134 THE entomologist's record. 



On my arrival al Brockenhurst on May 26th, the first attraction 

 was the hawthorn blossom on Palmer Lawn. This, being fully out, 

 yielded plenty of the common species, such as Telcphorus ha^mor- 

 rhoidalis, Granunoptcra ruficornis, Rhynchites aquatus, etc. Athous 

 vittatus, Gratmiioptera tabacicolor, and Antlionomus pedicularius were 

 not plentiful, but I secured a good specimen of Gra/nmopfera 

 prcEusta. While searching about, I overheard a boy some distance 

 away remark to another, " Here's a dead crow." At once I noted 

 the spot, and paid a visit there afterwards, which resulted in the 

 addition of some Silphidce and Dermestidce. to my captures. Further 

 .on, at New Park, 2''oxoius ineridianus turned up. Beyond this locality 

 the hawthorn was again in profusion, and here I obtained one specimen 

 of Silpha ^punctata. The water plants were well up, and I searched 

 for Donacice, but two specimens of D. sericea were all I could find. 

 On the stump of a tree Melanotic rufipcs was discovered hiding in a 

 crevice. Generally speaking, although the growth of herbage, etc., was 

 well advanced, coleoptera were not much, if anything, before the usual 

 time. 



Chattenden, June 14th. — My first capture was Pyrochroa serraticornis 

 flying across the roacJ ; and shortly afterwards, I swept Molytes coro- 

 iiafiis by the roadside. Several specimens of the local Campylus 

 linearis were taken later on, and also Polydrosus confliiens. The 

 extremely local insect, Malachius (tiwiis, was also searched for on the 

 flowering heads of Dacfylis ghmerata, but without success ; Lasia 

 /ogbosa and other commoner species were fairly abundant. 



On June 19th, in the same district, after wasting some time in the 

 unproductive marshes, I tried the wooded land, and soon spied a 

 beetle flying at a tremendous speed across the glade ; this turned out 

 to be Toxotiis ineridianiis — a welcome addition to my collection— and, 

 being one of the larger Lo/igicor/ies, looks very handsome when carded. 

 CEdemera nodilis, especially the male with its extraordinarily developed 

 femora, was common ; and a few specimens of Dorytimiis maculatus 

 were from sallows, and one Clylhra qnadripunda. By searching the 

 flowers of the dog-rose three specimens of Strangalia melanura were 

 taken ; and later in the day, about 6 p.m , I secured the first specimen 

 this year of Malachius czneus ; I should probably have secured others, 

 but having spent so much time elsewhere, I did not arrive at their 

 locality early enough in the day, when the sun was brighter. — H 

 Cripps, Dalyell Road, Stockwell. Jitfie, 1890. 



On Whit Monday I walked to Sevenoaks with my friend, Mr. Ginne 

 but as we were going to visit some friends, we could not do much col- 

 lecting. We beat a few hawthorn trees, and the best species I obtained 

 was Polyopsia prceiista, while Mr. Ginne got Clytus mysdcus, both were 

 taken near Halstead ; nothing further turned up till we came to River- 

 head, where I found a dead specimen of Carabus monilis var. consitus ; 

 and, going up Tubs Hill to Sevenoaks, I saw a specimen of Pyrochroa 

 serraticornis, which I promptly bottled, running on the pavement. In 

 Sevenoaks I took three specimens of Xestobiuni tessellatum. Mr. Ginne 

 went back to London the same night, and as we were going to the 

 station I captured a good Dehaster dichroiis. The following morning 

 I walked to Brockley Mount, but did very little collecting, as I had 

 friends with me ; however, I captured Telephorus lividns var. dispar, a 



