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more or less red, bat in holomeUna neither of these points are ever 

 visible, and, moreover, the punctuation is stronger. Mr. Pool has 

 also found the ditierent vars. of G. rufknrnis, in cop. together, but never 

 /loldiiii'liua and ruficornis, in cop. It has been suggested that 

 this form is a var. of ruficornis {loc. cit.), but I think the above reasons 

 are sufficient to separate it specifically. It has also been suggested 

 that it is a form of (J. variej/ata, Germ. (= analis, Pz.), but this is 

 absurd, as not only is the latter a much larger insect, but Germar 

 describes it as having ashy-grey pubescence, the apex of the antenna 

 red, and the legs black in the ^ , but in part red and with the ventral 

 segments red in the 5 . I have also heard it said that as ruficornis is 

 so common, and everyone gets their series at once, they might pass 

 this over, as they never trouble about ruficornis again, but no one 

 would ever pass holomelina over for ru,ficornis when he saw it alive.- — 

 Horace Donisthorpe. June 6th, 1905. 



CoLEOPTERA IN SussEX.— The following note deals with a few 

 uncommon species captured at Ditchling, Sussex, this Easter (May 

 24th). In the Geodephaga, the only captures worthy of note were — 

 C'l/chrus rostratus, L., one, out of moss, making two of this species in 

 two seasons ; Badister sodalis, Duft., fairly common in moss, dead 

 herbage, &c. ; Di/schirius politns, Dj., in sandpit, parasitic on Bledius 

 (ijiacus, Block., the latter in profusion ; Stomis piuaicatus, Pz., a few at 

 odd times, in moss, stone heaps, &c. ; Platyderui; ruficollis, Marsh., one 

 by sweeping. No Hydradephaga of any importance put in an appear- 

 ance, it being rather a poor locality for aquatic species. The Hydro- 

 philids were represented chiefly by various members of the genus 

 Cerci/on, of which, perhaps, C. unipmictatus, L., was the most prolific of 

 the better ones. In the " Staphs," Aleoc/iara cuniculoruui was very 

 abundant in rabbit-burrows in sand-pits, perhaps the most common 

 species in the pit. Stilicus subtilia, Er., again put in an appearance, 

 in a very desultory way however ; Medon brunneus, Er., was fairly often 

 taken, but as a rule only singly; Philoridum sordinuni, Steph., swarmed 

 on the blossoms of Lle.i- europaeus, and was to be beaten in any 

 numbers on a bright day. Of the Silphids, the only species worthy of 

 note was one Cholcva anisotow aides, Spence, out of moss. My best 

 capture was in the Pselaphids, where I had the good fortune to capture 

 one Trichonijx iiiiirkeli, Aub., it came from moss in a hedgerow, and 

 though desultory ants of two or three kinds were met with, no big nest 

 could be found. However, as, at the time of capture, the specimen had 

 not been identified, with any certainty, energetic search for the head- 

 quarters of the ants' nest was not made till a short time after, the ants 

 probably having migrated in the meantime. Of the Coccinellids, 

 Sci/iiinus var. scutellaris, Muls., was perhaps the most interesting, four 

 or five of which were taken in moss. The Nitidulids, though little 

 worked, yielded a few of the local little Pria dulcamarae, Scop., off 

 blossoms of Cornus samjuinea. By sifting haystack refuse the usual 

 Lathridiids Avere obtained, and several Uartodere ruficuUis, Marsh., 

 were taken. Aji/iodius luridus, F., var. elytris-nir/er, was the best of 

 the Scarabteids taken, it was in company with the type. Of the 

 Scolytids, X)/locleptes bispinus, Duft., and also Phloeopht/iurus rliodo- 

 dactylus, Marsh., were common, the former in stems of Cletnatis vitalba, 

 the latter in Vle.c europaeus. The above list represents the species I 

 have yet had time to work out, and my very best thanks are due to Mr. 



