20S February, 



Quedins cruentus, Leistotrophus murinus, Philonthus puella, Necrophorus mortuorum, 

 Sister succicoJa and Omosita depressa, in the same, when stale; Priobium castaneum, 

 Acalles ptinoides, A. turbatus, Ccenopsis Waltoni, Rhiyiosimus rujxcollis, and R. 

 viridipennis, on holly trunks ; Agathidium nigripenne, Ditoma crenata, Rhizophagus 

 cribratus, and R. politus, under bark ; Epuraa decem-guttata, Cryptarcha strigata, 

 and C. imperialis, at exuding sap ; Aphodius nitidulus, A. conspurcatus, A. 

 obliteratus, A. depressus commonly, ^4. sticticus (1 example), and Qeotrupes mutator, 

 in horse and sheep droppings; Corymbites pectinicornis, A. cupreus, and the var. 

 ceruginosus, C. metallicus, C. bipustulatus, Sericosomus brunneus, and Campylus 

 linearis, flying in the sunshine or at rest on Pteris aquilina ; Badister sodalis, 

 Oxypoda soror, Megacronus analis, Lithocharis brunnea, Bythinus Curtisi, Cephen- 

 nium thoracicum, Agathidium atrum, A. seminulum, Strophosomus retusus, Sitones 

 cambricus, Barynotus mozrens, and Mniophila muscorum, by shaking moss ; JElmis 

 Volkmari, E. parallel ipipedtis, Telephorus alpinus, T. translucidus, Phytobius 

 4-tuberculatus, Orobitis cyaneus, Orckestes ilicis, Rhynchites cupreus, R. pubescens, 

 Liosomus ovatulus (var. collaris), Polydrusus micans, Clythra 4-punctata, Lamp- i 

 rosoma concolor, Cryptocephalus morcei, Chrysomelavarians, C. didymata, Gonioctena 

 pallida, Pachyta 8-maculata, by sweeping. — A. E. Hodgson, Coleford, Gloucester : 

 January, 1881. 



Ocyusa picina in Warioickshire. — Ey stripping the folds of Typha latifolia 

 growing in a boggy place not far from Birmingham, I recently captured several 

 specimens of the rare Ocyusa picina, Aub. In its company were a few O. maura, 

 great numbers of Anchomenus puellus, and three or four Baris T-album, as well as 

 lots of commoner Coleoptera. The severe weather has put a stop to out-door ento- 

 mologizing for a time, but, as soon as the frost ceases, I purpose searching for more 

 0. picina, with the view of supplying any of my correspondents who may be in 

 want of the species. — W. Gr. Blatch, Green Lane, Smallheath, Birmingham : 

 January 15th, 1881. 



Plegaderus dissectus in Warwickshire. — On the 21st June last a single specimen 

 of Plegaderus dissectus occurred to me whilst searching for Diphyllus lunatus 

 amongst a fine crop of Hypoxylon concentricum, which had sprung out of the de- 

 caying trunk of a fallen ash tree in this neighbourhood. Under the bark of the 

 same log I found Ptinella angustula and Euplectus nigricans, the latter being 

 noteworthy, inasmuch, as until then I had never found E. nigricans except under 

 oak bark. — Id. 



Extraordinary vitality of Otiorhynchus ambiguus. — During a visit to the Isle 

 of Wight in May last, I captured a number of specimens of Otiorhynchus ambiguus, 

 which I placed in laurel until my return home. I carded the majority of them early 

 in June ; but finding fourteen specimens still alive, I put them in fresh laurel in a 

 stoppered glass jar, where they remained until to-day. On taking them out to set 

 them this evening, I was surprised to find that two individuals were still alive, after 

 nearly eight months' close confinement in the poisonous laurel ! The fact seems to 

 mc sufficient! v extraordinary to deserve record. — Id. : January 18th, 1881. 



