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days in the spring brood, and about a week in the summer brood, in 

 advance of P. icarux. 



In numbers, A. thersites has far surpassed P. icaniK this year, in 

 both broods, despite the fact that /'. teams is so much more widely 

 distributed. Whether it would he so another year is questionable, for 

 P. icanis, in common with many other usually abundant species, has 

 not been at all plentiful this year. 



^rOLEOPTERA. 



Note on the occurrence of Euconnus nanus and Euthia schaumi 

 IN the Northumberland and Durham area. — Euconnus nanus, Schm. 

 — Whilst "warming" out Oribatids from a bag of moss taken in Gibside 

 on April 12th, 1913, an active insect, which looked remarkably like a 

 very small wingless Proctotrypid in shape and movements, attracted 

 my attention. On capture it proved to be a specimen of the above rare 

 and minute beetle, which has only been recorded once — by Dr. Joy — 

 since originally taken in the vicinity of Scarborough by Messrs. Lawson 

 and Wilkinson. 



Euthia sc/iauuii, Kies. — On New Year's Day (1913) I took an 

 example of Euthia schaumi whilst searching the remaining " bottoms " 

 of the old haystack at HoUinside for Xeuraphes rubicundus. There 

 was very little stack-refuse left, and the Xeuraphes (which occurred 

 plentifully early in January, 1911) was not met with on this occasion. 

 I'seudopsis sulcata was, however, observed. The above Scydmaenids 

 are interesting additions to the fauna of Northumberland and Durham. 

 — Richard S. Bagnall (F.E.S.), Oxford. 



Food-plants of Cassida equestris. — On July 19th. 1913, I found 

 larvteof Cassida eijuestris in all stages, and some pupte on Salvia i/lutinosa, 

 at Bourg d'Oisans. Later 1 met Avith this plant in various places in 

 the valley of the Romanche, and almost always more or less riddled by 

 this beetle. Early in August I found at Bourg d'Oisans only one or 

 two larvae, but the beetles were numerous. Mr. Champion tells me 

 that the beetles are Cassida equestris, and that he saw them in Surrey 

 about the same date on mint. (Jassida riridis feeds on thistles, C. 

 ■eijiiestris on various Labiatae. The early stages were dealt with by 

 Gravenhorst in 1812, and in 1817 Cornelius described the larva living 

 on Staclnjs stjlvaticus, its attachment (on the Continent) to Salria is well 

 known. The pupa is attached to the leaf by retaining a hold of the 

 fixed larva-skin. In the Ent. llec, xxv., p. 284, Mr. Turner records 

 finding the larvae of Cassida riridis on apparently the same Salria 

 f/lutinosa. Assuming our Editor for Coleoptera saw Mr. Turner's notes, 

 I hesitate in suggesting that it was C. eijuestris and not C. riridis, which 

 he met with, but "I hae ma douts." — T. A. Chapman (M.D.), J^etula, 

 Reigate. September llth, 1913. [In spite of the fact that the beetles 

 were small and that they passed the scrutiny of several coleopterists 

 when exhibited, they are no doubt C. ei/uestris. The proofs of the 

 two notes on Coleoptera in the last number did not reach Mr. Donis- 

 thorpe.— H.J.T.] 



:ig^OTES ON COLLECTING, Etc. 



CoLiAs edusa at Chichester. — During the latter part of August 

 (Jdlias edusa was somewhat abundant here. My neighbour, Mr. 



