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Capture of Ceralocomlus and Cryptostemma. — At the end of last July I found 

 a specimen of Cryptostemma aliena amongst stones on the margin of Dowle's 

 Brook in Bewdley Forest, and on a recent short visit to Matlock in search of Stenus 

 Guynemeri and Quedius auricomus (both of which species I obtained) I found three 

 specimens of Ceratocombas coleoptralus. They were on the under-side of bai'k lying 

 on the ground in a damp place. — Id. 



Notes on Hemiptera at Battle, Sfc. — During August I had the pleasure of 

 working some parts of our district in company with four other local entomologists, 

 Messrs. Gr. and H. Henry and E. P. and F. Collett. We confined our attention 

 almost entirely to the immediate neighbourhood of Battle and to Dallington Forest, 

 working principally at Hemiptera and Coleoptera. The larger Hemiptera were 

 much more abundant than usual ; besides plenty of Tropicoris, Piezodorus, Picrome- 

 rus, Ifyrmus, Gastrodes ferrugineus, and larvae and pupse of Pentatoma viridissima, 

 we took a few JElioides injlexus, Lurygaster maurus, and Corizus eapitatus, a con- 

 siderable number of Zicrona ccerulea and St rachia f estiva and a few Podisus luridus. 

 This latter was chiefly in the larval and pupal states, in which it is very handsome ; 

 one was observed sucking with great avidity a larva of Piezodorus, and by taking 

 this hint and supplying them with such food, several were brought to the imago 

 state. They seem, however, to be able to endure abstinence for a considerable time ; 

 one which remained without food for nearly a fortnight, at the end of that time 

 performed its final change satisfactorily and seemed as lively as ever. This species 

 was exceedingly local, being confined almost entirely to one damp corner of a wood 

 close by a large pond near Battle. Zicrona was on one occasion found sucking 

 Adimonia caprcea?. Cymus claviculus occurred in all its stages under Polygonum 

 aviculare, and another Cymus, which Mr. E. Saunders informs me is a variety of C. 

 glandicolor, was extremely adundant in damp places by sweeping ; we could not, 

 however, associate it with any particular plant. In one damp spot Monanthia 

 humuli was abundant, though there was but little Myoso tis. Dicyphus globidifer 

 occurred commonly on Lychnis diurna, larva? and pupee being present as well as 

 imagos ; I had also taken it in the same spot in May. By sweeping under fir trees 

 a few Macrolophas nubilus were obtained, though no Stachys was near, and on Scotch 

 firs we were pleased to find plenty of Acompocoris alpinus accociated with A. 

 pygmeeus. Sphagnum and other mosses yielded a few Ceratocomhus coleoptratus, 

 and Chilacis typhce was found in profusion at Ashburnham on bulrush-heads. Nabis 

 brevipennis, Anoterops setulosus, and two developed Stygnocoris rusticus, by sweep- 

 ing, a pupa of Ploiaria vagabunda under fir trees, Coranus subapterus and Triphleps 

 niger on heath, and Dictyonota strichnocera on furze bushes complete the list. 

 Among Coleoptera the best takes were three Mordella fasciata and a single Hap- 

 locnemus nigricornis, the firs also yielded in some numbers the usual Coccinellce, 

 including C. ocellata. Mr. "VY. Bennett has just shown me a fine specimen of Lamia 

 textor from Fairlight, near Hastings. — E. A. Butler, Hastings : Sept. 17th, 1881. 



Aculeate Hymenoptera at Hayling Island and Bournemouth. — I had two clays' 

 collecting at Hayling Island about the middle of last month, and made the following 

 captures that I think are worth recording : — 



Astata stigma, $ . — One specimen on the Sandhills to the East of the Island. 

 This is the second time only that the <? has been recorded from this country. 



