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The little Artaxerxes butterfly is very common on Orroclc 

 Hill, about a mile from here. — J. Bosu'ell Syme ; Balmuto, 

 Fi/eshire, N.B.,July 18, 1868. 



Coleoptera at Soirfhsea. — Brachinus crepitans is very 

 abundant at the roots of Anthoxanthum odoratum at the east 

 side of the island. It is a good plan to cut armfuls of weeds 

 and place them in a heap vviiere this species occurs, and the 

 next day to shake the dried herbage over paper or into an 

 umbrella. In this way 1 have trapped upwards of a hundred 

 specimens at one time, and the noise and smoke from so 

 many minute pieces of artillery was something startling, and 

 anything but pleasant to the eyes and nose. Anchomenus 

 prasinus occurs with it in numbers, and is also plentiful in 

 depressions in the sand near Southsea beach in February, 

 March and April, but not to be met with during the summer 

 months. 



Dermestes undulatns. Very common along the shore, in 

 dead birds, fish, &c. I shook upwards of thirty specimens 

 from a dried dog-fish a few days since. 



Anthnphagns Vacca. In any numbers in cow droppings, 

 in May and June, all along the coast. 



Priobium castaneun). Dug from old whitethorn-stumps 

 in April, in quantities. Like most of the vvood-feeding species, 

 the larva, pupa and imago may be found together. 



Caeliodes fuliginosus. The larva of this species appears 

 to be confined to the docks and plantains : it is a very abun- 

 dant species from December to May ; in the former month 

 they must be sought for in holes in the sand ; in May any 

 number may be obtained by sweeping near Castney Fort . 



Clonus Scrophularise, Thapsus and Blattariae. On Scrophu- 

 laria aquatica, in large numbers, near Portsdown Hill and at 

 Hayling Island. These three species are generally found in 

 company in June. 



Miccotrogus picirostris. At the roots of grass among dead 

 bramble-sticks in the winter, abundant on the east side of the 

 island. Be sure to wear strong gloves whilst searching among 

 brambles for this species, or you may get more thorns than 

 beetles. 



Erirhinus pillumus. This has been considered an uncom- 

 mon species and uncertain in the times of its appearance, but 

 I have known it for some years as one of our most abundant 



