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of the River Meavy — in the running stream, but not covered by water — twenty-four 

 specimens of Gnypeta ecerulea were taken at various times, and a single example of 

 Octkebius exscnlptus ; under stones in the same river Mlmis paralellopipedus occurred 

 plentifully, but in a very restricted area ; Chcetarthria seminulum, in Sphagnum, on 

 Ugborough Beacon, and Pterostichus eethiops was again taken in its old locality 

 close by. Felled oak yielded Trypodendron domesticum, and, under its bark, 

 pupse of Trachodes hispidus, of which six matured. Haplocnemus nigricornis, one 

 example by sweeping, in July, and several from moss on oaks in the winter. Single 

 specimens of the following beetles have also been taken, viz., Taphria nivalis, Phi- 

 lonthus carbonarius, Sunius filifoi-mis, Silpha nigrita, Conipora orbiculata, Crypto- 

 phagus ruficornis, Cassida hemispharica, C. sanguinoIenia,a,nd Balaninus cerasorum 

 (the two last-named were caught and handed to me by Mr. C. Gr. Bignell), and a 

 damaged example of Blaps mortisaga, forwarded by a friend at the Gr. W. Docks. 



I must also record Rhinocyllus conicus (latirostris), of which about sixty 

 specimens were given to me by the late Major J. N. Still, from Seaton, Devon. In 

 his letter accompanying the beetles he observes : " They were found entirely on the 

 ' slender thistle,' Carduua pycnocephalux." I have a few examples left for friends 

 who want them. — James H. Keys, 7, Whimple Street, Plymouth : Oct. Wth, 1896. 



HisteridcB, Sfc, associated toith owls. — About three weeks ago, while rambling 

 over the meadows about a mile from Sheerness, I came on an old hollow elm tree, 

 which had evidently been tenanted at some time by a pair of owls. At the bottom 

 of the hollow was a large accumulation of damp rotten wood, full of the bones of 

 small birds and mice which had been the prey of the owls, as well as quantities of 

 the pellets or " castings " thrown up by the latter ; the whole forming a very likely- 

 looking compost to attract rare Coleoptera. An examination of this stuff produced 

 two decidedly scarce HisteridcB, Dendrophilus punctatiis and Gnathoncus nannetensis, 

 in fair numbers, with an occasional Trox scaber, Mycetcea hirta, in plenty, &c. 

 Passing the tree a day or two ago, I added a third Histerid, Carcinops 14-striata, 

 to the species already found in it. I may mention that in another hollow elm not 

 far off, Cossonus ferrugineus must at one time have been very common, to judge from 

 the quantity of broken remains of this species, though I could not find a single 

 example alive ; and in this tree three specimens of the rare little Queditcs chrysurus 

 were met with in very wet rotten wood-mould. — James J. Walkee, 23, Ranelagh 

 Road, Sheerness : October 13th, 1896. 



Carabus glabratus, PTc., on Scafell. — At the beginning of August I found a fine 

 T^a.\r oi Carabus glabratus on the slopes of Scafell; I was for some weeks in the 

 locality but did not see another specimen, although earlier in the year I believe it is 

 not uncommon on the fells. Owing probably to the dry weather beetles were ex- 

 tremely scarce, the only one that could be called at all common being Oeotrupes 

 sylvaticus ; the dark form of Carabus catenulatus was occasionally to be met with, 

 and near Mickledore Chasm I found a single dphodius, which appears to be a small 

 dark form of ^. lapponum. — W. W. Fowler, Lincoln : October nth, 1896. 



The recent abundance of Tortrix viridana. — I have been much interested in 

 reading about the recent abundance of Tortrix viridana. Here (in Dorset) the 



