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halt, tristis (a so-called mountainous and northern species), nefjlectun 

 (common), mu/Kstatus, nmbrofnoi, vittula, palnstris, erytJtrocepJtaliOi, 

 Agabus lUKjuicularia, aturmi, femoralis, chalconotus, bipiistalatuii, Ihjbius 

 ater, Rhmitm yrapii, Cohjmbetes fiiscus, Jhjtiscus vian/inalu, and 

 Hydaticiis sevtinkier : not a bad haul for quite a small pond. — Ibid. 



CoLEOPTERA AT Eydal (Cumberland) . — I had a week's collecting at 

 Eydal, in the lake district, from June 21st, and append a few notes. 

 The weather throughout was bright and warm. Practically two 

 distinct altitudes were worked, n'z., the shores of Eydal Water — about 

 186ft. — and the heights above it and Grasmere, from 1000ft. to 2500ft. 

 Eydal Water. — By the wooded shores of this charming little lake, 

 beetles were more abundant than on the heights. Sweeping produced 

 most of the common species of Tdcphoriia, and one or two examples of T. 

 fujuratuti, Man. Poliidrmua micaus, F., was also swept, and on plants 

 by the waterside I got one example of Donaeia cinerca, Hbst., also D. 

 ■ sericea, L., and D. thalassina, Germ. This latter species appears from 

 Fowler to be a southern insect, but was fairl}'- common, whilst no 

 specimens of the common D. sunjde.r, ¥., were seen. The Longicornia 

 Avere only represented by Rhagiiiui bifasriatnw, F., Lciopus nebulosKs, 

 L., and Gramwoptera ntjiconds, F. Under the bark of some fallen 

 trees I took Bembidium rufescem, Guer., BoUturhara lucida, Gr., Aija- 

 thidiuvi sennnnlnm, L., and A. nvirinum, Stra. ; Coeliodes rubictmdKs, 

 Hbst., was beaten from birch, and Aphodius foetens, ¥., occnrred in 

 dung in a field. Bascillia^ cervinus, L., was extremely abundant, and 

 along with Conjhibites cuprenn, F., and the ubiquitous I'liyllopertha 

 horticola, L., shared the honours of being the species most commonly 

 seen. One Lesteva sicula, Er., was also taken. The higher ground. 

 ■ — Working upwards, from trees about the base of Nab Scar, the height 

 which rises immediately above the lake, some examples of Telephorus 

 obscunis, L., were obtained, and one of T. palKdo.sus, Fall. A dead crow 

 furnished two specimens of Silp/ta thoraeica, L., and sweeping produced 

 Athona nir/er, L., Podabnis alpinus, Pk., Apion warchicurii, Yihsi., Apion 

 haeiiiatodrn, Kirb., and many commoner species. Fungus on a tree- 

 stump yielded Scaphisowa aijaricinuw, L., and from another old tree, 

 an ash, which was riddled with the burrows of Sinodeudron ci/lindricnui, 

 I got Melandrya carabnides, L. About 2000ft. up, there were a number 

 of peat-holes, from which I took Hydropwruft viorio, Dj., H. tristis, Pk., 

 H. obscunis, Stm., and the common H. iiyllenhaU, Schiod., and H. 

 pubescens, Gyll., and also an Ayabns bipiistiilatiis, which may be ascribed 

 to the var. solieri, Aub. One belated Carabus arvensis, Hbst., was 

 taken running amongst the grass, but hardly any beetles were to be 

 seen under stones. Indeed, as one ascended higher, it appeared as 

 though the insect life diminished. Pterostichus ritreus, Dj., and Patrobiis 

 assiiiiilis, Chaud., occurred, and, on the highest point touched, Geotrnpes 

 syh-atici(s,Vz., was flying about, whilst in sheep-dung Aphodius lapponum, 

 Gyll., and Aphodius constans, Duft., were obtained, along with A. ater, 

 DeG. An occasional Xotiophiliis,£iiew Byrrhns pihda, L., and some Ptero- 

 stichus streiiuus, B., completed the beetle-life of these heights. Probably 

 it was too late in the season for good work. By the peat-holes above 

 mentioned, I got Donaeia discolor, Pz., and Corymbites cupreus var. 

 aeruyinosus, F., was extremely abundant, many of them being in 

 difficulties in the water, along with Dascillus cervinus, L. In conclusion, 

 I desire to express my acknowledgements to Prof. T. Hudson Beare, 



