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Saprinus immundtcs and other beetles, cf-c, at Hunstanton, Norfolk. — At the 

 end of July and beginning of August last year, I spent some little time at Hunstan- 

 ton, Norfolk, near the mouth of the Wash : in spite of the bad season Coleoptera 

 were by no means scarce : — the most interesting capture perhaps was Saprinus 

 immundus in considerable numbers. Gyllenhal, who first described the insect, and 

 other writers (including Thomson), give as the great distinction of the species 

 the fact that the sutural stria is abbreviated, and not united to the second dorsal 

 stria : the specimens at Hunstanton were, however, in all stages, some having the 

 sutural stria entirely connected with the dorsal stria, some having them indistinctly 

 connected, and some entirely disconnected : one or two had slight traces of aberrant 

 striae on the clear space on the elytra : all the specimens were perfectly mature and 

 in good condition. 



I also took Saprinus rugifrons, metallicus (two specimens), maritimus (one 

 specimen), and nitidulus. The Necrophori were represented by N. vestigator and 

 interruptus, and the Aphodii by A. scyhalarius, foetens, nitidulus, and rufescens (the 

 latter being accompanied by a peculiar dark form). Choleva Watsoni s\so occurred. 

 StaphylinidcB were not very abundant and seemed chiefly to consist of P^«7om^Aws 

 hipustulatus and varians. I found, however, Bledius opacus in some numbers and 

 one Bledius tricornis. All these beetles I obtained on the sandhills, those to the 

 north of the town being far the most productive : many others also occurred, 

 among the most noticeable being 3£asoretis WetterhalJi, Harpalus servus, Pterostichus 

 picimanus, Bryaxis Helferi, 2\acerdes, Crypticus, Cillenus, &c. 



From brackish brick-ponds not far above high water mark, I obtained Berosus 

 affinis in numbers, Berosus spinosus, and several species of Ochthebius (bicolon, 

 cBratus, marinus, &c.), but only one species of Agabus (conspersus) , and two of 

 Hydroporus (conjluens &nd planus)' 



On the top of the cliffs Podagrica fuscicornis literally swarmed on mallow 

 accompanied by the usual Apion maloce and rufirostre, and a few Brachypterus 

 gravidus, Aphthona hilaris, &c. 



I did not do much inland collecting, but found a good many things, the best 

 perhaps being small Anisotoma diibia {? sciba), Salpingus castaneus, Ocypus compres- 

 sus, and MordelUstena inaqualis, and a single specimen of the now apparently rare 

 Apion simile. Engis humeralis and rujifrons and Cis nitidus also occurred in fungus 

 at the foot of alders. 



In the window of one of the rooms of the house where I was lodging, I found 

 a specimen of the very rare Trichopteryx Guerini, and also T. Montanduni and 

 anthracina. 



A specimen of Micrits filicornis, a species which has only, I believe, been taken 

 in England by Mr. Matthews, was, I feel sure, taken on the same window, but I 

 unfortunately omitted to attach the locality to it, and so cannot with absolute 

 certainty say whore I found it. 



CorixcB were swarming in every stage in the brick-ponds above mentioned. 

 Mr. Douglas has kindly looked over a number of those I took and found among 

 them C. Geoffroyi, Panzeri, ajffiiiis, nigrolineata, hieroglyphica (light and dark 

 forms), lugubris, prcBusta, concinna, and a doubtful species. Other Hemiptera 

 were not abundant, the only ones at all worth notice being Dictyonota crassicornis 

 a,nd Calyptonotus lynceus. — W. W. Fowlee, Repton, Burton-on-Trent : March 

 \bth, 1880. 



