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line and apex testaceous. The specimens in my collection were taken 

 at Knowle, Warwickshire. This is a very variable species, and occurs 

 in every shade between this form and being entirely fulvous. 



ScoLYTus PRUNi, Ratz., NEAR LoNDON. — I obtained several of the 

 uncommon Scolytus pruni at Bedford Park, in late July. They were 

 captured either in, or on, the trunks of fruit-trees, chiefly those of 

 Pynis. The males were mostly taken walking actively about on the 

 trunks, while the females were invariably found in their burrows. No 

 doubt the males were seeking for females with which to copulate. 

 The orchard in which the fruit-trees grew will shortly be entirely 

 consumed by bricks and mortar, thus exterminating the habitat of the 

 species. — Hereward Dollman, Hove House, Bedford Park. September 

 5th, 1905. 



Pria DULCAMARiE, Scop., IN SussEX. — This species was in great 

 profusion on its pabulum {Solanum dulcamara), on the seashore 

 between Hove and Shorehara, this August. I have also taken it at 

 Ditchling, Sussex, ofl" the flowers of Viburniun lantana. — Ibid. 



Ceuthorhynchus trimaculatus, F., at Ditchling. — By sweeping 

 Cardims arrensis at Ditchling, Sussex, I have obtained this local 

 Ceuthorhijnchus in fair numbers. It is very local here, only occurring 

 in two places in the district. At present I have only taken it in 

 August and September. — Ibid. 



Notes on Myrmecophilous Coleoptera in 1905. — In April of this 

 year, whilst working the nests of Formica rnfa in Buddon Wood, 

 Messrs. Bouskell, Chitty, and I, were fortunate enough each to take 

 Sc)/fhnaenus ijodarti. This fine species was taken years ago, from F. riifa 

 rests in Buddon Wood, so it was very satisfactory turning it up again. 

 Other species that occurred, besides the usual common ants-nest beetles, 

 were Ptinidium formicetorum in plenty, and Xanthcjlinas atratus. In 

 May, through the kindness of Dr. Joy, I took a nice series of Dinarda 

 dentata in the nests of Formica sanguinea at Wellington College, and 

 was very pleased at the same time to take Oxypoda recondita with the 

 same ant. Dr. Joy has taken it with F. rnfa at Wellington. As this 

 species is not recognised on the Continent, I sent specimens to Father 

 Wasmann, who wrote, "they appear to be abundantly distinct," which 

 of course they are. When at Southport in June, Dr. Chaster told me 

 there was a sluggish black ant in one of the hollows on the Birkdale 

 sandhills, which had been there for years ; on going to inspect it, I 

 found it was a nest of Lasius fuliyinosus, which rather surprised me, 

 as although I knew that this species, which usually lives in hollow 

 trees, is sometimes a miner, still it seemed very curious to find it living 

 in the sand close to the sea. On working at the nest, Notothecta confiisa 

 was taken, a new record for the district, also some rare myrmecophilous 

 Diptera. Dr. Chaster has since taken other specimens of the Notothecta. 

 It will be remembered that, in May, I discovered Dinarda hayend, a 

 species new to Britam, at Bournemouth, with Formica exsecta (see Fnt. 

 Record, pp. 181-182), at the end of August, therefore I determined to go 

 down again and try and get some more ; this I did, and more nests 

 being found, I was able to take a nice series of the Dinarda. Other 

 species which occurred with F. exsecta were Oxypoda haemorrhoa in 

 plenty, Notothecta anceps and Neuraphea anyulatus. The Notothecta has 

 only been recorded with F. riit'a before in this country. Mr. Jackson 



