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Mecosteihus grossus, L., near Lyndhiirst. — My friend Mr. W. M. Jeffreys, while 

 collecting in the New Forest, found Mecostethu.t grossus, L., in a bog about three 

 miles from Lyndhurst ; I am unaware whether he found it in numbers, but he 

 was good enough to spare me a handsome addition to my collection in three perfect 

 specimens (2 ?,1 <?). This, with their discovery in Norfolk and the West of 

 Ireland, recorded by Mr. C. A. Briggs in last year's Ent. Mo. Mag., seems to point 

 to the fulfilment of Mr. Eland Shaw's prediction that observation would prove this 

 species to be fairly plentiful (Ent. Mo. Mag., vol. xsv, p. 413), though in this 

 instance they have been found far away from the fen district, which makes the 

 locality the more interesting. — Id. 



(Edipoda tartarica at HuddersJieJd. — On a recent visit to Mr. S. L. Mosley's 

 Museum he kindly gave me a specimen of this locust captured in a box of oranges in 

 Huddersfield market in September, 1891. This, I believe, is the earliest as well as 

 the most northern record of the species in Grreat Britain, and is, so far as I can as- 

 certain, the only autumn specimen, the others having been imported in early spring. 

 — C. A. Briggs, 55, Lincoln's Inn Fields : September 2nd, 1896. 



Panorpa cognata at Folkestone. — I find that I have omitted to record the 

 occurrence of this somewhat rare species at Folkestone in 1895. During a short 

 visit there from August 9th to 12th I found the species soraewliat commonly under 

 the Downs near the Dover Koad. — Id. 



Sisyra Dalii near Leatherhead.— On July 6th, 1895, I found this species com- 

 monly at the " White Falls," Kandalls Park, Leatherhead, in company with S. 

 fuscata and S. terminalis. I was not able to go there at the same time this year, 

 but a visit on May 26th producedy«sea^a and terminalis, but no Dalii. — Id. 



Allotrichia pallicornis, Eaton, and other Trichoptera from Clydesdale. — In 

 removing from Carluke to a district with a denser population and more smoke, the 

 pleasure and profit of entomological work out of doors have naturally suffered. 

 There are, however, some little compensations. The river (Clyde) seems to be much 

 more productive of Trichoptera here than at Carluke, which is rather surprising, 

 considering the volume of impurities it must receive between the two places. In 

 June the number of these insects was enormous, and although I did no systematic 

 collecting, but contented myself with picking up what I could on one of the bridges, 

 I nevertheless obtained some interesting insects. The first species to attract attention 

 was that fine longhorn, Leptocerus nigro-nervosus, Eetz. ; it was out during the 

 last days of May and in early June, but did not appear to last long, soon giving 

 place to L. annulicornis, Steph. This latter was rather common, and when newly 

 out is a pretty insect from its white wing tips. L. commutatus, McL., L. allifrons, 

 L., and L. cinereus, Curt., followed, and all were more or less common. Bydro- 

 psychidcB were in countless myriads, and a perfect pest in houses near the river. 

 Bydropsyche pellucidula, Curt., and B. guttata. P., appeared first, and were most 

 abundant ; later B. lepida. P., came out, then B. instabilis, Curt., which was also 



