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A dark example of ''Ti/chins sijKainiflatus, GylL, was found on the 

 Birkdale sandhills on June 2nd. ■'-(THiniietron adliimfi, Cxyll., and '''G. 

 llnaiiai; Panz., two apparently long-lost species, certainly constitute 

 the most important local records for the season. Both species are 

 quite confined to plants of fAnaria nihjaris, and are decidedly local, 

 the former being quite rare. At the roots of the plants were small, 

 evidently newly-formed galls. Some of these gall-bearing plants Mr. 

 Sopp, with his characteristic liking for life-history work, has trans- 

 planted to his garden and is studying. A single example of Orohitis 

 ri/auciis, L., taken on August 18th, concludes the list. — George W. 

 Chaster, Southport. 



A DAY AMONGST THE CoLEOPTERA ON THE SOUTHERN END OF LaZONBY 



Fell. — A day's collecting in this interesting locality was not without 

 interest. I made a start at some rotten fungi, at an elevation of 400ft., 

 I ohtnined Ii»i(iiiU(lrl;/iittatNn,F., Pocadimfemtiiineiis, F., Alrochara snc- 

 cicola, Thorns., <Kc>/po(la aUernans, Grav., Hoinaluta xanthoptera, Steph. 

 and funiiicula, Thoms., Alitalia iiiipream, 01., BoUtobiiis Lnnidatns, L. 

 tfinotatiis, Er. and piji/iiiaei(n, F., Oinaliiun licidare, Payk., Proteinm 

 avails, Steph., all very common; Meiiarthriis iln'im'ssns, Lac, Pliilontlan^ 

 aeneits, Rossi., Tacliinas hiuncralis, Grav., nijipi's, L., inanjinellus, F. 

 and collaris, Grav., Chuleva clinjsonieloidfs, Panz., and PtoiuajduKjus 

 sericciis, F., a few of each. Going on to the higher ground up to 

 768ft., stone-turning produced the following species. — Miscudera 

 arctica, Payk., one); Cymindis vaporarioriiiu, L. (seven); Beiiibidinni 

 nup-icorne, GylL, Treclius ntinutus, ¥,, and secalis, Payk., Calathtis 

 cUteloides, F unz., Jiainpes, Fourc, tnelanoccphaliis, L. and war. niibii/eiia, 

 Hal., Harpalits rnficurnis, F., aeneas, F., latus, L. and var. rrijthro- 

 ci'phalua, F., Olist/iojJiis rotiiiidattis, 'Payk., Bradt/cellus harpaliniis, l)ej., 

 siDiilis, Dej., Qiiedius ftilu/uiofnis, Grav., trt'Mis, Grav., iiwlor/uni(x, Grav., 

 I'hlloiitlnis pnlitiis, F., Lathrubi trill bureale, Hoch., briuutipes, F., all 

 common. The water-net produced the following species. — Dijtiscus 

 piinctnlatiis, ¥., iiiariiinalu, L., Aciliiis sulcatiis, L., Ar/abiis sturiiiii, 

 GylL, chalcunatus, Panz., bijjiistiilatns, L., Hijdioporiin palitatri.s, L., 

 incuijnitus. Sharp., ert/throci'jt/ialus, L., j/tjllen/tali, Schiod., all very 

 common; Hijdnipunis iiioriu, De]., a few; AtjabHs nebidosiin, Forst., 

 Deronectes 12-pii>itulatm, F., Halipliis falvus, F., Laccophilus obscurus, 

 Panz., Hhantiis exuletus, Forst., Hijdrobiiis jdcicrm, Thoms. and 

 P'kilydriis minittiis, F. a few of each species. Uenicocerus ej-sidptus, 

 Germ., was found clinging to stones just above the water level, in fair 

 numbers. — H. Britten, Prospect House, Salkeld Dykes, Penrith. — 

 October 10th, 1902. 



CoLEOPTERA LN THE IsLE OF WiGHT. — I Spent a holiday in the 

 Isle of Wight in May, 1899. The weather was uncongenial, and 

 entomological work was consequently generally unsatisfactory. Every- 

 thing seemed late and scarce, and the following captures were the 

 result of three weeks' hard collecting : — XutinphUns siib.striatiis, at 

 Sandown, where also occurred Leistnn ferrui/ineus and fj. rtij'escens ; 

 L)ij>iclunHs salinus, at Bembridge, and D. aeneiis, at Luccombe Chine ; 

 Baduter sodalis and IJ. bipiistidatus occurred at Sandown, and ('Idaenins 

 vestittis in refuse on the sea-shore at the same place; Aciijudpns fJari- 

 collis (Alverstone), A. meridiunalis (Sandown) ; at Culver Clifi', IJarpalns 

 rotimdicullis and H. ritbripes were taken in plenty by cutting and 

 shaking grass tufts ; H. azureus was taken in numbers under stones in 



