WITH A RECORD OF COLEOPTEROUS INSECTS, ETC. 91 



Wansbeck. Hijdroporus latiis, a very rare British species, I have 

 taken in the Derwent, and in the Devil's Water ; it lives amongst 

 the large stones, in running water. I have again taken Gyrinus 

 lineatus in the Ouseburn, and one single specimen in the Derwent. 

 Par mis auriculatus has been found at Rothley, and on the 

 banlvs of the Devil's Water. Elmis valkmari has occurred 

 plentifully in the Wansbeck, and the Devil's Water. Elmis 

 variabilis, cupreus, minutissimus, and parallelipipedes, have been 

 taken in the Wansbeck, and the Tyne. Laranebius nitidiis, 

 from Rothley lakes, Gosforth, and Long Benton. Philhydrus 

 7JielanocepJialus, in Rothley lakes, sparingly. Campta lutea was 

 taken on fungi in Hulne Park. Coimrus litoreus was taken 

 near Gibside ; Quedius lateralis, at Wallington : Stilicus imjipes, 

 near Scotswood; and Geodromus plagiatus, near Rothley. Cy- 

 pJioti immunis? under a stone in the Hartburn. Pacliyrhinus 

 leiicogaster, Coecinella livida, and Orchesia miner, have all occurred 

 at Rothley. Clytus arcuatus has been taken near Stockton, by 

 John Hogg, Esq. I caught Ischnomera melanura, fl)' ing, on the 

 coast at South Shields. Finally, a very rare insect, Salpingus 

 ater, was taken by a friend in a most extraordinary locality — viz., 

 perched on a gentleman's shoulder, at Newcastle races.* Hymenop- 

 tera were perhaps worse represented, in our district, than any other 

 order of insects. Tenthredinidce were almost totally wanting. 

 Formicidce were scarcely to be seen, and the same may be said of 

 the Fossores. The Vespidce, or the Wasps, however, were rather 

 common in early spring. I caught numbers of females, the. 

 majority of which were of one species, ?^ufa. From some un- 

 known cause, they became scarce in summer, and towards 

 autumn scarcely a nest could be found. P. J. Selby, Esq. 

 informs me, in a letter which I had the honour to receive from 

 him, that "among the Hymenoptera, the species of the genus 

 Vaspa were in greatly diminished numbers, particularly V. vul- 

 garis, which is generally very abundant in this locality (Twizell). 

 The queens of this species, I find, seldom make their appearance 

 before the middle of May, whereas those of V. rufa, and V. 

 britannica leave their winter quarters about the middle of April ; 



* To Dr. Power, of London, an active and acute Entomologist, I am indebted for the 

 Wansbeck, Uotblcy, Wallington, and II:irtburn localities. 



