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lata, Herbst, found crawling on reeds and other aquatic plants, and 

 Bembidiuin assimile, Gyll. This Bemhidiam was by far the most 

 common beetle around the pond, occurring in the greatest profusion. 

 — Here WARD C. Dollman, F.E.S. 



Anchomenus scitulus, Dej. — Having made several unsuccessful 

 attempts to turn up this rarity in its old Thames' haunts during 

 January, I was very much gratified in coming across it while searching 

 flood refuse near Kew, at the end of March. Some dozen examples 

 were secured in all, operations being summarily ended by the refuse 

 being attended to by the municipal authorities ! The refuse also 

 yielded Bembidium gilvipcs, Sturm, Patrobus excavatus, Payk., Ancho- 

 menus atiatus, Duft. (in great numbers), and TrogojMoeus arcuatus, 

 Steph. — Id. 



Tychius polylineatus, Germ. — While collecting on Ditchling 

 Beacon with my friend, Mr. H. St. J. K. Donisthorpe, we had the 

 good fortune to take a specimen of this extremely rare beetle. It was 

 taken on September 9th, by "grubbing " at the roots of Lotus corni- 

 culatus, our object at the time being Tychius lineatulns, Steph. — Id. 



Coleoptera at Ditchling, Sussex.— In spite of continued tempest- 

 uous gales, south-west mists, and other such uncongenial items, August 

 and September have not proved quite barren months here in Sussex. 

 In early August, Chrysomela orichalcia, Milll.,and its ab. hobsoni, Steph., 

 occurred in some numbers at the roots of the big hemlock. By 

 assiduous sweeping of Achillea millefolium on the downs, Cassida 

 samjuinolenta, F., Ceuthorrhynchus trianyulum, Boh., and Ceuthorrhyn- 

 chidius clievrolati, Bris., were secured. The Cassida occurred very 

 sparingly, the greater number of specimens taken being of the unicolor- 

 ous green form. Cassida vibex, F., swept very sparingly off thistles ; 

 Tychius lineatulus, Steph., several specimens swept, but always very 

 scarce; Litarcfus bifasciatus, F., in great numbers under bark of a 

 fallen ash. Trachys troylodytes, Gyll., and Orthocoetes setiyer, Beck., 

 rarely, by grubbing up Lotus corniculatus ; Ceuthorrhynchus trimaculatus, 

 F., taken on three or four occasions by general sweeping ; Hylesinus 

 oleiperda, F., in fallen ash twigs, not rare ; Xecrophayus interru/itus, 

 Steph., several examples in carrion. Hyperaspis reppensis, Herbst, 

 scarce, by shaking thick moss ; Olibrus pygmaeus, Sturm., in great 

 profusion by sweeping Filago. A timber yard at Southwick, near 

 Brighton, yielded Lyctus brunneus, Steph., under oak bark, and 

 Laeuiosthenus in great numbers under loose bark and stones. — Id. 



Scraptia fuscula, Mull., in Richmond Park. — While taking L?/c?t<s 

 brunneus, Steph., and Baromalus flavicornis, Herbst, from beneath 

 bark of a large oak, I observed a small beetle running rapidly over the 

 freshly exposed wood; this on examination proved to be Scraptia 

 fuscula, Miill. — Id. 



Additions to the Apions previously recorded from Ditchling, 

 Sussex. — Apian schonherri. Boh., very scarce — I have only taken some 

 half dozen specimens by sweeping herbage. Apion stolid uui, Germ., 

 by sweeping the leaves of Chrysanthemum leucanthemum in a meadow. 

 Occasional examples were swept up as late as September 20th. Apion 

 ivaltoni, Steph., found in great plenty by pulling up, and sweeping, 

 Helianthemum and Hippocrepis coiiwsa: 1 have not been able to associate 

 it with thyme. Apion affine, Kirby, very local indeed, but in some 

 numbers where found. Taken by sweeping long grass on Ditchling 



