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after her, with a queer appearance of anger; gets in front, 

 and stands facing her again ; then she turns coyly round ; 

 but he, quicker and more active, scuttles round too, and 

 seems to whip her with his antennae; then for a bit they 

 stand face to face, play with their antennae, and seem to be 

 all in all to one another." (" Monograph," p. 109.) It may 

 seem to some readers that this has iDut little to do with 

 mangold wurzel and mangold wurzel beetles, but I trust the 

 departure from the strict order of science may be forgiven. — 

 Edward Newman. 



E. Be Bratli. — Name of a Beetle, — The beetle is Crypto- 

 cephalus sericeus. Very common in yellow composite 

 flowers throughout the summer. — Edward Newman.^ 



S. L. Mosley. — Diptera. — I shall be very glad to name 

 any British specimens of Sarcophaga; of any belonging to 

 the restricted family, Muscidae ; and of Anthomyidae. There 

 is no complete published list of British Diptera; but Mr. G. 

 H. Verrall is at present engaged in drawing one up. — R. H. 

 Meade; Bradford, Yorkshire. 



John Sterry, J. D. S., George Mennell, William Ashhy, 

 and a number of other Correspondents. — Firejiies. — From' 

 various parts of the country 1 have received accounts of 

 specimens of fireflies captured on the wing, and actually in 

 the act of emitting light. The localities are chiefly — Keston 

 Common, in Kent; Tunbridge Wells; Sandown and Bon- 

 church, in the Isle of Wight; Fordingbridge, near Salisbury; 

 and Penzance, in Cornwall. A very careful examination 

 and comparison do not reveal any difference in character 

 between these and the males of the ordinary English glow- 

 worm. The prothorax has an indistinct, ochreous mark just 

 within the margin, and without any decided limits beneath ; 

 the legs have also pale longitudinal markings, and the 

 teru)inal joint of the abdomen is yellow, more especially two 

 circular spots, from which the light is said to emanate ; the 

 elytra have three longitudinal keels, which are very feebly 

 pronounced ; and the wings are smoke-coloured. The speci- 

 mens examined are from Keston Common and Penzance. — 

 Edward Newman. 



John Thorpe. — Hair-ivorm. — I enclose you an animal 

 which we generally take on some rocks where fresh water 

 runs over. We have taken them ten inches long. We should 



