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CHALCIDIDAE. 
Coccophagus flavoscutellum, Ashmead, and Encyntus sp.? Several 
specimens taken in Fern House. These little Hymenopterous insects 
are parasitic on the Coccid Lecanium oleae, Brn. 
ICHNEUMONIDAE, 
Triclistus holmgreni. ©. Taken by H. Ruck in the Propagating 
Pits ; named by Mr. Claude Morley. 
COLEOPTERA. 
W. E. Sharp. 
(British species.) 
CLAVICORNIA. 
Tachinus rufipes, de G. In Propagating Pits. Coll., H. Ruck. 
Common everywhere. 
Silvanus surinamensis, Z. In Propagating Pits. Coll., H. Ruck. 
A cosmopolitan species found in all kinds. of imported produce. 
Can hardly be considered a member of the British fauna in its 
strictest sense. 
Corticaria pubescens, Gyil, In Propagating Pits, Coll., H. Ruck. 
A not uncommon British species 
PALPICORNIA. 
Sphaeridium scaraboeoides, F. In Propagating Pits. Coll., J. Scott. 
Generally common in the dung of herbivorous animals, 
LAMELLICORNIA. 
Doreus parallelopipedus, Z, In an old decayed Elm Tree, Q. Coll., 
W. Dallimore. In the larval state this insect usually feeds im 
decayed ash trees, 
Aphodius fimitarius, Z. In Propagating Pits, Coll., H. Ruck. 
Aphodius punctato-suleatus, Sturm. Herbaceous ground, Coll., 
W. Irving 
Two very common species of “dung beetles.” 
SERRICORNIA, 
Melanotus rufipes, 7st. In Fern Houses, Coll., J. S, Christie. 
Athous hoemorrhoidalis, F. In Aroid House. Coll., H. Green. 
In } ropagating Pits, Coll., uck, 
A common British « skip-jack ” beetle. 
Agriotes lineatus, L, In Propagating Pits. Coll., H. Ruck. 
Dolopius marginatus, Z, In Propagating Pits. Coll., J. Scott. 
The above four beetles are common British species, but owing 
probably to the temperature of the houses at Kew, have appeared in 
imaginal form long before their normal period of emergence. 
