338 THE entomologist's record. 



a ploughed field uear Ventnor, together with H. rupicola ; at Ventnor, 

 two specimens of H. tenebrosus were captured, and also one specimen 

 of H. cuprcHs, $ , at Bembridge ; iJicherotnchus obsolettis was very 

 plentiful on the marshes at Bembridge, all the specimens being im- 

 mature ; three specimens of Anuodactylus poecehndes were taken at the 

 same place ; Pterustlchus minor occurred sparingly in a bog at Alver- 

 stone ; Ainara apricaria, A. connKlaris, A. lanicollu, and A. communis 

 were all taken at Sandown, whilst A. nrata was bottled at Ventnor ; 

 A. courexiuscula rarely at Bembridge ; one specimen only of Calathus 

 piceus was found under a stone at Alverstone, and Amhnntruus oblnwjuK 

 was plentiful at the same place ; at Bembridge, on a patch of moist 

 ground, Tachi/s scatcUaris occurred in thousands, and these little 

 beetles were so active that it was no easy matter to capture them, one 

 specimen only of Ta<hi/x bif<triatiis was taken in company with them ; 

 Bcmbidium striatiun occurred on walls, and B. manncrheiini, B. 4- 

 ijultatum and B. naxatilc, with its light aberration, at Sandown ; B. 

 minimum, E. cphippium, Poi/onua chalceus (in great numbers) and P. 

 luridipenniH were turned out of coarse grass, which grows plentifully 

 near the coast at Bembridge ; Droviius linearis, D. melanocephalns, D. 

 rcctensis and Blechrus mannis were taken out of grass-tufts at Culver, 

 and Brachiniis crrjiitaus was taken in numbers under stones in the 

 same field as Harpalus aziueiis at Ventnor; a visit to some ponds near 

 Sandown produced Halipliis jiacicollis, 11. rujicollis, Noterus sporsus, 

 Hydraratii.^i cbuwalis, A)iacae)ia ;/ltibidiis and Limnebiua jiapposus ; at 

 Bembridge Pliil/n/drus iiiaritiiiius wa^s taken in numbers out of brackish 

 water near the shore, together with Hiiopluirus intrrmcdins, (klitlicbiiis 

 marijipallcn^, (>. iiiariniis, 0. bicolor, O. aeratiis and O. pioictotii'i. Of 

 the Brachelytra a large number of species occurred, amongst which 

 may be mentioned ALeoc/iara r/risea, A. ahjarum, A. obscure.Lla, under 

 seaweed at Bembridge, etc. ; llyobates nii/ricoUis from boggy places at 

 Alverstone, and a nice series ot Myrmedonia Limbata was secured at 

 Culver ; Alianta plumbea, Homaluta halobrect/ia, Xenusa iivida, X. 

 sulcata and IHiilossa viersa all occurred singly at Bembridge, whilst 

 Phi/tosiis spinifcr, /'. baltictis and Heterotliops binutata were much more 

 plentiful at the same place; Oliyota atimuiria '? and (). puncttdato under 

 bark at Newchurch ; Mijcctoporu.ssjdcndens, Lnstotrojdius murinus, hoih 

 singly at Sandown ; I'/riiont/nin luceiis, Stiiiciis rufipcs, Stenus atcr, 

 S. os.iiiim, S. acrosus, S. binotatiiA and S. siiiiilis were all taken in bogs 

 at Alverstone, and at Bembridge the following Staphs were found : 

 Pliilontlius fnmarius, Cofiiis fucicola, 0. sericens, Ot/iius laeriuftculus, 

 Sco)>aeus salcicQilis, Mcdon rupicola and Blcdius spectabilis ; at Culver 

 Medon propinqus, iSimiiis ouyustatus and PlatijAtctJcus nitens occa- 

 sionally turned up, whilst Pacderiis littoralis was found very commonly ; 

 at Luccombe Chine, Blcdius bicornis and B. atricapillus were taken in 

 numbers. This brings the list of captures to the end of the Brache- 

 lytra, and I hope to complete my list in a future number of the Record. 



H. WiLLOUGHBY ElLIS, F.E.S. 



Tkopiberes (Enedrentp:s) hilakis, Fahks.,in a London warehouse. 

 — Although almost certainly an importation, it is perhaps worth Avhile 

 to record the capture of the above at a wholesale druggist's in the 

 City Boad. Only a single specimen was taken alive, and in good con- 

 dition. Bedel states {Fanne Basdn de la Seine, vi., 16) that it is found 

 at the roots of broom (Sarofliflinvus) in June and -Tuly, and it appears 



