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stretch of Rhosilli Bay. The following list of beetles collected there 

 may be of interest. 



Cincindela uiarithiia, common along a short stretch of the low 

 sandy cliff of the bay, but not seen elsewhere; ('ychrus rostratiis: 

 Nebiia coniplanata, shaken from overhanging roots of rush on the cliff 

 of the bay; ChlaeiiiKs rcfititus, Annua tihiaiis, A. liicida, harpaliis 

 neijlectits and H. ijinariis, all on the sand dunes ; Ainava hifrons, 

 ('alathus moliis &ud < '. flavijx'n, llenibidiiini pallidiju'iDie and 11. ijiiadri- 

 [/Httatinii, Droiiiins iiwridionalis ; Deronectea lattix, one taken from a 

 shingly stream on the moor; A<iabus didyouts, Oci/pits aier, common 

 along the cliff- tops; ridlonthtis lepidu^, one on the sand-burrows; 

 Stenus //uttiila and S. pallitarsis, Silplia tristis, Subcoccinella 24 -punctata, 

 Antherophagus pallens, Anoinala frischi common on the sand dunes ; 

 Aeijialia arenan'a, Cteniopiis sulplmrens (abundant) ; Lagria hirta, 

 Heliopatlies gibbns, Salpingus aeratns, Aptliona nonstriata, (JtiorJn/nchus 

 riigifrons, P/iilopedon genn'natns, Hypera fai^cindata under Erodimn on 

 the sand-dunes ; Apinn sabidatiim and A. aetJiinpfs, Aloplnix trignttatiis, 

 < 'oeliodes (jn^rcnx, (''eiithorrhy)icJnis litnra. 



During September of this same year I was at Buttermere, in the 

 lake district of Cumberland. Carabns glahratns occurred rather 

 frequently, especially in the big ravine called Coledale ; C. catenulatua 

 was abundant and very variable, one black specimen taken ; C. arvensia 

 scarce. Other species taken were Xebria gylUnhali, Pterostichns 

 aethiops, Patrobns assi)nilis, Beinbidiiini atro-caernleion, Agabiis arcficus, 

 abundant in a tarn at 1,700ft.; Hydroporits hmgulns and H. septeni- 

 trio)ialis, Staplnjlinns stercorariti.^, Qnediiis fulvicullis, PhilontJtiis decnnis, 

 Othiits laenitscidns, Acidota crenata, Lesteva sharpi and L. sicula, 

 Hunialota ereniita, Silpha nigrita and S. qnadripunctata, Cryptoliypmts 

 ripariHs. On the whole, beetles were rather few and far between, and 

 even the commonest species were hardly more than locally common, 

 with the exception of LTeotrupea sylvaticns and Ci. renialis, which were 

 everywhere. Very litfle was found high on the mountains, but 

 Pterostichns niadidus occurred at 2,000ft., as did ByrrJins pilitla. 

 Philonthiis varians was taken above 2,400ft., and Carabus arvensis at a 

 little below that height. I may add that during this year I took 

 Lathrobiuni angustatnni at Coverack, in the Lizard Peninsula of 

 Cornwall, in April; Orsodacna lineola and its var. hunieralis together at 

 Ruislip, April 28th, Cassida vittata at the Lizard in April, and 

 Isclmohiera sangninicollis at Burnham Beeches on May 11th. Being a 

 mere beginner I have to thank Mr. Donisthorpe and Dr. Nicholson 

 for much kind help in naming my captures. — J. W. Allen (M.A., 

 F.E.S.), 30, Blenheim Gardens, Cricklewood. 



CURRENT NOTES AND SHORT NOTICES. 



We hear with pleasure that the London Institution is not to be 

 pulled down and that consequently the City of London Entomological 

 and Natural History Society have returned to their old quarters in the 

 historic building, which we understand has passed into the hands of 

 the Government. The Society's Transacti(jns (reviewed ante page 55) 

 were issued to date we find, and it was quite an accident that the copy 

 for review, forwarded in April, did not reach us until late in the year. 



In the Ueoiie Mensuelle de la Soc. Ent. Nanniroise a new form of 



