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Stiphrosoma, but the head is different in shape, the antennae stouter, 

 and the joints of the same o£ different relative proportions. The 

 membrane also having but one cell, and that of a triangular shape, 

 is an excellent guide for detecting the genus. 



Lewisham : May \st, 1886. 



Tyehius hcematocephalus at Gosport. — In the year 1873, I announced in this 

 Magazine the capture, at Gosport, of several specimens of Tyehius hcEinatocephalus, 

 from under plants of bird's-foot trefoil ; since that time I have, on many occasions, 

 searched for it -without capturing another specimen. On Friday last, May 28th, 

 having a few hours to spare, I determined to work the locality well : its old habitat 

 after two hours' hard work, only produced one specimen of Sitones Waterhousei. 

 Leaving that spot, I walked along about 800 yards further, and sat down to rest ; 

 seeing some clumps of dried grass, I proceeded to pull them up, and shake them 

 over my paper, when out fell quite a number of the creatures I was in search of : I 

 had evidently accidently hit upon its head quarters. What it was doing so late in 

 the season at the roots of the grass I am unable to say, as the bird's-foot trefoil is 

 certainly its food-plant, and among it it will be taken later on. 



I have spare specimens of Philonthus cieatricosus, Tyehius Jtamatocephahis, and 

 Ilecimts collaris, and will send a pair of each to any of your correspondents who 

 will forward a box and return postage. I am badly in want of type specimens of 

 English NoctucB (except the commonest species), and of European butterflies, for our 

 Natural History Society's collection ; if any one can assist me in these, of course I 

 will pay return postage. — Henet Moncbeaff, High Street, Portsmouth : July, 1886. 



Homalium AUardi near Birmingham. — In July last year several specimens of 

 Homalium AUardi occurred in my garden at Smallheath linder bones placed to 

 attract HomalotcB. This was a strictly casual and inexplicable find, as I never, 

 before or since, met with the beetle in the district. In October Eutkeia Schaumi 

 turned up in a similar manner under the same conditions. — W. G-. Blatch, 214, 

 Green Lane, Smallheath, Birmingham : July Ibth, 1886. 



Eomalota eximia at Bewdley.—On May 1st I paid a visit to the banks of the 

 Severn at Bewdley, in search of HomalotcB, and amongst my captures were two spe- 

 cimens of H. eximia, a species hitherto found, I believe, only in Scotland. They 

 occurred in a sandy place, the habitat of Ammcecius brevis. I have carefully collated 

 my insect with both Sharp's description and Rye's types. At the same time I se- 

 cured a few Taekyii.sa scitula, a species not previously recorded from the locality. — 

 Id. 



Fhla-opkagtis spadix, Hbst., near Neivhaven.—T>nv'mg a ramble with my friend 

 Mr. J. J. Walker in the neighbourhood of Newhaven, Sussex, on June 3rd, we had 

 the pleasure of finding this beetle in some numbers in old timber. A few Bryaxis 

 Waterhousei also occurred under stones.— J. H. A. Jenner, 4, East Street, Lewes : 

 June 22nd, 1886. 



