166 THE entomologist's record. 



Warwickshire as far as was known up to the date when it was com- 

 piled. Mr. Ellis, living in the county, having collected there for a 

 good many years, and having been a friend of the late Mr. Blatch, 

 whose fine collection is now in his possession, was the right man to 

 write this list, and we congratulate both the publishers and him on 

 the result. As Mr. Ellis points out, a county boundary is an artificial 

 one, he, therefore, in his introductory remarks, touches on some of the 

 more remarkable species which, though not found in Warwickshire, 

 are found close by in other parts of the Midland plateau. Before 

 entering into the bodj'^ of his paper, Mr. Ellis gives a table showing 

 that, out of some 3264 species of British coleoptera, 1663 are found in 

 Warwickshire. The nomenclature followed is that of Sharp and 

 Fowler's ('ataloijue of 1893. It may be as well to mention a few^ of 

 the more remarkable species dealt with in this list: — (1) Amara mtida, 

 Stm. — This extremely local species has been taken freely in moss and 

 turf at Knowle by Mr. Blatch and our author. The only other known 

 locality in Britain is Bath, where it was taken by Dr. Gillo. (2) 

 P/ilacopora corticalis var. transita, Muls. — Taken under bark at Sutton 

 Park by Blatch. The only mention of this variety by Fowler, is of a 

 British specimen sent to him by M. Fauvel, without locality. (8) 

 Hoinalota (livii^a var. hlatrhii, Ellis. — Taken first by Mr. Blatch in dead 

 moles and hedgehogs, and afterwards by Mr. Ellis in dead moles at 

 Knowle. (4) Mycetoponis (iariconiis var. forticornis, Fauv. — Found 

 with the type at Coleshill. In the latest ('otalo(/He of British Coleoptera, 

 1904 (Beare and Donisfchorpe), this variety was not included because all 

 previous evidence appeared to be too doubtful, it will now, of course, 

 have to be added to the British list. (5) Homalbim neptentrionis, Th. — 

 Mr. Blatch's record of this beetle from Knowle w^as the first one since 

 Fowler, who notes it from the south of Scotland. It has since been taken 

 in Cumberland (Day), at Guildford (Champion), Bradfield (Joy), West 

 INIalling (Donisthorpe), and w'e have taken it at Market Bosworth in 

 Leicestershire. (6) SariuDi pusillnin, Gyll. — One specimen was taken on 

 an orange by Mr. Blatch's son in a cupboard in his house at Small 

 Heath. The only other British record is one taken by Woolaston 

 many years ago, it was accidentally destroyed. (7) Eliiiis siihriolaceus, 

 Milll. — Taken by Blatch at Knowle. This is a very local beetle, its 

 nearest locality is Repton ; also recorded from Ripon, Llangollen, 

 Northumberland, Scotland, and Ventnor, Isle of Wight. (8) Chri/no- 

 mela oriclialeia var. hnlmmi, Steph. — Taken by Blatch at Alcester. 

 Only recorded by Fowler from Manchester, Crohamhurst, and 

 Honnington. Since taken by Bagnall at South Hylton. (9) Melo'e 

 cicatricosiis, Leach. — " Stratford-on-Avon (Bloom)." This appears to 

 be a most extraordinary record. It is a sea-side species, and has only 

 been recorded from Margate, Ramsgate, St. Peters, Deal, and Dover ! 

 In the perfect state it feeds on sea-side plants. (10) lihytidosomus 

 (/lohiilKs, Hbst.— Taken by the late Mr. Blatch and our author on 

 aspens in woods near Knowle. The other localities given by Fowler 

 for this scarce species are Wimbledon, Hampstead, Coombe Wood, New 

 Forest, and Langworth Wood, Lincoln. It has since been taken by 

 Messrs. Walker and Chitty in the Blean Woods, and we have taken 

 it on Wimbledon Common. We are inclined to attribute the extreme 

 scarcity of this species, even where it does occur, to the fact that it 

 drops to the ground at the least movement. — Horace Donisthorpe, 



