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Telephorus rusticus, Fall. In Palm House. Coll. J. W. Ander- 
son. A common species on Umbelliferae. 
HETEROMERA, 
Nacerdes melanura, Z. Herbaceous ground. Coll., W. Irving. 
Breeds in old damp woodwork ; often found in cellars and the 
streets of towns. 
Ruyncorwora. 
Sitones sulcifrons, Thumb. In Herbaceous ground. Coll., 
W. Irving. 
Coeliodes erythroleucus, Gmel. In Propagating Pits. Coll, 
- Ruck, 
Both species occur on Ulex in early spring, the former commonly, 
the latter very occasionally, 
Cucusitpak, 
CARABIDAR. 
Amara trivialis, Gyil. In Trop. Fern House. Coll., E. W. Morse. 
A common British ground beetle. 
and galleries in and under the bark of some kind of tree. The 
genus Cryphaloides is closely allied to Cryphalus, Er., of which 
we have British species which feed in beech, lime, and larch, and 
might, if they were less rare than they are, do considerable 
damage to such trees. ie a 
Baris (Acythopus) aterrimus, at. = ochivora, Blackburn. un 
in a haat er celeste secundum from Malaya, In Orchid 
Houses. Coll., A. C. Miles. a ap 
This beetle was undoubtedly imported with the orchid, since it 
is a native of the Malay States. It has occasionally been taken 
elsewhere in England, associated with imported Dendrobia. 
Formicomus pedestris, Rossi. A specimen was found associated 
with ants (Cremastogaster) in cork in the Fern Houses. Coll., 
J.S. Christie. In Europe it inhabits Italy. 
heteromerous beetle which comes near our Anthicus. This 
beetle is figured (fig. 3) in the pees and some notes are added on 
this interesting species by Mr. Donisthorpe (see p. 251). 
