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this dusty substance various heetles have from (imp to tirr.p emerged, even during 

 the winter. The beetles include representatives of four species, viz . Myeetophaqvs 

 piceus, Dorcntoma ohri/somelina. and TZnqlene* oculatu*. in some numbers, and three 

 specimens of Anaspis garneysi. This habitat of the Anaspis has not, I believe, 

 been previously recorded. — Id. 



Corymlitex aastaneus, L., in Yorkshire. — T am pleased to be able to record the 

 rpcent occurrence of Corymbitss castaneus, L., in Yorkshire T found a single speci- 

 men of this very rare beetle on a sallow bush by the side of the moorland streams 

 above Ravensgill, Patelej Bridge, on Tune 8th. Mr. E. A. Newbery, to whom T am 

 frequently indebted for much kindness, has identified the insect. — M. Lawson 

 TnoMPSON, 20, Emerald Street, Saltburn-by-the-Sea : September, 1908 



Pselaphu.i dresdenris, Herbst, near Oxford.-— This usually rare species has 

 within the last month been found by my friend Mr. .T. Collins, and subsequently by 

 myself, not uncommonly in Ions damp moss about the roots of sallow-bushes in a 

 little swamp near Yarnton, Oxon, where a single example had previously been taken 

 by me on April 24th last year. Its congener, P. heisei. occurred with it, but was 

 very rare in comparison. In the same moss Myrmedonia collarix, unaccompanied 

 by ants, was of frequent occurrence, with HnmaJota clancula and Mi/lleena Tcmatzi 

 (both rare), En/axis impressa and sanguined (both very common), and a few very 

 clean specimens of Bagous claudicans, Boh. (frit, Brit. Cat.), &c, &c. — James J. 

 Walker, Oxford : September 15M, 1908. 



Apion Jsevigatum, Kirby, at Braunton, North Devon. -I have to report the 

 capture of a single $ Apion Isevigatum, Kirb.,at Braunton in June last. The insect 

 was taken when sweeping over low herbage (Rumex, &c), amongst which there was 

 some Echium, but I could find no Gnaphalium. — Philip de la Garde, 2, Espla- 

 nade, Teignmouth : September, 1908. 



Hydroporus marginatum. Dufts., at South Brent, South Devon.— Three speci- 

 mens of Hydroporus marginatus, Duft., have occurred to me during August last at 

 South Brent, one in the river Avon and two in the tributary Glazebrook. — Id. 



Dasyies plumbeus, Milll. (= oculafus, Brit. Cat.). — Supplementary to my recent 

 note (see p. 156) on the synonymy of this species, which has hitherto been con- 

 sidered very rare as British, it may be of interest to mention that Messrs. E. A. 

 Waterhouse and C. J. C. Pool met with the insect in some numbers on the 18th of 

 last June, on the flowers of an Umbelliferous plant growing in a lane near Godal- 

 ming. The narrow form of the insect as compared with the common D.flavipes, 

 01., was very apparent in the net, and Mr. Waterhouse and Mr. Pool at once came 

 to the conclusion that the insect was what we must now call D. plumbeus, Mull., an 

 opinion since corroborated by Capt. Deville. The disproportion of the sexes was 

 very great, very few females being taken. I have also received the insect from 

 Peterboro' (E. A. Elliott), and Maldon, Essex (W. Bevins). Nearly all the speci- 

 mens standing as oculatus in the Power collection must be referred to D.jlavipes, 

 01. -E. A. Newbery, 13, Oppidan's Road, Primrose Hill, N.W. : Sept. 15th, 1908. 



