94 THK entomologist's UECORU. 



Entomological Notes from Putney, 1921. 



By H. DONISTHOIIPE, F.Z.S., F.E.S. 



Jan. 9th. — Cocvinella 11-pnnrtata, L. ab. O-pnnctata, L. out on 

 fence on Putney Common. 



Jan. 24th. — The honey bee {Aju's m ell i fern) flying in garden. 



,, 80th. — Cocrinella 7-punctata, L. on fence. 

 Feb. 15th. — Queen Wasp (IVs/^a vnhiaris) flying in garden. 



„ 20th. — Corticaria fiilva, Com. in scullery. 

 March 14th. — Harpalns oeiiens, F. in garden. 

 ,, 18tb. — Queen Wasp flying in garden. 

 „ 23rd. — Blaps iimcronata, Lat. in scullery. 

 ,, 24th. — Oiiinsita discoidea, F. on the wing in garden. 

 ,, 25th. — Gahriiis nif/ritiiliis, Gr. in garden. 

 ., 28th.— i>orciis payallelopijiediii^, L. emerged from a log of 

 flrewood. The log was given to me by a neighbour on March 4th, 

 1920 ; when a large Lamellicorn larva could be seen in a burrow in 

 the wood. The hole was soon filled up with frass. 



April 3rd. — Many small Coccidae ( J J ) were flying in the garden 

 in the late afternoon. 



April 4t,h. — Ithizophat/us ferriKjincKs, Pk. caught on the wing 

 in garden. 



April 12th. — The small white {l^ien's rapae) flying in garden ; 

 another in the High Street on 13th. 



April IBth. — Blaps tiiiieyonata, Lat. on pavement in street. 



,, 14th. — AucliomeuHS parawpitnctatiis, F. on path. 

 May 12th. — Vermestes lardarhis, L. in scullery. 

 ,, ISth. — Acupalpus nieridianiis, L. in garden. 

 ,, 15th. — Hi/lastes aiiffiistatiis, Hbst. in bath room. This may 

 be H. attcnitatiis, Er. ; though I am not satisfied that the two species 

 are distinct. This rare species must have flown into the house. 

 May 18th. — Pltilondius politus, F. in garden. 

 ,, 19th. — Osiiiia, sp., the bee entering small hole in post in 

 Putney Station. 



May 25th.— Lace Wing Fly out m garden. 



'28th. — Carabiis violciceiis, L. ; several in drain in garden. 

 29th. — Xiptits /lololeiiciis, Fall, in cupboard in kitchen. 

 .June Brd. — Liicaniis cerviis, L. J on fence in Hazelwell Rd. 

 ,, 23rd. — AU'ochaia sufcic(da, Th. on window in study. 

 „ 24th. — Lncaniis cerrus, L. ? a very small specimen on pave- 

 ment near East Putney Station. This female only measures 26 mm. 

 I possess a specimen of Dorcns parallidnpijH'dus which I took at Ryde 

 I. of W., which measures 27 mm. 



July 15th. — Xa)it/iidi)iiis (flabrdfu.'^, Gr. in garden. 

 ,, 15th and Aug. 27th. — The Holly ]31ue Celastn'na {Ci/aniris) 

 <ir(lioln>i in garden. 



August 28th.— The Red Admiral {Vijianwis atalanta) flying in 

 garden . 



August 29th. — Aphndiim ni/ipes, L. on pavement. 

 Sept. Brd and 14th. — The small Copper Iliiiiiicia {Chri/nophanns) 

 pJdaeos, in my garden. J have not noticed this butterfly in my 

 garden before. 



Sept. 10th.— "r///»».s' ater, Gr. in garden. This species is rare 

 inland. Rye recorded it from Wimbledon and I have taken it at Penge. 



