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the land sides of the seawalls, in mid- September, and, on October 18th 

 of the same year, the larvae were found in large numbers at Chipstead, 

 frequently as many as seven larva; being noted on a single head of 

 seeds. Of these I bred a considerable number this year ; no doubt 

 the early summer caused the emergences to begin nearly a month 

 earlier than in 1905, viz., in the first week of July. 



Coleoptera in the New Forest. 



By WILLIAM WEST. 

 I collected in the New Forest during the last week in May and the 

 first in June, 1900, in the company of Mr. Ashby. The whitethorn 

 being in bloom during that period, we expected to find many of our 

 common coleoptera abundant, but the reverse was our experience, such 

 things as the species of TeUphorus and Anaspis came in ones and twos, 

 and the only coleopteron we can say was abundant was Melolontha 

 vulgaris, and that species tumbled into the umbrella with every stroke 

 of the beating-stick. The nights during our stay were very cold, 

 which I should suppose was the cause of the small number of each 

 species taken. The following were our chief captures: — Calosoma in- 

 quisitor, taken by beating oaks, in theQueen's Bower; Pterostichus striola, 

 I', niger, /'. vulgaris, I', madidus, Anchomenus angusticollis, A. oblongus, 

 A. parumpunctatus and A. virens, at Holmsley, under stones and tufts; 

 Loricera pilicornis, Acupalpus dorsalis,&n& several species of Bern bi dia, by 

 sweeping near the stream, at Holmsley ; Haliplus Jiavicollis, Deronectes 

 depressus, several common Uydropori, Agabus unguicularis, Platambus 

 maculatus, llybius fenestratus, Rhantus pidverosus, Dytiscus punctulatus, 

 Bei'osus affinis, TAmnebius truncatellus, L. papposus, Helophorus, two 

 species, Ochthebius pygmaeus, Hydraena riparia, and Cyclonotum orbicu- 

 lare were taken with the water-net at Holmsley. A number of 

 species of the Staphylinidae, the best being Megacronus cingulatus, 

 Mycetoporus splendens, M. angularis, M. splendidus, Staphylinus late- 

 bricola, S. caesareus, Philonthus splendens, J', ebeninus var. corruscus, 

 Paederus littoralis, I', fuscipes and /'. caligatus, all taken by 

 sweeping in different parts of the Forest ; Necrophorus mortuorum 

 and Silpha laevigata from a dead bird; Clwleva grandicollis and 

 J Iri/a.ris juncoritm, sweeping; Cerylon histeroides, C fagi, and < '. 

 ferrugineum, under bark; Epuraea parvula, from fungus; Amosita 

 depressa, Pria dulcamara, and several of the common Melegethes, 

 at whitethorn-bloom ; Ips i.-pustulatus, under holly bark ; Rhizophagus 

 ferrugineus and II. bipustulatus, Laemophloeus duplicatus, Silvanus uni- 

 dentatus, and Thymalus limbatus, under hark; Scaphidium ^.-macidatum, 

 under faggots; ( 'etonia aurata, at whitethorn-bloom ; Trachys troglodytes, 

 sweeping; Elater lythropterus and E. sanguinolentus, two of each were 

 taken at whitethorn-bloom, also one Corymbites tessellatus, one ( . mt tal- 

 lica*, and four Sei'icosovtus branncus. Melanotus rufipes was flying 

 commonly in the sunshine; Helodes marginata and Cyphon padi, by 

 sweeping hanks of streams. Several species of Telephorus, but none 

 common, except lihagonycha testacea, which occurred, and was taken 

 by sweeping, on the hanks of streams; Tillus elongatus, one on 

 a beech-trunk ; Thanasimus formicarius, at roots of pine stumps. Of 

 the Longicornes — Asemum striatum was captured by searching pine- 

 stems; Callidium violaceum was taken in numbers at our lodgings, 



