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In tlie riifa quarters I only found Myrmedonia humeralis and Drusilla canaliculata, 

 but with J'uliffinosa I found these two species equally commonly as with rtifa, and 

 also Myrmedonia limhata, liiqens, laticollis, andy««es/a, as well as a single specimen 

 of Amphotis marginata adhering to the base of the stem of a foxglove, and covered 

 by the leaf that sheathed it. I further took a single specimen of Callicerus rigidi- 

 cornis, and several of the little wood-louse, Platyarthrus Hoffmanseggii, from roots 

 of grass. Two of our rarer ants occurred in the same locality, viz., Stenamma 

 Westwoodi (AsemorAopfrum, olim.) and Leptothorax Nylanderi, but I do not think 

 either of these were associated with the other species of Formica. All these were 

 taken within twenty yards of the same spot, and, as I doubt if it has often fallen to 

 the lot of one person to take six species of Myrmedonia in one day, I thought a 

 record of their capture might be of interest. — Edwabd Saundees : Holmesdale, 

 Upper Tooting : 18^ May, 1883. 



Recent captures of Coleoptera and Hetniptera in the Binninghain district.— 

 Owing to the bad state of the weather during the first four months of the present 

 year, outdoor entoraologizing has not been either so pleasant or so profitable as could 

 have been desired ; but, nevertheless, I have taken a few good things, and have 

 added several species of insects to our local lists. Amongst my best finds are the 

 following : — 



Coleoptera : Bembidium prasinum, Hydroporus lepidus, Tachyusa atra, Oxy- 

 poda nigrina, Myllana intermedia, Gymnusa brevicollis, Geodromicns nigrita,Acidota 

 cruentata, Coryphium angusticolle, Euplectus punctatus, E. bicolor (in abundance 

 under bark of dead oak trees), Scydmcenus exilis, Cephennium thoracicum, Ptilium 

 Kunzei, Ft. Spencei (botli in hot beds), Myrmetes piceus, Cryptarcha strigata, C. 

 imperialis, Bhizophagus depressus, B.ferrugineus, R. perforatus, B. parallelocoUis, 

 B. ilitidulus, B. politus, Aphodius porcus, Salpingns castanens, Apoderus coryli, 

 Xylocleptes bispinus (in plenty by beating Clematis vitalba,W&j 15th), Flatyrhinus 

 latirostris (on ash log), Donacia comarl, Gonioctena pallida (one by beating. May 

 15th), Fndomychus coccineus (abundant amongst moss on an old stump). 



Hemipteea : Serenthia Iceta, Acalypta brunnea (also in the young state, 

 amongst moss on oak trees), Aradus depressus (flying in the sunshine), Xylocoris 

 ater, Salda c-alhum, S. Cocksi, Hebrus pusillus. — W. Gr. Blatch, 214, Green Lane, 

 Smallheath, Birmingham : May IQth, 1883. 



A new British Trichopteron (Mesophylax aspersus, Bamb., var.). — While ex- 

 amining a small collection of caddis-flies formed by Mr. Service, of Dumfries, one 

 specimen (a J ) gave me considerable trouble, as it did not agree in certain details 

 with any of the species described in Mr. McLachlan's "Monographic Revision and 

 Synopsis of the Trichoptera." I submitted the specimen to Mr. McLachlan, who 

 at once informed me that it was Mesopihylax aspersus, Ramb., variety. 



The species has been recorded from the south of Europe, while the variety has 

 been taken at the Lake of Zurich in May and September. Unfortunately, Mr. Ser- 

 vice cannot give any date or exact locality where his specimen was captured, but ho 

 says that all the insects in the collection were taken within Torqueer parish, Uum- 

 friesshire, he having only collected caddis flics in three localities, so I hope he may 



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