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are TJinnop/tUns fenwratm, Zett., mostly of small size. The others 

 are : LUmwplnlus f/riseus, L., 1 2 ; Asj/narchus, 2 J , not to be 

 determined without the t? . Mivropterna sequax, McLach., 1 J ; 

 Hah'sus tessellatm, Ramb., 1 ^ ; Apatania stigmatella, Zett. (?) 1 5 ; 

 Molanna palpata, McLach., 1 5 ; Hydropsyche nevae, Kol., var. 

 fenniea, McLach., 1 <? ; Plectrocnemia conapersa, Curt., 2 J ; 

 FiJiyacophila nuhila, Zett., 2 $ . 



Note on a few Norwegian Insects. 



By W. F. KIEBY, F.L.S., F.E.S. 



I have just been looking over the Norwegian insects that you gave 

 me the other day, from Dr. Chapman's collection, made in August last. 

 I identify them as follows : — Coleoptera. — A'jabiif: elo7u/at7ts, GylL, 

 Hab. : Bergen. Coccinella l-piuutata, L., Hab. : Bergen. Odonata. 

 — Leiicnrhinia ruhieunda, L., Hab. : Elvenaes, Aug. 6th. Somatochlora 

 alpestris, De Selys, Hab. : Elvenaes, Aug. 6th. Acscltnajuncea, L., Hab. : 

 Elvenaes, Aug. 6th ; and Bergen. Orthoptera. — Stenohothrus bicolor, 

 Charp., Hab.: Bergen. Podmiia frii/iduw, Boh., Hab.: Elvenaes, 

 Aug. 6th. Some of these are good species, and I was glad to get 

 additional specimens, although none were actually new to the Museum 

 collection. 



Collecting Coleoptera in the New Forest, Whitsuntide, 1896. 



By FRANK BOUSKELL. F.E.S. 



The most noticeable feature compared with last season was the 

 abundance of hawthorn blossom, where only an odd bush was then to be 

 seen, this year, appeared a mass of white. Attention was turned to 

 beating the blossom, one FAater elonyatulm dropping into the umbrella, 

 E. sanyuinicollis and E. jtoinrniae, both of which were taken last year, 

 were absent. I fancy the best plan to get Elaters is to search for them 

 in their winter quarters, but, owing to the early season, searching under 

 bark was unproductive, Clcnis fonnicarim only turning up. Two or 

 three of the rare hcJuiouwra mnyuinicollis were secured, while the 

 commoner I. caerulea and Oedemera livida were fairly abundant. 

 Cetonla aurata was also on the blossom, with many common things 

 which, though useful to a Midland collector, are hardly worth recording, 

 such as Lvperm ftaripi'H, CryptocejiJialus lineola, ('. fulta, etc. Beating 

 oak, near ants' nests, produced a good series of Clythcra i-punctata, 

 which is found in both the larval and perfect state inside the nests, 

 A few lUiyncJiitcs pubonccmi turned up, and Calosowa inquisitor was 

 exceedingly abundant ; it seemed that the Forest specimens were both 

 larger and brighter coloured than our Leicestershire ones. Silj,/,a 

 A-punctata was as common as usual. By beating pine a few variable 

 Alyzia ohlonyniiuttata, and one fine form of M. ocMata, with one spot 

 only on each elytron was secured. 



On the outskirts of the Forest (I will not give any nearer locality, 

 for obvious reasons), with Mr. W. C. -Jackson, I found ('arabvs nitr'ns 

 quite abundant. By the way, is it generally known that toads are 

 partial to this beetle ? We found the remains of 25 in the droppings 

 of one, rather a wholesale order. Not very far away, Cicindrla 

 sylvatica was plentiful, and hard to capture, owing to its swift flight. 



