104 THE entomologist's RECORD. 



do not remember taking larvre so late before. I also enclose the first 

 specimen of Hipparchia semele I have taken this season. — W. A. 

 Luff, Guernsey. June 22nd, 1890. 



Since I have been here the weather has been most unsuitable for 

 collecting, I have taken Hydrelia imca and Selenia liiimria, and tried 

 sugaring once, when I obtained Grammesia trilinea var. l>ilinea. 1 

 forgot to menti n that I took in two nights 14 specimens of Chcerocampa 

 poi'cellus and 2 C. elpenor hovering over rhododendrons. I saw dozens, 

 but they were too quick for me. — R. B. Robertson, Skelty Park, 

 Swansea. Jime i^th, 1890. 



CoLEOPTERA. — Beetles have been as abundant as usual here. Moss is 

 usually very productive, and was quite up to the average this season. 

 From the Mullinare meadows, which are low and marshy, I took Bem- 

 bidiuin Clarki, Quedius seiniccnciis, Mycetoporus splendidus, Mega- 

 cronus ci/igidatus, Hypocyptus pyg?/UEus, Myllana brevicornis, Lathrobium 

 longii/iiin, Scymniis discoideus, Trogophlmis foveolatus, with hosts of 

 commoner species. In moss and fungi from Palace Demesne, Amara 

 OTufa, Sitnplocaria semisfriata, Phtlonthus sordidi/s, P. pi/ella, Ence- 

 phaliis co/nplicans, LathrimcEum unicolor^ Aiegarthrus afflnis, M. de- 

 pressiis, Proteiiuis ovaiis, P. brachypteriis, AcidotJ crenaia, Micropeplus 

 staphylinoidts, Quedius seniiceneus and Q. attenuatus, Syniomiuin 

 ceneuui, Agathidiuvi IcEvigatuni, Gyrophcena Icevipefinis^ Lathrnbiuin Jul- 

 vipetme, Philonthus intermedius, P. umbratilis, Rhizophagus dispat. At 

 Lowry's Though, in moss and rejectamenta on margin, Lathrobium 

 quadratum, Piiilonthus dimidiaius, P. fumarius^ P. mgriia, P. pue/la, 

 Actobius cinerascens. I have been unfortunate in not getting any 

 Eririmius cetliiops this spring. It has occurred in the MuUinares in 

 numbers in former years, but so far I have not seen one this year. 

 Pelophila boreaiis is late this season, and I have not as yet taken 

 any. Sweeping has not been very productive, nor did I get anything 

 worth recording by beating hawthorn blossom. The water net pro- 

 cured me Agabus unguicularis at Lowry's Lough, in company with 

 Calanibus quinquelineatus and novcmlineatus. — (Rev.) W. F. Johnson, 

 Armagh. Jn'^e, 1890. 



My opportunities for collecting, so far, have been few. On May 

 loth I visited my old friend, Mr. W. Chaney, and we proceeded to 

 Shirley Hills in search of Tycliun, venustus — a species formerly obtained 

 there by Mr. G. C. Champion. This insect is attached to broom, and 

 to this shrub we devoted our energies, with the result of capturing 

 some ten specimens between us. Other species here prevalent were 

 Sitones regensteinensis, Gonioctena litura (some exceedingly lurid), 

 Apion striatum, and Cryptophagus vini. I also beat out one Baianinus 

 villosus from oak. 



May 17th and 26th. — Hawthorn blossom fully out, and I tried 

 Loughton for species of Rhynchites. R. ccquatus was common, but 

 R. aliaria and R. pauxillus were scarce, only some three or four of 

 either insect found their way into my umbrella. Of Adimonia san- 

 guinea I obtained sixteen, Asclera aerulea (2), and Anthonomus pedi- 

 cularius (6) ; and swept a couple of Galcriica teuella from rushes, and 

 Apion genistce and Strophosomus reiusus from Genista anglica ; from 

 oak I beat Caliodes quercus, C. subrufus, Orchestes salicis, O. avellance, 

 and O. stisnia. 



