1908.] 157 



The additions are, Quedius semiasneus, Steph., Ptenidium fuse/come, Er., 

 llypera variabilis, Hbst., and Scymnus redtenbacheri, Muls., of which last several 

 specimens were mixed up with the more common S. testaceus, Mots. — N. II. Joy 

 and J. R. le B. Tomlin, "Stoneley," Reading : June 12th, 19o8. 



Rhytidosomus globulus, Hbst., near Oxford. -I swept a specimen of this rare 

 and curious little weevil off a sapling of white poplar (Populus alba) in a marshy 

 place at Cothill, Berks, on June 10th. So few British localities for Rhytidosomus 

 are as yet on record, that a new one may be of interest. Dorytomus tremuhe, 

 Pay k., was taken on the same spot this afternoon. — James J. Walkeb, Oxford : 

 June \Zth, 1908. 



Probable immigration of Plusia gamma and Pyrameis cardid. — A good many 

 presumably immigrant specimens of Plusia gamma were seen by me, for the first 

 time this year, on Horsell Common, Surrey, on the very hot morning of June 4th. 

 Examples in similar rather faded condition were observed on the 5th at Oxford, as 

 well as on the chalk downs near Cholsey, Berks, where two or three Pyrameis cardui 

 ako put in an appearance. One fine large b? of the latter species was evidently 

 ovipositing on Carduus nutans. — Id. 



Occurrence of Steganoptycha subsequana, Haw., in Norfolk. — I have taken a 

 specimen or two of this somewhat rare insect every year for the last five or six 

 years, and two years ago I thought I had done well to take half a dozen beautiful 

 examples. This season, however, I have found the species near King's Lynn in some 

 numbers, but many of the specimens were unfortunately worn. S. pygmxana, its 

 close ally, usually appears here about the third week in April, but this year I did 

 not see it until the 29th of the month. S. subsequana does not put in an appear- 

 ance here until the end of the first week of May, and is to be met with until the 

 20th of the month, or later. S. pygmseana seems to be exclusively attached to 

 spruce fir {Pinus abies), but S. subsequana is attached to silver fir (Pinus picea) as 

 well as spruce fir. 8. subsequana is an addition to the Norfolk list. — E. A. Atmoee, 

 King's Lynn, Norfolk : June, 1908. 



Cataplectica farreni in Norfolk.— I have met with three specimens of this 

 species near King's Lynn, whilst sweeping for Coleoptera. This is an interesting 

 find, and I believe has not previously been recorded from elsewhere than Cambridge- 

 shire. This is another welcome addition to the Norfolk list. — Id. 



Aculeate Hymenoptera at Minehead, August \Qth to September 23rd, 1907. 

 Salius parvulus and Alydus calcaratus. — In collecting on the moors overlooking 

 Minehead, I noticed along the little sandy zigzag foot tracks a small species of 

 Salius or Pompilus hunting and capturing a red-bodied bug : at first sight it looked 

 like a rather large Pompilus injured in some way and travelling heavily, but a second 

 and closer inspection showed that the Pompilus was dragging along a bug much 

 bigger than herself— the bug being beneath, and trailing on the ground — the Pom- 

 pilus half flying, half running, with a scurrying kind of motion. I caught several 

 of these pairs, but, except in one instance, the Pompilus escaped, the bug being left 



