A NEW COLEOPTERON HOMALOTA SCOTICA, NOV. SP. 33 



was very bright ; I managed, however, to find one quiet spot behind 

 a thicket, and, during the hills in the wind, I obtained a few nice fresh 

 llytliia carnella, four Odontia dentalis, and about a dozen each of 

 Pijraitsta aiirata, P. pnrpuralis, and Ennychia ostii)ialis, while from 

 the heads of the scabious I got a few larvfe of Adkinia bipuiictidactyla, 

 which pupated and emerged in due course. On July 26th, on the 

 marshes near Strood, I captured Mamestra abjecta, Hydruecia paludis, 

 Eapitliecia subnutata, and Spilodes jialealif^, a few of each iu very fair 

 condition. 



On July 27th I visited Chattenden again with Lieut. Jacobs for 

 sugaring. Plenty of tine Calyuniia aJfinU, crowds of C. trapezina, 

 Noctiia baja, Bhodophaea sociella, and a few Hypenodes alhistriiialis (the 

 latter worn) occurred, while a few Acidalia emarginata and Catadysta 

 lewnata were taken with the net ; again we finished up our journey by 

 getting wet through. 



During the next three weeks I was too busy to get out, but found 

 plenty to do in setting out the insects I bred — Malacosonia costrensis, 

 Lophopteryx cmnelina, Felun/a couiitata, Adkinia bipnnctidactyla, 

 Adactylus hennettii, and Odontia dentalis, a nice series of each. On 

 August 18th the marshes produced a few of the second-brood of 

 Flatyptilia yonodactyla and KiipitJtecia linariata, also a few Scoparia 

 cewbrae, and a few larva?, very small, of Eupithecia oblonyata, E. 

 absynt/riata and E. scabiosata. 



On August 18th, in company with Lieut. Jacobs, I paid my fare- 

 well visit of the season to Chattenden, in hopes of taking Leucania albi- 

 pnncta: I knew the woodcutter had cut down that portion of the Avoods 

 where I took the species in 1 903, but, alas, when I got there, I found 

 the clearing studded with coops for the young pheasants, and the 

 keeper kept fussing around for fear our light should disturb the birds ; 

 however, w^e got our sugar on and then, to crown all, when we returned 

 to our starting-place, we found he had lighted a large fire to keep off 

 the foxes. We looked over a few patches of sugar, but, finding nothing- 

 worth taking, we turned homeward, muttering our anathemas, and men- 

 tally resolving to cut our acquaintance with glorious old Chattenden, 

 except maybe for a chance visit to the elms on the outside of the woods 

 if any friends should still wish for larvae of Chattendenia w-albion or 

 Petasia ca/isinea. 



Late August and early September were spent in working the waste 

 places round Strood and Frindsbury, which were overhauled for pupae 

 of Gurtyna ochracea in the stems of ragwort, dock, thistles, etc., and 

 20 to 30 were easily found, whilst a few kicks at the (Jhenopodium 

 would always shake oft" crowds of larvae of Apamea trifolii, Pelimja 

 coniitata, Hadena oleracea, Maniestra bra.ssicae, and a few Eupithecia 

 subnotata and Plnsia gamma. In October, Xylina rhizolitha was found 

 on tree-trunks at Snodland, and was not uncommon. During Novem- 

 ber and December Hybemia defoliaria and L'heimatobia briimata were 

 very common on the lamps round the town. 



A new Coleopteron — Homalota scotica, nov. sp. 



By E. G. ELLIMAN. 



Elongate, somewhat parallel, depressed, finely and rather densely pubescent ; 

 reddish-testaceous, with the mouth-parts, base of antennae and legs paler, head 

 and hind-body, excepting apex, pitchy, the two or three basal segments being 



