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the low ground, I have never taken it in company with puncticolUs. I liave also 

 taken, at the same locality, Atomaria Hislopi, Hydroporus 9-Uneata.s, and (at the 

 summit of the hills) Tachinus proximus and Stenns geniculatus. — W. Henderson, 

 3i, Hill Street, Glasgow, July, 1865. 



Capture of Bledius suhte}~raneus, Erichs. — On the 9th of this mouth I had a 

 hunt ou the banks of the "Devil's-Water," a small stream which falls into the 

 Tyne, a little below Hexham, and there found this species in some plenty. 



It burrows in the damp sand, not far from the water's edge, much in the 

 manner of other species of the same genus, and its lurking places are betrayed 

 by the thrown-up saud becoming dry. In some places, it was in such abundance 

 that hundreds might have been captured in a short time. — Thos. Jno. Bold, Long 

 Benton, Newcastle-on-Tyne, June 20th, 1865. 



Coleoptera in Japan. — Some of the Coleoptera about now are interesting. The 

 Niphon Cossus is hard at work, fattening after winter-fast. Its sappy diggings 

 produce the eastern types of Homalota cinnamomea and Cryptarcha iin2:)eriaUs in 

 great abundance. A large Ips also is now and again drawn forth from his rancid 

 habitat. Another fine thing is a Soronia, closely allied to, but larger and broader 

 than, punctatissima. A little Ca/rpopliilus is amusing, so active is he on the wing. 

 Geodephaga, are scarce. Two species of Cicindela abound. Brachelytra are wonder- 

 fully on the " qui vive" but are generally species of ordinary English genera, 

 Philonthus, Quedius, Stenus, XanthoUnus, &c. A Necrodes occurs in dead kites, but 

 is a very small fellow, as compared with the Uttoralis of the Thames. Fungus- 

 feeders, as usual, keep too close, but may be obtained by brushing towards evening. 

 Mycetophagus (multipunctatus-like) is a pest; and from puff-balls I have taken 

 Lycoperd/ina. Many elegant and extraordinary forms]of Pselaphidai and Scydmcenidce 

 are found in moist places. Cv/rculionidce are rare, and mostly large species. 

 Baridius is a favoured genus, but Sagous seems left behind in the swamps of China. 

 Longicornes are pretty plentiful : from the middle of April to the present time I 

 have 33 species, but only having a knowledge of English genera, I am unable to 

 mention their names. Platysoma is abundant under the damp rotten bark of 

 firs ; and in the dryer portions, with NitidMla, Pedmcus, and Silva/nus, four or five 

 Lcemophlcei occur. Of Necrophorus there are two black species, separated, as at 

 home, by black or red club to the antennae. Hispa is abundantly represented 

 here, in three species. With a black tree-ant, allied to Formica fuliginosa, a dark- 

 coloured Myrmedonia may be taken ; but ants'-nest beetles on the whole seem 

 rare. — Geo. Lewis, Nagasaki, 22nd May, 1865. 



Occurrence of the larva of Eupithecia plumheolata. — On the 15th of this month 

 I had the pleasiu-e of taking the larva of Eup. plumheokda feeding on the stamens 

 of MelanipyTum pratense. 



I think there can be no mistake about it, as, some weeks before this date, I 

 took the moths sparingly, and having got a few eggs from them, reared one larva, 

 which was just like those that I have taken since. — Geo. Baker, 47, Kedleston 

 Street, Derby, July 24:th. 



