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used to meet with in every mral and suburban walk during their respective seasons 

 of existence, disappeared. It is now interesting to mark how nature is gradually 

 resuming her normal state. Trachea piniperda, which we took freely in the imago 

 state at sallows, and in the larval state on its food-plant (Pinus sylvestris), had, 

 since 1860, almost disappeared, but is now yeai-ly increasing in number. The plump 

 larva of Diloba ccerideocephala, which formerly met the eye as it lay extended along 

 the tender shoots of the hawthorn and crabtree, was not seen for several years, but 

 it is again abundant in the particular part of this painsh which is its chosen locality. 

 Porthesia anriflua, whose larvae, juveniles with entomological proclivities, delight in 

 gathering, cramming them by the score into purloined lucifer-match boxes, or other 

 available but unsanitary receptacles, and whose almost spotless white-winged imago 

 attracts the attention of the most unobservant as it sits conspicuous on the hedge, 

 or sails heavily across his path at twilight, was last year, for the first time since 

 1860, tolerably common, and this summer the larva is in profusion. Smerinthus 

 ocellatus and Odonestis potatoria, both of which disappeared, are again showing 

 themselves sparingly. One " old familiar face " has so far failed to re-appear, I 

 allude to Sphin.v Ligustri, whose delicate pulpy larva was unable to reach maturity 

 during the wet summer alluded to, and to the present time, although diligently 

 sought for year by year in its former haunts, not a single individual has been taken. 

 On the other hand, Sm. Populi and C. vinula suffered little, and have appeared re- 

 gularly ; the latter is now abundant. This list might be greatly extended, but the 

 above is snfBcient to show that there are ups and downs even in insect life, and no 

 doubt have been through all time past. — George Gascoyne, June, 1864. 



Coleoptcra near Loivestoft. — In the end of June, 1861, I had a few days' col- 

 lecting in the neighbourhood of Lowestoft ; the weather was very hot, and insects 

 were very plentiful. Amongst my captures the following are the more remarkable : 



Inland I took the following species: — Harpalus luteicornis, Dufts. ; I took a 

 female of this very rare insect at the roots of grass, near Carlton Church. Falagria 

 thoracica, Steph. ; in dung near Kirkly, a village about a mile west of Lowestoft. 

 Ocypus ater, Grav. ; one specimen under a stone on the margin of a pond at Mutford. 

 Ischnomera melanura, Lin. ; one specimen on a door-step. 



On the sea shore the following occurred : — Tarus axillaris, Fabr. ; one specimen 

 found by my father under a piece of dry dung, on the denes north of Lowestoft, a 

 curious locality for it, as it generally occurs on chalky soils, whereas the above 

 locality is on the sand. Dyschirius politus, Dej. ; one specimen under a stone. 

 Calathus flavipes, Fourc. ; abundant near Yarmouth, at the roots of grass. Ancho- 

 menus gracilvpes, Dufts. ; one specimen at the i-oots of grass near Kessingland, a 

 village about three miles south of Lowestoft ; another was found by my father under 

 a stone about a mile north of Lowestoft. Arnara consularis, Dufts. ; one specimen 

 under a stone, near Kessingland. Amara fulva, Dej. ; common near Lowestoft, 

 under stones and rejectamenta. Quedius semiolscurus, Marsh ; under rejectamenta. 

 Lathrohium pallidum, Nordni. ; four specimens running on the sands just above high 

 water mark, between Lowestoft and Pakefield. Achenium depressum, Grav. ; under 

 rejectamenta. Notoxus monocenis, Lin. ; common at the roots of grass, running 

 into numberless varieties, some (fuite black. — E. Saunbeks, Hillfield, Reigate. 



