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very poor in Coleoptera. Some of the species were taken by my friend 

 Mr. H. H. Hamling, and in those cases I have inserted his name in 

 brackets after the record : — 



Cicendela cainpestris. Common in the Yeo valley. — Carabus viola- 

 ceus. The commonest of the genus. — C. arvensis. One specimen on 

 Codden Hill. — Cychrus rostratus. In South Devon, near Totnes, I 

 took two under stones, on the border of a larch-wood. — Leistus ferru- 

 r/ineus. Frequent under stones and bark. — L. spinibarbis and L. falvi- 

 barbu. One of each, under stones. — Nebria complanata. This is a 

 common insect on the sandy shores of the coast, at Greysands and 

 Santon (under sandstone boulders at the foot of the cliffs) and 

 Woolacombe. Their colouring makes them hard to see on the sand 

 until they move, but they generally remain still in times of danger. — 

 Broscus cephalotes. Common in the same localities as last. — Dyschirius 

 globosus and D. impnnctipennis. The Burrows. — Chlcenius vestitus. 

 Common at Venn Quarry, Barnstaple ; one specimen on the Yeo and 

 a few at Bishopstawton. — Badister bipustulatus, Dromius linearis, 

 D. nigriveatris. — Pristonychus terricola. Plentiful on the beech at 

 Santon, at the foot of cliffs, and in the dark caverns. — Anchomenus 

 angmticollis. Reported as rare here, but it is common in Acland 

 Woods under bark, and at one or two other Barnstaple localities. — 

 A. fuliginosus. Under alder bark. — A. marginatus. Braunton Bur- 

 rows ; not common; and A. thoreyi, Dej. — Calathus vielanocephalus. 

 Common. — Dichirotrichus piihesce7is and D. obsoletus and Cillenus late- 

 ralis. River Taw. — Bembidiam obtusum, B. rufescens. — B. paUidipe7ine. 

 Plentiful under stones and bits of bark near water, Braunton Burrows. 

 — DytiscHs marginalis. Venn Quarry (H. H. Hamling). — Agabus nebu- 

 losus. Has been taken on Lundy Island ; also at Venn. — Deronectes 

 12-piistulatus and Colymbetes fiiscus. — Orechtochilus villosus. Under 

 stones on the edge of the Yeo river, taken in daylight. — Creophilus 

 maxillosas. Very common ; also Bledius arenarius. — Staphylinus 

 cmsareus and Pkilunthus marginatus. — Olophrum, piceum. Yeo valley. — 

 Megacroinis cingidatus, Mann. One specimen, Acland Woods. — Ocypus 

 ater. Common at Santon. — AtemeUs emarginatus. In large numbers 

 in nest of Formica rufa in South Devon, near Totnes. — Tychus niger. 

 Common. — Pyrochroa rubcns. Common on timber. — Silpha thoracia. 

 Two in fungus, Acland Woods ; and numbers near West Buckland 

 by roadside (H. H. Hamling). — Atomaria linearis. About 4| acres of 

 mangolds were destroyed by these little beetles some time ago. The 

 Board of Agriculture advises that a Strawsoniser be run over the field 

 with ordinary Paris-green wash, and considered deep ploughing advis- 

 able. In districts on the Continent where this beetle is a serious pest 

 to sugar-beet, " thick sowing of seed " is practised, and would be worth 

 doing in this country, where the species is over numerous. — Tritoma 

 bipmtidata. Tawstock Woods. — C'occinella 14-guttata. On alders.— 

 C. variabilis. — Sinodendron cylindricimi. One in rotten beech ; and 

 also at Lynton (H. H. Hamling). — Dorcus paralleloj)edus. Near the 

 moor in Somerset, but on the Devon border (H. H. Hamling). 

 — Geotrupes tgphceus. One specimen, Santon ; also a pronotum of 

 female among some remains left by bats, Braunton. — Heterocercus 

 lavigata. River Taw. — Phijllopertha vulgaris and Cetonia anrata. 

 Barnstaple. — Anotnala miea. Common at Santon. — Hoplia philanthus. 



