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Notes on a few species of Coleopfera observed this season. — Aefophorus Im- 

 perialis in quantity in the debris of fallen reeds, near Ilford, Essex (thanks to my 

 friend Mr. J. Gr. Marsh, who introduced me to the locality). I do not think it has 

 hitherto been recorded from so near London. Odacantha, AcJienium humile, Lathro- 

 litim punctatmn, Stenus opacus, OUhrus ohlongus (in profusion), Ilypocyptus dis- 

 coideus, Throscus ohtusus, Ceuthorhi/nchus viduatus, &c., also occurred at the same 

 place. 



Homalota hepatica ; several specimens, including one or two <? , all swept up 

 about noon, in shady places on hot sunny days, at St. Mary Cray, Shirley, Darenth, 

 and Catcrham. H. rufotestacea ; one specimen by sweeping at Caterham ; this is, 

 I believe, the second recorded British example, the original having occurred to mo 

 in a similar manner. Qnedius scitus ; under rotten bark, Richmond Park and 

 Chatham. XanthoUnus glaher ; under bark, Richmond Park (also Si/mhiotes and 

 Meg apenthes tilial is, Vig&m, fxt \jhe saxae place). Scydmcemis Godarii ; three exam- 

 ples, in rotten wood of an old beech tree, in the forest, at Loughton. Bati-isus, 

 Euplectus hicolor {^ '^), Pedlacus dei-mestoides, and Cicones, also occuiTed in the 

 same tree. Colon rufesce/is, Zehei, and viennense ; all in one evening by sweeping 

 at Caterham. Ftenidium turgidum ; in rotten wood of ash at Chatham. Meligethes 

 cormnus has again put in an appearance at Caterham. i!i. sgmphyti ; again by 

 sweeping Agraplds nutans, but this time at St. Mary Cray. Why this beetle is 

 named symphyti, I am at a loss to conceive, as all the specimens I have taken at 

 dilTercnt times (perhaps a dozen in ntimber) in various localities, have all occurred 

 by sweeping Agraplds, and never anywhere near marshy places, in which only 

 Symphytum officinale gi'ovfs. 31. dijfftcilis ; common in flowers of Lamium album, 

 at Caterham, as in many other localities. CeuthorhyncJms urticcB ; Caterham, but 

 very rare this season. — Gr. C. Champion, 274, Walworth Road, London, : Uth 

 June, 1873. 



Occurrence of galls of Andricus quadrilineatus, Hartig, near Aberdeen. — On 

 Saturday, June 7th, at Banchory on Deeside, I found, on the catkins of oak (var. 

 pedunculata) numerous mature galls of the above species of Andricus. When found 

 they were green, and presented only vei'y faint traces of ridges, but now (June 10th) 

 some which were allowed to dry present strongly marked ridges, and amongst them 

 I find specimens closely resembling Mayr's figures and descriptions of Schenck's 

 supposed species A. Jlavicornis, peduncidi, ambigtius-, and glabriusculus. 



On the same day and at the same place I found the galls of Andricus ramuli, 

 L. (cotton galls) abundant on one tree. The galls of Andricus curvaior, Hartig, are 

 common everywhere in this district, and last autumn I found the galls of BiorJdza 

 renum, Hartig, abundant in a wood a few miles north of Aberdeen. — James W. H. 

 Traill, Old Aberdeen : June 10th, 1873. 



Galls of Cecidomyia salicis, SchraiicJc, on Salix purpurea, L. — From swellings 

 on the twigs of Sal ix purpurea, collected by me near Banchory, I have lately reared 

 this midge. — Id. 



Captures of Lepidoptera at Grange-over-Sands, North Lancashire. — On the 31st 

 May I went to look for Catoptria aspidiscana; after seven hours' close work I only suc- 

 ceeded in taking three specimens, though the day was one of the better sort ; however, 



