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Anthicus Wollustoni, F. Walerh. — Anthicus Wolla.stuni, F. Watcrli., from St. 

 Ilclcna [Jovirn. Linn. Soc, Zool., xiv, p. 532 (1879)], iho type of which I liave 

 recently examined at tlio British Museum, is a species of ScydmanidcB ; the name, 

 as I pointed out some time ago,* was long pre-occupied in the genus (King, 18fi9). 

 The insect has been renamed A. Waterhuusei by M. Pic (Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg.,1891', 

 p. 273, nota), but his name is no longer required. The species in any case is an 

 addition to WoUaston's " Coleoptera Sanctae Helena)." The insect formed part of a 

 small collection made by the late Charles Darwin in St. Helena in May, 183'5. — 

 G. C. Champion, Woking : January 3rd, 1895. 



Scymnus pulcheUus in Suffolk. — I had the good fortune to take, during the 

 month of May, 189t, several specimens of the above named very rare beetle, and up 

 to September last I captured no less than 220, all of which I have carded. I took 

 them off the Finns sylvestris, on one particular tree only ; there were many trees of the 

 same kind growing in close proximity, but althougli I searched them all diligently, 

 not one could I obtain from them. The Scymnus evidently preferred the south side 

 of this tree, as I could not find one elsewhere. I sent a few specimens to Dr. Sharp, 

 of Cambridge, who informs me by letter, " that I need not be afraid of exterminating 

 the Scymnus, as its abundance depends chiefly upon its food supply, and by taking 

 it freely the food will increase, and the Scymnus become more abundant than ever." 

 I hope to be able to find it so. I took with the Scymnus, altliough sparingly, 2'ri- 

 nodes hirtus,a, very local species, and Tiresias serra. — Frederick Fux, Coddenham, 

 near Needham Market, Suffolk : January, 1895. 



Coleoptera near Cardiff. — Aphodius porcus was abundant in fields by the Taff 

 on September 26th, but vanished in a day or two ; A. sticlicus occurred at the same 

 time, a smaller and darker form than the one plentiful in April. Pria dulcamarce 

 occurred sparingly with Cercus rufdahris on meadowsweet as long as the bloom 

 lasted. Apion punctiyerum and A. pallipes have been plentiful throughout the 

 summer on their respective food-plants, and A. vicire, A. tenue and A. eheninum 

 occasional. Orohitis was common on the dog violet, and I took a good series of 

 Orthockestes by sweeping a roadside bank, together with a single Cryptocephalus 

 morcei. Anaspis pulicaria occurred in flowers of the dog rose, Mordellistena 

 hrunnea (1) on hawthorn, Ochina hederce, Cissophagus hedera, Phyllotreta tetra- 

 stigma (1), Tachinus flavipes (1), Eusphalerum, Bythinus Curtisi, and Chrysomela 

 didymata (1). — B. Tomlin, The Green, Llandaff : January, 1895. 



Coleoptera at Deal and Dover. — I took a beautiful specimen of Anthocomus 

 rufus on a thistle on the sandhills at Deal on September 11th ; also a good series of 

 I\itidula 4,-pustulata, Xecrophorus interrvptus (1), Aphodius nitidulus (2) : while 

 Dover produced a series of Liparus germanus and Carahus munilis var. consitus in 

 July. — Id. 



An overlooked record of the occurrence of Thermuhia domestica (furnorum) in 

 Britain. — When engaged in revising a proof sheet of tlie Catalogue of Scientific 

 Papers, I came across the title of an article that escaped notice during the discussion 



• ef. Ent. Mo. Mag., xx-x, p. 86. 



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