296 THE entomologist's record. 



N. dromedarius, and one larva of Bomhyx quercus var. callunce. in May. 

 What a thing this is to feed ! It did not spin up until the end of August. 

 I may add in conclusion that no insect was markedly more common 

 than usual, with the possible exceptions of P. gamma, 0. didentata, and 

 M'. strigilis. — Richard Freer, Rugeley, Staffs. 



Tririg District. — As notes on the Coleoptera, occurring about this 

 part of the country do not seem to have appeared often in the entomo- 

 logical journals, perhaps an account of the more uncommon ones 

 noticed by myself, during some portion of the season of 1892, may not 

 be without interest. The greater part of the district is dry and chalky ; 

 but towards the north of the town there are many marshy spots lying 

 on the gault and greensand, especially at the outcrop of the latter from 

 under the chalk. The Chiltern Hills, which here rise to a considerable 

 height, are capped by gravelly and loamy soils, which produce in several 

 parts ground of a heathy character. The woods on the slopes of the 

 hills are chiefly composed of beech and ash ; but in the woods on the 

 higher ground there is a fair amount of oak. In a district giving us 

 this variety of soil and contour, we should naturally expect to find any 

 order of insects well represented ; and as far as Coleoptera are con- 

 cerned, I have felt well satisfied with the results of my work. The 

 good things among the Geodephaga that I noticed are not numerous. 

 I took one specimen of Licinus depressus, under a flint, on March 20th ; 

 Lebia chlorocephala (i), beaten from small hawthorn bush; Dromius 

 nigriventris (2), running on a pathway ; Bemhidium gilvipes and Amara 

 livida (i), under stones ; Pterostichus minor, common under stones and 

 dead reeds. I took a single Pterosticlms gracilis last autumn in the 

 locality, but have not seen the species since. Hydradephaga. — Hali- 

 plus cinereus, a few in a coombe on the chalk ; Cailambus impressopimc- 

 tatus (2) ; Rhantus bistriatus, P. grapii; Ilybiiis fetiestratus, not common, 

 Palpicornia. — Philhydrus nigricans, fairly common in a stagnant pond ; 

 Cercyon obsoktus (4) ; C. lugtibris (2), in wet moss. Brachelytra. — 

 Aleochara tristis ; Tachyusa atra (2), under dead reeds; Encephalus 

 complicans (i), in wet moss; Gyrophana getitilis and G. minima, both 

 common in /ungi ; Hygro7ioma dimidiata, taken sparingly by sweeping 

 marsh plants, and with it Myllcena dubia (4); M. gracilis (i); M. 

 brevicornis, I found in moderate numbers in moss, in winter ; Tachy- 

 porus pallidus (3), under dead reeds; T. formosus (1), by sweeping in 

 marshy field ; Alycetoporus puncius (i); Staphyliniisfulvipes, I took one 

 specimen only of this rare species, it was running on a chalky bank, in 

 the bright sunshine ; S. latetricola (15), all caught on the wing, or just 

 settling after flight, on hot sunny days at the beginning of May. They 

 occurred at the same spot as S. fulvipes, and a few Leistoirophus nebu- 

 losus were flying with them. These large " staphs " greatly resemble 

 some of the Hymenoptera when on the wing, and possibly some are 

 passed over on that account. Staphylinus ccesareus (i), also taken on 

 the wing ; Ocypus bninnipes and O. compresstis, a specimen of each 

 caught, running on one of the chalk downs ; Philonthus splendens, in 

 moss and dwvig; Lathrobium lottgulum (2), on a pond bank; Crypto- 

 biu?n glaberrimum, in moss from marshy ground, with Stilicus orbicu- 

 latus ; Ercxsthetus scaber, in haystack refuse ; E. Iceviuscuhis, in wet 

 moss ; Steniis bipiinctatus, very common about the reservoirs and ponds ; 

 S. canaliculaius, S. binotatus, and S. pallitarsis (2), about the banks of 



