292 the entomologist's record. 



Farias chlorana was not uncommon, and nearly fullfed, Acronicta 

 leporina were very small and so were those of Notodonta dromedaHus. 

 Larvae of hobophora sexalisata were not uncommon, and a few Smerinthus 

 ocellata, Notodonta ziczac, Lophopteryx camelina, (.'crura furcula, 

 Hypsipetes impluviata, one Spilosoma urticae, and one Clostera reclusa, 

 also occurred. I was surprised to find Ennomos tiliaria still in the 

 larval stage, and not then full-grown. 



Coleoptera at Deal and St. Margaret's Bay during August and 

 September, 1907. 



By Professok T. HUDSON BEAEE, F.E.S., and 

 H. St. JOHN K. DONISTHORPE, F.E.S. 



As we spent our summer holidays from August 10th to September 

 6th at St. Margaret's Bay and Deal respectively, we were able to join 

 forces on a number of days, and were able to make a pretty exhaustive 

 examination of the coleopterous fauna of these two places ; it seems 

 desirable, therefore, to combine the results into one note. 



We Avill first give a list of those insects which were confined to one 

 of the two localities, and then conclude with a short list of those 

 beetles which were found in both places. 



St. Margaret's Bay. — Zabrus gibbus, P., fairly common under 

 stones by cornfields ; Badister sodalis, Duft., and Harpalus azureus, F., 

 var. similis, Dj., rarely, in similar localities ; Ocypus pedator, Gr., 

 several specimens of this local and rare species were captured running 

 on roads and paths, and with them occasionally Staphylinus stercorarius, 

 01., Ocypus compressus, Marsh., and 0. ater, Gr. ; Otkius laeviusculus, 

 Steph., and Pldoeobium clypeatum, Mull., were swept up on the cliffs. 

 Off flowers at the foot of the chalk cliffs we swept up Olibrus flavicomis, 

 Stm., Antherophagus silaceus, Hbst., and Phalacrus comiscus, Pk. 

 The common toad-flax grows abundantly in many spots in this neigh- 

 bourhood on the chalk cliffs and at the edges of cornfields, and from 

 this plant we obtained ChrysomMa distinguenda, Steph., in some 

 numbers; Cetonia aurata, L., was quite common one fine sunny 

 morning on flowers at the foot of the cliffs, and, on the wild cabbage, 

 which is common on the talus at the foot of the cliffs, Psylliodes 

 chrysocephala, L., occurred in numbers, while ( 'ryptocephalus /ulcus, 

 Goez., was occasionally swept up off the herbage on the top of the 

 cliffs. On the wild carrot, which grows freely all over the district, 

 but only on the plants at the foot of the cliffs, we obtained Hypera 

 tigrina, Boh., in numbers ; though a handsome and conspicuous species, 

 it is not at all easily seen when at rest on its foodplant, especially on 

 the flower-heads ; in the same locality, a few specimens of Apiofi 

 limonii, Kirb., were taken off sea-lavender. Sweeping the wild flowers 

 and rank grass growing near the edge of the chalk cliffs and on the 

 uncultivated land near the South Foreland lighthouse, we captured 

 Apion ebeninum, Kirb., A. flavimanum., Gyll., A. vora.r, Hbst., A. 

 atomarium, Kirb., A. vicinum, Kirb., ( 'oeliodes cardui, Hbst., Ceuthor- 

 hynchidius rufulus, Duf., Hypera polygoni, L., Oymnetron antirrhini, 

 Pk. ; and at the roots of grass Ceuthorhynchidius termiriatus, Hbst., 

 C. quercicola, Pk., and Oxyomm porcatus, F. Lastly, out of rotten 

 timber forming portions of old sea groynes, Caulotrypis aeneopiceus, 

 Boh., was dug out in numbers, and a few ( 'odiosoma spadix, Hbst. 



