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Neides parallelus, Fieb. Occasional among dead grass stems imder bushes. 

 These skeleton-insccta so closely resemble broken bits of grass that they would have 

 had every chance of being overlooked if they could have restrained their feelings or 

 had the sense to be quiet ; but they began to use their spider-legs immediately, and 

 so betrayed the presence of their bodies. 



Calyjptonotus lynceus, Fab. Occasional among the dead leaves under the bushes. 



EmbletJns verbasci, Fab. By the most assiduous searching, I could get only 

 three of this rarity, of which the first native specimen was taken at this place last 

 March (vide ante p. 4). The species is said by Frei-G-essner (Mitth. d. Schweiz. 

 ent. Gcsells. i, 308) to be found in Swiss collections under the name of Pachymems 

 marginepunctatus, Wolff, following, probably, Herrich-Schaffer's erroneous citation 

 of the name to his figure of JF. verbasci in the ' Fauna Germanica.' Wolff's species 

 is quoted by Walker in his ' List ' as British, but I know of no authentic example, 

 nor record of its capture. 



Plinthisus bidentuliis, H.-S. Occasional. 



Teratocoris Saundersi, D. and S. A single example among rushes. 



CoLEOPTEEA. — CeuthorhyncMdeus Chevrolatii. Four specimens under the leaves 

 oi Achillea millefolium. (I also took two at Folkestone under similar conditions). 



Aphodins sus, Fab. About twenty flew to the light of the table lamp on one 

 evening, and at no other time. — J. W. Douglas, Lee : October 8tk, 1872. 



Captures of Hemiptera. — Mr. Or. C. Champion has just sent for my inspection 

 the following species captured by him : — 



Neides parallelus, Fieb., taken by "grubbing," at Deal, in the middle of May; 

 evidently hibernated. 

 I Ceraleptus squalidus, Costa, one taken by sweeping, in a wood near Strood, in 



the middle of September ; a new locality for this rare species. — J. W. DorGLAB, 

 Lee : 10th October, 1872. 



Vanessa Antiopa. — The great invasion of o\xr East Coast by Vanessa Antiopa 

 is a very uncommon event, and is to be accounted for, I think, by the very uncommon 

 weather which prevailed at the time. I consider the inference drawn by Mr. Stainton 

 that the invaders are natives of Norway to be true. 



A very strong north-easterly wind prevailed during Avigust and the first six 

 days of September, quite sufficient to carry these strong and large-winged Butterflies 

 across the North Sea in about fifteen ho^irs. 



Rosel, of Nuremberg, who reared this species 130 years ago, mentions only 

 willow as the food. — T. Chapman, Glasgow : October IQth, 1872. 



Vanessa Antiopa. — With reference to Mr. Stainton's remarks on V. Antiopa in 

 the Ent. Mo. Mag. for October last, I may mention that the insect was taken at 

 Uckfield, in this county, by a gentleman, under circumstances which lead me to 

 suppose hibernation was in contemplation. 



On Friday last, the 11th October, my friend was standing in a timber-yard 

 about 12 at noon. The day was clear, the sun shining, and the air, although not 

 cold, was crisp and autumnal. In the yard there was a lump of oak-chips, three 

 or four feet high, placed under an oak tree. The gentleman noticed a butterfly. 



