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old sallow tree. On the whole, it appeared to be rather too late in the 

 season for the special Elateridae of the Forest; Elater sanguinolentus, 

 which at this time last year could be beaten ad libitum from furze bushes 

 and small pines, was now very scarce and presented no varieties of any 

 note ; E. elongatalus was twice swept off bracken, one E. miniatus was 

 taken on the wing, and one Corymhites hipmtulatus was found walking 

 on an old stump. 



The sweeping-net was constantly in use, at any rate by myself, and 

 the freshness and luxuriance of the herbage and flowers in the Forest 

 })aths gave promise of many good insects, but the results were, on the 

 whole, somewhat scanty. The best species taken by this method were 

 IlomaJota liepatica (one fine d" ), Amphicijllis globus, Triai'throii 

 viarkeli, Hister purpiirascens, Meligethes pedicularius, Thvoscus carini- 

 frons, Dorcatoma chrysomelina (not met with in its usual habitat), 

 Crypfocephalus bipunctatus var. lineola and CfuJcratus, Lamprosoma 

 concolor, Phyllobrotica 4<-7nactilata, Phyllotreta tetrastigma, Cono- 

 palpus testaceus, Mordellistena ahdominalis ( $ $ oniy)> Atactogenes 

 exaratns, Bagous lutulosus (1), etc. Sweeping in boggy places pro- 

 duced Paederus caligatus, Chaefocnema conficsa, and Bagous limosus, 

 besides OrcJiestes iota, just appearing on Myrica gale, and Donacia 

 comari in endless variety of colouring ; D. crassipes was taken sparingly 

 on floating leaves of NupTiar luteum on one of the streams. Strangalia 

 nigra was apparently less common than usual, but Anop>lodera sex- 

 guttata turned up all over the Forest in rose and bramble flowers, and 

 was to be found in plenty at its head-quarters in New Park Enclosm-e on 

 the umbels of Conopodium denudatum (earth-nut) and Oenantlie crocata. 

 One specimen of a rare but recurrent unicolorous black variety of this 

 Longicorn was taken here on June 18th. Garahus niteiis and Calosoma 

 inquisitor, though common Forest species enough, were welcome to one 

 who had never before seen either of these conspicuous beetles alive. We 

 were somewhat disappointed to find that the best locality for TycTiius 

 (juinquejyunctatics had been spoiled, for the time being at any rate, by 

 the herbage having been cleared away in the ride where its food-plant, 

 Lathyrus macrorrhizus, grows most plentifulh% and only a very few 

 specimens of this beautiful weevil could be obtained. 



The season promised exceedingly well for the Forest butterflies, 

 some of which were appearing in great force towards the end of our 

 visit. On our arrival, Cyaniris argiolus was still on the wing, and 

 Brenthis selene was abundant and in beautifully fresh condition, its 

 congener, B. euplirosyne, being still plentiful but decidedly passe. This 

 was also the case with Pararge egeria, of which a few specimens of a new 



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