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also at this tree, but only in small numbers. Honialmm oxijacanthae, 

 Gr., I took a few of from some large fungi on an old stump ; the 

 principal tenant of these fungi was Gi/mphaena affinis, Man., which 

 was present in extraordinary profusion. In one of the plantations my 

 companion found rather a surprise in a specimen of Malthinus frontalis, 

 Marsh., Avhich he swept up. An hour or two, on July 23rd., in 

 Richmond Park, gave me one nice species in Xj/lnphiliis ocitlatita, Gyll., 

 of which I took eighteen specimens ; all of them were females. I 

 found them in the wood of, and crawling about the exterior of, that 

 oak known to most Coleopterists who have worked the Park, as the 

 dwelling of Doreatoma and Anitt/fi. The former was seen in great 

 abundance, but not one of the latter was noticed. Aphodius zenheri. 

 Germ., was already to be found in quantity among the deer 

 droppings, somewhat early for this species to be well out, I fancy. 

 The famous water-beetling ponds at Hanwell, on April 17th, after 

 much dredging, yielded a short series of the rare Coelainbns deroratns, 

 Gyll., one of the few nice beetles yet to be found there. During 

 May I made two or three excursions to Epping Forest, working 

 principally around Chingford and Highbeech. On my first trip 

 (May 10th) quite my best capture was a fine example of PJiilonthiis 

 nviriventrn, Th., taken from putrid fungoid matter on an old stump 

 at Highbeech. May 26th was the date of my next visit to the 

 Forest. The day's " bag" included : — Melnndrya caraboidi's, L., from 

 under Ash bark ; Tripla.c rtis>tica, L.. under bark of Horse-chestnut, 

 and from off Hawthorn bloom ; 'Jrh'/diorKa finiiratKs, Man., commonly ; 

 Clytiis )iii/sticiis, L., several; <Traiiniiopfera holomdiua, Pool., one; 

 Anaspis (larneysi, Fow., several ; Anospis rurilabris, Gyll., common ; 

 and Ananpis Kuhtestaeea, Steph., not uncommon. (The last was in 

 abundance on elder flowers.) 



On May 30th I made my last trip to Epping ; by beating oaks in 

 the Loughton district I knocked out : — Graunnoptera aiialis, Pz., Hhi/n- 

 c/dtes pubeacens, F., Coeliode^i eri/thrDli'ticiiK, Gmel., and Magdalis cera.n, 

 L., amongst many more common forms. Mr. Donisthorpe suggested 

 a trip to Darenth Wood on June 30th. Many of the usual specialities 

 were noticed, and in addition a few other interesting beetles. In the 

 lane, by beating some Blackthorn bushes, we found Sci/mnns vriniwus, 

 Ross, in plenty. Mordellistena hiDneralis, L., and M. veuwaldef/fiiana, 

 Pz., were swept from flowers. A short series of the ab. femujinens, 

 Marsh, of Orchestes alni, L., were beaten off Iilmus ccavpeMHu. From 

 Sisyinbriton officinale, between Dartford and Darenth, I took a nice 

 series of Ceathorhynchus picitarsis, Gyll. My best thanks are due to 

 Mr. Donisthorpe for advising me to try for the species, he having 

 taken it in the same locality some years before. On July 7th, at 

 Oxshott, a short series of Dryopliilns piisillus, Gyll., from dying and 

 dead Larch boughs, and a stray specimen of Stilicus genicnlatit.s, Er., 

 were the best captures. Lastly, I must record Gracilia minnta, F., 

 from Hove House, Bedford Park. The first specimen was found on 

 June 1st on the window in a spare room ; subsequently, others were 

 found crawling on the walls, pictures, etc. It was not until June 

 6th that I found where they were breeding — this was in the binding 

 within the lid of a travelling trunk. On this day I took over sixty 

 examples from the trunk, and at later dates found this most graceful 

 little Longicorn still emerging in some numbers. 



