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the north. G. f/ossipyi, Costa, may be another form of the same 

 species ; it is rather larger than the type, and has a chestnut head 

 with two transverse pale stripes; recorded from South Italy by Costa, 

 and from Garruchia near Almeria in Spain, and also Cartagena by 

 Bolivar. 



7. Gryllus frontalis, Fieber. 



Small ; dull black ; head black, with a transverse arched white 

 stripe across the frons between the eyes. Length of body, 12mm. j" , 

 and 13mm. 5 ; of pronotum, 2mm. c? , 2*8mm. 2 ; of elytra, 4mm.- 

 7mm. 3^ and $ ; of ovipositor, 6-2mm.-6-8mm. 5 . 



Easy to recognise by its small size, dull black colour, and arched 

 white stripe across the face between the eyes. It occurs from April to 

 June in dry stony places and low shnibs in Central Europe; in 

 Germany, at Glogau, Regensburg, and Tiibingen ; in Bohemia, 

 and Austria, the AYienerwald, Semmering, Kaltenlentgeben, but 

 apparently not in France, nor Switzerland, nor south of the Alps. It 

 is incorrectly recorded from Spain. 



OLEOPTERA. 



CoLEOPTERA IN SuSSEX : SpECIES OF INTEREST DURING 1908.^ A 



few noteworthy forms have occurred in the Ditchling district this last 

 year ; some of these are perhaps of sufficient interest to be recorded, 

 ns. : — Anchovienns live7is, Gyll. — Some sixteen examples of this scarce 

 Anrhomenus were taken from moss in a small wood. Queduts lonpicnnus, 

 var. — One specimen taken at roots of grass by Stanmer Park. Chrijuo- 

 mela orichaliia ab. /lobsoni, Steph. — In company with the type form on, 

 and at the roots of, the common hemlock. The aberration was more 

 frequent than the type form. < 'hrt/soinda rarian><, Schal. — A very 

 nice and variable series taken at roots of Hypericum perforatum on 

 Pj'ecombe golf links. Gymnetron roatellinii, Hbst. — ^One example by 

 sweeping flowers (probably Matricaria) on Ditchling Beacon. — Sitones 

 ononidis, Shp. — Extremely local, but common in Nye Wood, Ditchling. 

 During July specimens were scarce and very rubbed ; on September 

 2nd, some 30 were captured in half-an-hour, ail fresh, and readily 

 separable from any S. snturalis, Steph., I have seen. It was only 

 taken off the Ononis. Sitfmes meliloti, Walt. — Occasional specimens on 

 Melilotus. Usually in company with the Tychins and Apion. Rhi- 

 noncus gramiyietis, F. — A few examples swept from Foli/(/onum sp. ? at 

 Lewes. Erirrldnns scirpi, F. — Rare at the roots of Scirpus near Clay- 

 ton. L'euthorhync/iiiliiiti rtifiilnx, Duf. — Some dozen specimens found by 

 searching TJiyimiti serpyllam. Apparently the thyme was the beetle's 

 pabulum, as the only other possible plant was Lotus, which seems still 

 less probable as a foodplant for a ('eut/tnrhync/ridius. Abdera hifasciata, 

 Marsh. — One in the garden at Ditchling. — Hereward C. Dollman, 

 F.E.S., Hove House, Bedford Park. 



Interesting Middlesex Coleoptera. — Tachinns bipiistulatiis, F. — 

 This very local Tachiniis was not uncommon at (''*.s.s/(.s-infected poplars 

 in Edge Hill Rd., Ealing. Lathrobium r'lliforinc, Grav. — By sifting 

 dead leaves and humus soil in the vicinity of Ruisly's reservoir, 

 several L. filitorme were turned up. If time had allowed, doubtless 



