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drOLEOPTERA. 



Lytta vesicatoria at Colchester. — Last summer I captui'ed a few 

 specimens of this handsome beetle near Colchester, and saw more 

 flying round the tops of ashtrees. They were by no means easy to 

 capture, the largest number taken in one day being six. — Bernard 

 y.MiTH Harwood, 94, Station Road, Colchester. 



Grammoptera analis. Etc., AT CoLCHESTER. — Two Specimens of this 

 scarce Longicorn appeared by miscellaneous beating, one near the 

 town and the other at J3irch Park. ( hsodacna lineola was beaten from 

 oak; ('ri/ptoci'p/ialus {i-puiictatiis, ('. lineola, L'repidvdi'ra nitidtila, 

 ] laltica jiiisilla, and Cctonia aiirata from various plants and trees ; 

 Sajicrda carc/tarias on a fence ; Jjidrsstis iieiiiniiis (three or four), Troi/o- 

 jihldciis jiHsilliis (one), Xi'iirap/it's anijnlatns in dead leaves ; and Staplii/- 

 Ihiiifi sten-nrarius running on pathways. — Ibid. 



COLEOPTERA TN THE IsLE OF WlfiHT. In the Ellt. lliC, Vol. xiv., 



p. 387, I gave the first portion of a list of coleoptera collected during a 

 holiday spent in the Isle of Wight, in May, 1899. That list included 

 the captures to the end of the StajJii/lhiidae, and I now record the 

 remainder: — Platjjstcthns nitcna (Culver) and Leatera piiitctata (Alver- 

 stone) were omitted from the tirst list. Bijtliinux cnrtisi occurred 

 sparingly at Alverstone, and Bri/a.vis lielferl at Bembridge. Neuraplic^ 

 chmijatus and Sci/diiiaeiins pusillns'} at Aherstone, and also at the same 

 place one specimen of Kuconnus dcnticornis (which I do not think has 

 been recorded from the island before), and Anatliidhtin laevinatiun. 

 Sllp/ia nujom, singly at Bembridge, and four specimens of *S'. laev'ujata 

 at Ventnor. Saprimis aotciis and N. marltiiinis were both plentiful on 

 the shore at Sandown. The very local Acritiis jinttctnui was found 

 under seaweed and refuse on the shore at Bembridge, and a hard 

 morning's work was rewarded by the capture of twenty-five specimens. 

 One example of Flati/naspis lateornhra occurred in grass tufts at 

 Culver, and Phalarrua corruacnn and Olibriia bicolor were swept at 

 iSandown. Stilbi(s tcstacciia and CercKs pedicalarins occurred in a 

 marshy spot at Alverstone, and Melu/etlwh aennis at JSandown. 

 LacDiujihlocnii ilupUcatus and Sj/lrani(>i nnidentatua were taken in 

 company under bark at Newchurch. Kniomia teataceua singly in 

 fungus on a decaying tree at Sandown. Atuniaria linearis abundantly, 

 and Limniclnis pipjtimcus singly, at Culver. Ueteroveriix larciiiatits was 

 very plentiful at Bembridge, and of the local II. fascidiis twenty 

 specimens were taken from its old haunts at Luccombe. < >nthopha;ii(s 

 rarra was found in great abundance at Luccombe. (>. )iiu:Jiicornis 

 sparingly on the shore at JSandown, and O. ovatits, by cutting and 

 shaking grass tufts, at Culver. ApliudiuH t/ranarius, A. jdaijiatiis, A. 

 ptisilliis, A. sjHitator and A. obsciinis were all taken at Sandown, and Lacon 

 niiDinus and Corj/mbites tesseUatn.s vf ere also both met with at Sandown. 

 One dead and badly damaged specimen of ( 'oripnbitcs castajiens was 

 picked up on the shore under the clilf at Sandown, it had evidently 

 been blown over and battered by the sea. Stephens recorded this very 

 rare insect from the Isle of Wight. Makuhiiis riridis and I'dlutkrix 

 iiobilis were both taken at Ventnor, the latter being extremely plentiful, 

 almost every flower (mostly buttercups) on the grass slopes above the 

 clili's being occupied by them. (Jryptocejihalita a ureal us occurred 

 sparuigly on the same flowers. C/iri/sainela ba)il,si was shaken out of 

 grass tufts at Culver cliff, and rranuaa is phellaiulrii awe^t from herbage 



