(2). Tlio sliiiigle-collcethig is more interesting, — the long, gently sloping banks 

 of sea gi'avel which fringe the outer margin of the lake (parallel to the beach), for a 

 distance of at least three miles, at all times repaying a careful investigation. It is 

 tliere that the small and fragile Somalota longula congregates at the water's edge ; 

 though it runs with such amazing rapidity, and is so liable to be puffed off (when 

 captured) by every breath of wind, that it is more easily seen than secured. And in 

 spots only one degree less wet, that nimble little Elaterid the Cri/ptohypnus der- 

 mestoi.des (particularly the " var. tetrayraphus "), forms quite a lively feature in 

 nearly every handfid of stones. Darting quickly also about this long shingly slope, 

 or freshwater shore, the elegant Lionychus qiiadrillum is often extremely abundant, 

 but we were rather too early for it during our late trip ; and should a dead bird, or 

 a fish, be found lying in this precise locality, tliere, almost for certain, the handsome 

 Dennestes tmdulatus will be found to be keeping high festival in sui-prising numbei-s. 

 Adhei'ing to the under-sides of the larger and drier stones, further removed from the 

 Ley, and nearer to the road which leads to Torcross, we obtained, by much labour, a 

 tolerable series of the rare Si/dmcBnus pusillus (16 of which were males, and 34 females) , 

 accompanied by the Coriicaria creiiiilaf a and a few examples of a Cepkennium, ^\hic\\ 

 I at first thought mvist be altogether new, but which I now believe (in conjunction 

 with Mr. Rye) represents only a rather small and reddish state of the C. thoracicum. 

 Here, on a former occasion, I have taken Carcinops minimus and Apion conjlnens ; 

 and here I likewise met with a single specimen of the Lithocharis ripicola of Kraatz, 

 but we totally failed to obtain it again. And the same might be said of the Harpalus 

 tenehrosns, — though its companion and near ally, the universal S. attenuaiiis, was 

 quite as abundant this spring as is usually the case. However, by far the most im- 

 portant of our captures in this exact shingly spot remains yet to be noticed, and 

 consists of a very narrow and minute Scopceus which we found, very sparingly, 

 clinging, like the Scydmcemis, Cephennium, and Corticaria, to the under-sides of the 

 drier stones. While visiting Slapton three years ago, I met with four individuals of 

 this Scopceus ; but, having no leisure on our return home to examine my captures 

 critically, and as they were evidently not the common S. minutus (sulcicoUis, St.), 1 

 put them aside as probably referable to S. Erichsoni, the only other recorded British 

 species of the genus ; and it was not until we had sectired five more, during our 

 recent campaign, that I determined on looking at them with greater care, and com- 

 paring them with, types of the latter. The first inspection showed at once that they 

 were totally distinct ; and as they certainly do not quadrate with any species to the 

 description of which I have access, and since it is equally the opinion of Mr. Eye 

 that they may represent, in all probability, an undefined member of the genus, I have 

 compiled the following short diagnosis, — proposing for the species the title of Syei. 



Scop^irs Etei, n. sp. 



S. angustissiinus, linearis, subdepressus, suhopacus, pallide rufo-hruwAeus (ahdo- 

 mine vix ohscuriore), antennis, palpis pcdihusque infuscate testaceis, subtilissime 

 densissimeque punctulatus, et piibe minutd cinered crebre vestitus ; prothorace oblongo, 

 tenuissime vix canaliculato ; elytris prothorace vix longioribus ; pedibus subgracilibus 

 ac fprcEsertim tarsisj breviusculis. Long. corp. lin, vix. 1^. 



Habitat sub lapidibus in aridis juxta marc ; ad Slapton in, agro Devoniensi 

 maritinio, Maio incunte A. D. 18G9 et 1872, parce lectus. 



