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Germ., Ceuthorrhynchus ericae, Gyll., C. cochleariae, Gyll., and Rhinon- 

 cus castor, ¥., the last six by general sweeping on the heath. At 

 Mickleham, on May 25th, by sweeping and beating in Headley Lane 

 Cryptocephalus ochrostoma, Har., PhrjUotreta ochn'pcs, Curt., Ceuthorr- 

 hynchus alliariae, Bris, and others. At Wimbledon Common, on May 

 27th, on aspens, Saperda populnea, L., Zeugophora suhspinosa, F., 

 SericosomuR hrunyieus, L., Dorytomus tortrix, L., D. maculatux, Marsh., 

 Balaninus turhatux, Gyll., with many commoner insects. On May 29th, 

 by sweeping under hedges in a country road near Bramley station, in 

 Hampshire, I captured Bruchus atomarius, L., B. loti, Pk., Anmlus 

 scortillum, Hbst., Hylastinus obscurus, Marsh., Apion ponwnae, F., 

 Liosomus ovatulus, Clair., Telephorus lateralis, L., a,nd Malachuis aeneus, 

 L. — -T. Hudson Beare, F.E.S., 2, Heriot Row, Edinburgh. November 

 dth, 1901. 



Variation of some species of Aphodius. — Mr. Bouskell's 

 paper on this genus suggests the following observations on some of the 

 species: (1) A. foetens and A. jhiictarins. — The sinuation of the sides of 

 the thorax, which M. Acloque gives as the best distinction, is very 

 clear in some specimens of A. fnetem, but not by any means constant. 

 Some continental authorities consider that A. jiwetarius J has a 

 deeper impression on the front of the thorax and the central frontal 

 tubercles more pointed than in ^./oefcK.s, while in the ? the raised line 

 in front of the tubercles is more distinct. I believe these small differences 

 are more marked in continental than in British specimens, but, in any 

 case, they are hardly of specific value. On the other hand, it appears to 

 be a misuse of terms to describe as "local" varieties, species spread over 

 so wide an area as these, which are found in France, Germany and 

 Austria, probably also in other parts of Europe. My own experience 

 shows, further, that they occur in the same districts, not more than 

 a mile apart, and yet are never found together. I note that the tibiae 

 oi A. foetens are commonly red sometimes also the femora, though I 

 have never yet found this to be so in the other species. (2) A. ater. — 

 This is a very variable species as to colour. I have taken only a few purely 

 black specimens, in sheep's dung, and these were mixed with others of 

 every variety up to and including that with entirely red elytra. In 

 fresh specimens the red was very bright, but became dull very soon 

 after death. Some had the suture only black. (3) A. yranarius. 

 This varies much in the same way as A. ater, but I note that the red 

 colour is more permanent. A. punctatosulcatus. — This appears to be a 

 far more variable species than A.prodromits, and manyof the varieties are 

 quite unmistakable. I find the frontal tubercles are always more 

 developed in this species in both sexes. (4) A. rujipes. — I have taken 

 specimens of a red-brown form in the Ipswich district, which appears 

 to correspond with juvenilis, Muls. — A. E. Elliott, F.E.S., 41, 

 Holland Park, W. November Uth, 1901. 



Rhyncopiiora, etc., in 1901. — During the past few months I have 

 paid a good deal of attention to the Rhyncophora, and have met with, 

 in all, about 110 species. A noticeable feature of the season 1901, in 

 my experience, has been the comparative scarcity of Apions, and 

 of the 25 species I took, most were common forms. None of my 

 weevil captures are very rare, but at the same time some are decidedly 

 local, and are, perhaps, worth mentioning. Of the genus Trachy- 

 phloeus, I was fortunate enough to get five species, including the very 



