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pidneus tenellm, Er., in abundance. ■'Homalium. deplanatum, GylL, was 

 found sparingly in cut grass. Pfisiidopsls sulcata, Newm., appears to be 

 a regular summer denizen of our garden refuse heaps, though its 

 capture is a tedious process, as it lives deep down in the material that 

 has almost rotted to earth mould. '■''Kuplectns karsteni, Keich., and 

 "■£". i>i(jiiati(s, Reich., were taken in garden refuse. *A'. picens, Mots., was 

 found under the bark of birch logs. ■■'Ne^jhanes titan, Newm., was 

 swarming in the fine siftings from the refuse heap. '■Clanibnn 

 pubescent, Redt., was taken in vegetable refuse; *t'. niiniitus, Sturm., 

 was swept from wet grass, July 2nd. Two examples of Anathiditnn 

 marijinatum, Sturm, were taken on the sandhills. Of Anisutaiiia 

 ciliaris, Schmidt, I took one specimen in the spring and two in the 

 autumn. At the end of August I was so fortunate as to discover a 

 locality where for about a month Anisotoina furra, Er., was by no 

 means rare. Ht/<l)iobiiix pioictatismiius, Steph., has been decidedly 

 rarer this autumn than last. Saprinua tjKadristriatKs, Hoft"., was taken 

 very sparingly during May and June. One specimen of "(Tiiatliouciis 

 naniietrnsiH, Mars., was found under dung on Jund 2nd. ''■ Munotoma 

 rufa, Redt., occurred abundantly in a heap of rotting straw, along 

 with M. (iHadricollis, Aube. '■'•Braclii/pteras (/raridas, 111., is very 

 common on Linaria ludf/aris. During May and June a few Orthocerus 

 muticiis, L., were found crawling on the sandhills. Three specimens 

 of Hcptaitlaciis rillunKs, GylL, were taken at the end of June. Pmm- 

 nwbiiis aidcicollk, 111., was, as usual, common in spring, with a much 

 smaller brood in autumn. Aunnoecius breris, Er., is a characteristic 

 local species, appearing early in spring and occurring sparingly until 

 about the end of June. The sudden appearance of Actfialia rnfa, F., 

 has already been noted in the l\nt. Hicunl. A specimen of ''Tdephorus 

 darivinianiis, Sharp, was found in May in a burrow of Jjledins specta- 

 bilis, Mr. Sopp took another on the sandhills ; a systematic search will 

 probably prove this species to be far from rare. L't'diiuts pevtinicnrnis, 

 L., is a noteworthy tind, only one specimen having been previously 

 noted in the district. Anmna inoschata, L., usually so common here 

 in July, was not noticed until the following month ; to make up for 

 its tardy appearance it continued in evidence nearly to the end of 

 September. For a district so well supplied with ponds and large drains 

 as is the neighbourhood of Southport, the genus Donacia is unac- 

 countably scarce, and the occurrence of 1). vcrsicolora, Brahm, is on 

 that account worthy of mention. Mantnra ehri/santheini, Koch, which 

 I failed to rediscover last year, occurred in great abundance during May 

 and June of this season in its old, very restricted locality. It seems 

 to live exclusively on Ituiiuw atrtosdla. When I introduced a friend to 

 the place in June, a few steps were taken whilst sweeping the RiiDiex. 

 The net was then emptied on a sheet. A hundred specimens were 

 picked out and bottled, after which operations were suspended. Of 

 Cassida rlareula, Thunb., a few examples were taken in June. A single 

 specimen of AnthkuH biinavidatus. 111., constituted " the find " of 

 May 18th. Among the great group of weevils very few notable species 

 have been taken, though the importance of some of these counter- 

 balances their fewness. The remarkable elongate variety of Hi/prra 

 suspiciosa, Herbst, on which the inclusion of " H. domjata " in our 

 lists is perhaps based, was taken on two occasions in July. Several 

 Orthocaetpx sffii/i^r, Beck, were taken on the sandhills during Angnst. 



