continent, but my pleasure was none the less, as I had never before seen 

 M. acumiuida alive. — B. D. Cumwinu, Boulderwall, Oxted: April I6th, 1921. 



A note 0)1 Liparii'i (^crmnnas L. — As I have had excellent opportunity in 

 recent years for observing this weeNil, which is anything but uncommon in 

 certain districts of East Kent, a few notes may be of interest. As soon as 

 the Ilogweed, Haracleian sphondyliam, begins to throw up its coarse leaves in 

 the spring, L. germanus appears, sparingly at first, but in quantities about tlia 

 middle of May. The earliest date on which it has been noted was April lUih, 

 last, and the latest date August 12th, 1919. Though it may be found feeding 

 on the leaves at all hours of the day, the greatest number will be found from 

 about 4..30 till dusk. The best time is apparently after rain. When satisfied 

 it crawls down and wanders away int« some dark corner. It is confined to the 

 Jlerucleum, and its presence is revealed by the eaten state of the leaves. The 



