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umbrella! lilalei* hallealus, Sericosoinus bninneu-i, Corymhites quercns, and metal- 

 liciis also visited the umbrella, and were rare ; C. bipustulatus was not common, 

 being attracted by sugar, but C. holosericeus was exceedingly abundant on un- 

 blossoming hawthorn and otlier bushes. 



The Malacodermata were well represented : Cyphon padi and Telephorus 

 hcemorrhoidalis, which do not occur at Ipswich, being common ; Podahrus alpinus 

 was hardly out, but Necrobia violacea and rujtpes were taken not rarely, together 

 with Dasytes plumbeo-niger. The only two species of Teredilia seen are certainly 

 worth recording : Anobium denticolle, two specimens beaten from the decaying stump 

 of an oak, and a minute search produced nothing more than an elytron of Elater 

 lythropterus, and Priobium castaneum, of which one specimen was also swept from a 

 damp ditch just before dusk. More by chance than otherwise we took upwards of a 

 dozen examples of Callidium violaceum from a paling of pine logs in our garden, which 

 was, in places, riddled with their borings, and had we prolonged our stay we should 

 probably have taken a very long series each, as they commenced to come out very 

 fast on the 30th. Anopl^dera sexgutlata swept from king-cups, Saperda populnea, 

 and Grammoplera prceasla were met with sparingly, but O. analis was nowhere to be 

 found : it apparently makes its debut later than its relations. Mr. Dale, whom we 

 had tlie pleasure of meeting, took Strangalia nigra. Many species of Phytophaga 

 were abroad, but somewhat scarce ; Donacia sagUtaricB, Cryptocephalus aureolus 

 and fulvratus, Melasoma populi, Pkyllotrela nodicornis, and Ochrosis salicaricB 

 being the only at all uncommon ones taken. Melandrya caraboides occurred 

 with the Callidium ; while Ischnomera ccerulea put in an appearance on hawthorn 

 blossom. Rhynchites pubescens was not rare on oak, and R. ceneovirens occurred on 

 hawthorn bushes. Sweeping long grass at dusk was productive of a number of 

 Rhynchophora: — Tychius junceus, Mecinus py raster, Ceuthorhynchus cochlearia, 

 Rkinoncus pericarp ins, Barynotus obscurus. 



The quality of the Lepidoptera may be deduced from the fact that Coremia 

 designata alone went home with us. We have never seen it, nor Pararge ^geria, 

 which was common, in Suffolk. Micropteryx calthella swarmed on buttercups, but 

 sugar was unproductive. 



Amongst the Tenthredinidce, Blennocampa cinereipes and yuiiginosa, and Se- 

 landria morio were swept commonly in marshy places, while Nematus lucidus, Cladius 

 viminalis, Hoplocampa cratcegi, and Emphytus calceatus were beaten. Selandria 

 serva and Athalia ros« were the commonest of the family, and abounded everywhere. 

 Saliusfuscus, with one $ of Pompilux viaticus, and of S. spissus represented the 

 Fossores. The Jleterogyna were a blank, excepting a single Myrmica lobicoriiis in 

 the house on the 16th. Andrena labial is wa,s common on hawthorn flowers; A. 

 chrysosceles, ? > ^- nitida, ? , and A. rosee, var. Trimmerana were also boxed. 



The scarcity of Diptera was entirely alleviated by the capture of two fine 

 specimens of Microdon mutabilix, swept in a truly " dismal swamp," with the mud 

 far above one's boots ! One £ach of Myopa buccata and ? testacea, on hawthorn 

 blossom, were taken with several commoner species, among which were Pipizetla 

 virens, Psilopus platypterus, and the curious " New Forest Fly," Ilippobosca 

 equina. 



The Neuroptera were fairly well represented for the time of year, many of the 

 earlier 8))ecies being met witii. Rhaphidia nolula and inaculicollis began to emerge 



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