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Birch Wood has produced its accustomed 3IetalUtes m 

 great abundance, on young oaks especially, and Dno])hilus 

 pusillus, also in large quantities, by sweeping in the spring 

 under fir trees. 



Darenth appears to have had a comparative rest : I was 

 lucky enough, however, to take Tropideres niveirodris at 

 exactly the same place as did Messrs. Douglas and Scott last 

 year. Dr. Power also has taken, in the Wood, Hijpulus 

 and Ileterothops -i-jiotatus. 



On the south coast, not far from Dover, Poophagus 

 nasturtiiy Bemhidium Sturmil, Badister peltaius and 

 Anchomenus livens have been captured, but not recorded ; 

 and, near Deal, Laccophilus variegatus and 3Ielanotus 

 niyti^ were found by Dr. Pov/er, Mr. Sharp and others. 



Tachinus Jiavipes (hitherto found only in one or two col- 

 lections) has occuri'ed rather plentifully in several places. 

 It was first taken by Mr. Waterhouse, at Bishop's Wood 

 (along with Rhizophagus perforatus), in the wet, sappy 

 sawdust round the stumps of felled oaks. Soon afterwards, 

 iSIr. E. Shepherd obtained it ^/^ stercore at Hampstead, and 

 (I believe) near Croydon. It has also been found by Mr. 

 Henderson, under similar conditions, in Scotland. 



Odontceus inohiUconiis has again appeared, one specimen 

 having been taken by Mr. de Rivaz, near Twickenham. I 

 have not heard of another example (except this) being taken 

 since I recorded the capture of one by myself at Darenth, in 

 the " Intelligencer." Prior to that, one was taken by Mr. 

 S. Stevens, at Birch Wood. Formerly it seems to have been 

 more common. 



A splendid example of Velleius dUatatus was taken, in 

 the New Forest, by Charles Turner, whilst examining sugared 

 trees, with a lantern, for Lepidoptera ; he could, how^ever. 



