52 (March, 



56 (55) Srd, 4tli, and 5tli segments Leneatli without these conspicuous lateral 



tufts. 



(Anterior area of the propodeuiu usually with dense, fine wrinkles 

 over practically the whole surface.) 



57 (58) 2nd joint of hind tarsi, viewed on the outer side, and seen at its 



widest, quite elongate ; face in front view wide, the clypeus little 

 produced. 



(Hind tarsi dark.) mittutus K. 



58 (57) 2ud joint of hind tarsi, viewed at its widest, only about as long as 



wide ; face longer and narrower, the clypeus produced. 

 (Tarsi variable in colour, either clear testaceous or dark.) 



.... rufitarsis Zett. (atricorm's Sni.). 

 (To be continued.) 



A FEW NOTES ON COLEOPTERA IN 1921. 

 BY HOKACE BONISTHOKPE, P.Z.S., F.E.S., ETC. 



Personally I had a very successful year with Coleoptera in 1921, 

 ttiid the following notes only deal with a few of my captures. Although 

 the continuous hot weather and drought rendered general collecting 

 almost useless, hunting for a special beetle often proved successful, the 

 species being concentrated in a smaller area. 



Psehplms dresdensis Hbst. On May SOth, 1905, Mr. G. E. Bryant took 

 one specimen of this rare Pselaphid at Wisley Pond, Surrey [Ent. Mo. Mag. 

 xli, p. 159 (1905)], and, though he subsequently captured more specimens, it 

 had not been found there since, as far as 1 am aware. I have tried for it on 

 several occasions during the last few years without success luitil 1921 when I 

 found it in numbers. The water in the pond was very low when I visited it 

 on July 11th, and one could walk knee-deep through the dry moss and 

 sphagnum nearly to the middle. It had occurred to me that the species 

 might be concentrated near the water, and such pro-\ ed to be the case. 13y 

 pulling np handfuls of a stiff green moss (in my experience it did not occur iu 

 sphagnum), and shaking it over paper the Fselaji/ius was found to be present 

 in numbers. 



2'riplax lacorda'irei Crotch. On June 25th I found this beetle in numbers, 

 with its larvae in a bunch of fungus {Fleitrotiis enomins) on an old stump in 

 Darenth Wood. Some of this fungus was taken home and put into a tin, and 

 many more of the beetles were reared from the larvae during the year. 1 have 

 been hunting for this insect at Darenth Wood for the last thirty years. It 

 was originally taken by Champion in that locality very many years ago [Ent. 

 Mo. Mag. vi, p. 136 (1869) etc.], and subsequently by Walker in 1889 and 

 1898 ; but only a few specimens have been found since the first capture. 



Meliyethes fulvipes Bris. This is another species I have been looking for 

 for many years. The late II. S. Gorham told me lie had taken it in 

 Chippenham Fen and that it sjjould occur in Wicken Fen. The records in 

 Fowler do not by any means apply to a Fen species ; however, on August 11th 



