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In faggots, Epurcea parvula in plenty, Anthribus albinus (1), and Flinthus 

 caliginosus (1). 



In or on decaying trunks of horse-chestnut, Melasis bupresfoides (24), Cis 

 pygmceus, Abdera 4.-fasciata, feeding on fungoid growth, llomaiium fygmcBum (1) ; 

 of ehB, Asclera ccarulea ; of oak, Conopalpus testacens ; of willow, Melandrya 

 caraboides, Tillns elongaius, Xyletinus ater (1). 



A Cossus-infected oak yielded Placusa pumilio and Epura^a diffusa (2).-A. C. 

 Horner, Tonbridge : July, 1885. 



Coleoptera on Snoivdon.-On August 2nd and 3rd, I spent a short but very 

 pleasant holiday at Llanberis along with Dr. J. W. Ellis, and made two ascents of 

 Snowdon, from Llanberis and Pen-y-pas. Coleoptera were not nearly so plentiful as 

 when Dr. Ellis was there in May, but we succeeded in taking Carabus arvensis, C. 

 catenulatus, Nebria Gyllenhali, Fatrobus assimilis, Pterostichus vitreus, P. athiops, 

 Calathus micropterus, Bradycellus placidus, Aphodius lapponum, &c. We made a 

 long and careful search for the beautiful Chrysomela cerealis, but only succeeded m 

 takinc two, which fell to my lot. Although August is rather too late to look for this 

 species, I do not think it is ever really abundant, otherwise we should have found 

 traces of it in the webs of the immense spiders which occur under almost every large 

 stone Elytra of P. cBthiops, N. Gyllenhali, and many other species were in plenty. 

 Thymus serpyllum, which is said to be the food-plant of C. cerealis, was almost as 

 scarce as the beetle.-E. Wilding, 40, Downing Street, Liverpool : August, 188d. 



Coleoptera in Thanet.-Yvom the 7th to 15th of July, I was staying at St. Peter's 

 with my friend Mr. Wood, and through his guidance to various localities, I was able 



. to obtJinsome good series of local insects, among others the following: Tychrus 

 lineatulus at Kmgsgate ; at Pegwell Bay, Donacia nigra in abundance^e^.jc.r«. 

 arenarius, obsoletus,fusculus, Coccidula soutellata, Olibrus oblongus ; atJ)e.l,Melano- 

 tnspunctolineatus, Aphodius sus and nitidus, Donacia thalassina, and a single Odontos- 

 ceUsfuliginosus, .t Birohi.,ton, 3Ialachius viridis, Antherophagus pallens, Ap^on 

 maU. ..Alivesceru,n,Amara conve.iuscula, PsylUodes affinis, Oymnetron noct^. 

 1 shall be glad to supply Coleopterists with Donac^a nigra or ^f ^^-^;;;*--^- 



I Bedeord Pim, Leaside, Kingswood Road, Upper Norwood, S.E. : August llth, 188o. 



Stenolophr. Slcrimshiranus at Lemsha.n.-ln July I found three specimens of 

 Stenolophus Skrimshiranus at Lewisham in a bundle of half-dned grass which I had 

 thrown into a small pond. This insect used to occur commonly m Hammersmith 

 Marshes, but has not, apparently, been found in any numbers for a long time. A. 

 Beaumont, 30, Ladywell Park, Lewisham : August Stk, 188o. 



Chcsrocampa nerii at Eartlepool.-Yesteraaj morning I had the great pleasure 

 of capturing a specimen of Ch.roca.pa nerii here, it was at rest on tl- -1-^^^ 

 rounding the timber-yard of my firm. The specimen is m f---^^^^;^^^^^^^^^^ 

 evidently hibernated, the colours being somewhat faded, it seems very at.an e to 

 see this species so far North.-J. Qarbnek, 8, Eriar Terrace, Hartlepool : July 2^, 

 1885. H 



