292 THE entomologist's record. 



^RTHOPTERA. 



Apterygida media, Hagenb. ( = albipennis, Meg.), in East Kent. 

 — I have much pleasure in recording the recapture of this earwig in 

 East Kent. It has occurred in four different spots, the earlier speci- 

 mens being swept in the bank of a hedge adjoining a hop-field, about 

 a quarter of a mile from my house, from which bank I have recorded 

 the rare hee, Andrena fcrox. Afterwards it occurred in the hop-bine in 

 some numbers. I also swept it in the Pilgrim's Way, at Charing. 

 The capture is due to Mr. H. Donisthorpe, who must have swept 

 a specimen in the Pilgrim's Way last June, when collecting with me, 

 but, owing to a misunderstanding, the specimen, which was thought to 

 be F. lestiei, was not kept, so I proceeded to search for further speci- 

 mens. Charing is six miles from Ashford, Westwood's original 

 locality, as mentioned in Stephens, and the hop-field about ten miles as 

 the crow flies. I have also a specimen from Doddington, and a few 

 from Eastling. They were all swept or beaten from the hops, except 

 two or three, which were under bark Avith F. anricularia. The insect 

 was about from the end of July to October 10th, but was most common 

 about the equmox. — A. J. Chitty, M.A., Huntingfield, Faversham, 

 Kent. October 12th, 1904. [The rediscovery of J^j^t^/v/Z/zV/rt media, Hagenb., 

 by Mr. Chitty, is very interesting. It is far from rare in France, 

 where it seems to be most frequent on clematis and other shrubs, 

 especially near streams. The most northerly record to my knowledge 

 is that of a pair taken by Mr. J. Edwards, near Norwich, about twelve 

 years ago. Now that Mr. Chitty has rediscovered it, perhaps collec- 

 tors will turn it up in other localities in the southern counties. When- 

 ever 1 have looked for it in what seemed probable localities I have 

 found For/icida lesnei, Bind., instead. — M. Burr.] 



URRENT NOTES. 



A combined exhibition by the members of the Lancashire and 

 Cheshire, and Manchester Entomological Societies, of entomological 

 specimens, was held at the Royal Institution, Liverpool, on Monday, 

 October 9th, and proved a great success. Among other exhibits series 

 of Melananiia (jalatea from Northauts and Dartmoor, were on view, as 

 well as Cidaria teatata from Epping and Dartmoor, to show the 

 unusual size of the Dartmoor insects (no exact measurements, how- 

 ever, are given) ; Anisotoma ditbia, captured at Crosby by Mr. Wild- 

 ing ; a series of Leucopliaea surinaniensis, an exotic cockroach, found 

 breeding among turfs at Fallowfield, Manchester, by Dr. Hoyle and 

 Mr. J. Ray Hardy ; Pancldnra rirescens and Periplaneta anwricana, 

 captured at Leyland by Mr. J. R. Charnley ; P. amtralasiae-, from 

 Brixton, by Mr. J. Kidson Taylor, and many others. 



The whole of the letterpress of Part III of Practical Hints is now 

 in the printer's hands, and should be ready for subscribers by Christmas. 

 It is only just in time, for Part I is practically cleared out, and the 

 type has not been kept, whilst the stock of Part II is also reduced to 

 small numbers. Part III should prove a worthy successor to the two 

 previous parts, and as it will contain an index to all three parts, those 

 who have the three parts bound together will be in possession of a 

 summary of the practical observations published in our magazines 

 for more than half a century. 



