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Deal. — Most of our captures on the sandhills were made by 

 sweeping, or by searching at the roots of the respective foodplants ; 

 the following list includes the better species found in this way : — 

 Amara curta, J)j., Masoreus wetterhali, Gyll., Licinus depressus, Pk., 

 Philonthus longicornis, Steph., /'. lepidus, Gr., Alitalia rivularis, Gr., 

 Oxytelus inustus, Gr., Oligota punctulata, Heer, Euthia schaumi, Kies., 

 Anisotoma dubia, Kug., Melanotics punctolineatus, Pel., Mantura 

 rustica, L., and its var. suturalis, Weise, ( 'hrysomela haemoptera, L., 

 Cassida flaveola, Thunb., Crypticus quisquilius, L., Caenopsis waltoni, 

 Boh., Orthochaetes setiger, Beck., Hypera fasciculate/,, Hbst., Limobius 

 mixtus, Boh., Cleonus sulcirostris, L., Strophosomus faber, Hbst., 

 Sitones crinitus, Hbst., S. griseus, F., Tychius tibialis, Boh. (including 

 some interesting red forms), T, pygmaeus, Bris., Apion laevicolle, Kirb., 

 A. curtisi, Curt., A. pubescens, Kirb., A. marchicum, Hbst., A. urti- 

 carium, Hbst., A. livescerum, Gyll., A. pomonae, F., A. ononis, Kirb., 

 A. hydrolapathi, Kirb., A. loti, Kirb., A. sedi, Germ, (in the sand at the 

 roots of plants of the yellow stonecrop). Under decaying animal 

 matter, the following were found : Aphodius erraticus, L. (including a 

 very distinct black aberration), Heptaulacus sus, Hbst., Aleochara tristis, 

 Gr., A. morion, Gr., Saprinus immundus, Gyll., S. nitidulus, Pk., and S. 

 maritimns, Steph. Helops pallidus, Curt., was found, as usual, buried 

 in the sand. 



One of the best of our captures was Apion semivittatum, Gyll. ; 

 this beetle we had both specially arranged to work for, and it turned 

 up eventually on its foodplant, Mercurialis annua, in both localities, 

 and in numbers. We were able to trace its life-history by finding it 

 in the pupal form in knots in the stems of the plant. This plant is a 

 garden weed found all over this district, and we have little doubt that 

 the insect, when properly searched for, though very local, will 

 be found to be widely spread in this south-eastern corner of England. 

 Another insect which occurred in profusion at both localities was 

 Cteniopus sulphureus, L., and one of us was lucky enough to take 

 an aberration (a single specimen, and the only one found out of 

 the large number examined), a male, with a black head, thorax, 

 antennae, and abdomen ; it is the ab. bicolor, F., and is an addition to 

 the British list. The other insects which occurred in both localities 

 were mostly common and widely spread species, such as Apion 

 dissimile, Germ., Trachyphloeus scabricvlus, L., and Phalacrus brisouti, 



Rye. 



One afternoon was spent on the chalk downs above Kearsney ; 

 there, on fungus on some old tree-stumps, we obtained Bolitochara 

 bella, Mark., and B. lucida, Gr., in plenty, with a few Dacne humeralis, 

 F., and a red form of Cerylon fagi, Brit.; by sweeping flowers and 

 grass just at dusk, when wet with a heavy dew, Trachyphloeus alter - 

 nans, Gyll., was found in abundance, and a few Ceuthorhynchidius 

 rufulus, Olibrus liquidus, Er., said Apion vorax, Hbst. 



Sale of the " Raynor " Collection of Lepidoptera. 



By (Rev.) C. R. N. BURROWS. 

 It is not given to the ordinary amateur to have two sales in a 

 life-time. That one has been able to do so, speaks volumes for his 

 energy and discretion in collecting. After the sale in 1891 the 



