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other has a small black spot on each elytron. He kindly told me 

 whereabouts he obtained them, and I went down in July to endeavour 

 to find more. After a long and strenuous hunt I ran the species down 

 to its head-quarters, in a grassy place some little distance from the 

 original spot, and swept up over BO specimens. Many more could 

 have been taken, as when tired I lay on the ground and watched the 

 beetles coming up on the grass stems, etc. I obtained some specimens 

 like Mr. Mitford's, but the majority had four black spots, two on each 

 elytron. Some had these spots confluent, but nothing like the thick 

 black band, as in C. lineola. 



C. LINEOLA, F. — -Professor Beare and I beat this form from hazel, 

 and swept it oft' the "rock-rose" in Oxfordshire, whilst Commander 

 Walker tells me that it was not uncommon in the New Forest. 



C. SEXPUNCTATus, L. — On June 15th I beat a specimen of this 

 beautiful species oft' birch, in Darenth Wood, where it used to occur, 

 but has not been taken there for some years. Subsequently Mr. Pool 

 went down and captured another specimen oft' birch. As there were 

 three other coleopterists also huntmg for it, and only one specimen 

 taken, this led him to think they were not on the right track, 

 and on a further visit he ran it down on young hazels, and several of 

 us eventually obtained our series. 



C. punctktEr, Pk.— I beat a nice little series of this species from 

 birch, at Darenth Wood, in June, though it was decidedly rare. 



C. MORAEi, L. — Whilst staying with my friend Mr. Hereward 

 Dollman, at Ditchiing, in July, he swept two specimens of this off 

 Ihjpericiiin on the Downs, in both of which the spots on the elytra are 

 bright red, instead of the usual whitish-yellow colour, a most beautiful 

 and striking form. 



C. QUERCETi, Sue. — I completed my series of this species by beat- 

 ing low branches of oaks in Sherwood Forest, though it was getting 

 late for it, and the beetle was nearly over for the year. I believe the 

 better species are only on for a quite short time. 



C. ExiGuus, ScHR. — I made a flying visit to Lincolnshire in July, 

 and, in company with Dr. Wallace, swept up a nice series of this 

 rarity in a bog near St. Coats. It occurred on a thistle and by general 

 sweeping, and not on, or near, any of the sallows or willows. It was 

 in greater numbers than it had ever been taken there before. It is 

 an interesting fact that the common labiatns, to which it bears a 

 strong resemblance, does not occur on this bog. I have also taken 

 this year atireoliis, Suf., ochrostoina, Har., parvtdus, Miill., bUiiwatutt, 

 L., full-US, Goez., pmillns, F,, and lahiatus, L. 



Forest Entomology.^ 



"Forest Entomology" is the title of a book that has just been 

 sent us for review. If one says that it is sometimes inaccurate as to fact, 

 poor in style, very limited in its extent, and, as a result, not likely to be 

 of much service to anyone, one has probably left out of account those 

 whose acquaintance with entomology is absolutely nil, and who may 

 want some knowledge of the subject, whilst, on the other hand, if one 



* '• Forest Entomology," by A. T. GiUaiKlers, F.E.S., •122 pp., 351 illustra- 

 tions. [William Blackwood & Sons, Edinburgh and London. Trice 15s. net.j 



