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larvae, one of which I observed making a meal of a defunct Oeotrv/pes ; and the 
perfect insect was taken flying rather freely towards evening, and more sparingly in 
the middle of the day. On the logs I captured the fragile Dirccea loevigata, Elater 
pomorum, a few Pytho depressus (whose forked-tail larva abounded under bark, with 
that of the ever present Bhaghim), and divers wandering Clems formicarius, the 
latter much resembling a large exotic ant. Here also, among the damp chips, were 
Trechus rubens (as before), and Pterostichus orinomus, which I also found under 
stones at the Loch side and on the mountain slopes. 
With these, in fungoid growth, Hister succicola, Triplax russica, and Philonthus 
succicola occurred (one of the StajDh. with two five-jointed tarsi to one of its hind- 
legs), accompanied by hosts of the beautiful though common Bolitobius atricapillus. 
Towards evening, divers Tomici (bidens and acuminatus) and Cis festivus were to be 
taken wandering on barked logs ; and the welcome sight of powdery black fungus 
assured the presence of Liodes, very many specimens of castanea, glabra, and 
Immeralis lurking in such growth, and whole families of them haunting the mouldy 
chips and dirt immediately beneath the trees whereon it occurred. Asfinomus, 
Pissodes, Hylobius, Hylastes, Rhizophagus, and Epurcea pusilla in swarms, were 
exposed by turning over newly-sawn planks ; all being, indeed, more or less common 
everywhere, jlsiinowus, judging from the freshness and perfect condition of some 
of my specimens, appeared to be just emerging from pupa, though the insect had 
been observed for mouths. I found several live pupae under bark, and was startled 
one morning at 5 a.m. (broad sunlight) by seeing a fine male of the beetle fly down 
upon my modest bed (and dining) room window, which his horns nearly spanned. 
Asermim was not so intrusive as formerly, though common enough, lurking in the 
deep layers and cracks of fir bark ; it is so abundant as to be well known to the 
wood-cutters, who call it the " soft timberman." 
There were but few unbarked logs to be found within somemDes of the village : 
but by pertinacious hunting I contrived to find here and there one fit to work, — the 
best things obtained therefrom being Epurma angustula (2), Omalium inflatum (4), 
Xyloterus lineahis (several), Quedius xanihopus (rare), Q. Iwvigatus (common), 
BoUtochara obliqua, Bomalota pilosa, H. immersa, Placusa sp., Phlceocharis, Leptusa 
analis (not rare) , Philonthus splendidulus, &c. I also found a fine male of Homalota 
fusco-femorata, Wat. {picipes, Thorns.), very Uke occulta, but readily distinguishable 
by the abrupt central triangular notch in its upper penultimate abdominal segment. 
The Quedii are easier to see than catch (except a wide beating-net be held beneath 
the log when ripping off the bark), as they drop and race oflf directly their hiding- 
places are exposed. I obtained many mature pupae, but failed to rear the insects 
satisfactorily in a box, as they require a point d'appui to assist them in shufifling off 
their mortal coil. 
Stumps left in the ground were productive in a less degree, and not easy to 
discover with bark on. Those recently cut had the accustomed Asemum, Ips 
4-punctata, &c., on their turpentine-oozing upper surface ; and the older ones pro- 
duced MelaTi of its castanipes, Rhyncolus chloropus (abundant), Agathidium rotundatv/m 
(common), and Liodes, Quedius, Leptusa, &c., with two species of Cerylon. Once I 
found Bradycellus collaris under bark, — a curious locality, only to be equalled by 
finding a fine large black Malthodes (near marginatus) and Salpingus ater in moss 
on the top of one of the mountains. 
