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that it was only a dark variety of D. Applaua ; in fact one of 

 uiy correspondents returned it with that name attached, and 

 another as a variety of Neraorella. — H. Moncreaff ; Soulhsea, 

 October 4, 1869. 



Hydroporus cuspidaius, 8fc., at Soulhsea. — I send for 

 your acceptance a few specimens of Hydroporns cuspiclatus, 

 a species new to England : I took then) a few evenings since 

 from a pond on the nortli side of our island. At the same 

 time I took Cnemidotus caesns in some abundance ; Pelobins 

 Hermanni, several very soft specimens, apparently fresh from 

 the puyjaj ; Hydroporns picipes, H. parallelogrammus, H. 

 latus, H. planus, H. tinctns and H. lineatus, common. By 

 beating the bushes, Lilodactylus leucogaster, Coccinella 19- 

 punctata by dozens ; Coccidula scutellata and C. rnfa, com- 

 mon. In another part of the island 1 took Bagous lululosus, 

 not connnon, and with it B. euceratus, n.s., which I have had 

 some time in my collection as Phytonomus Rumicis. The 

 whole of the above-mentioned Coleoptera were named for me 

 by Mr. Crotch.— /(/. 



Note on Eanvi(j.s-. — Among the numerous moths, beetles 

 and Hies that are attracted by light in the calm, mild 

 autumnal nights, Labia minor is of frequent occurrence. 

 Sometimes, when it opens its elytra and prepares to fly, its 

 wings do not readily unfold, and it immediately recurves its 

 abdomen and applies its forceps to them, and then they ex- 

 ])and at once as if a spring was loosened. The use of the 

 forceps in folding up the wings was suggested in print many 

 years ago. The exotic species of this family are numerous, 

 and the forceps is very various in size and form, and there is 

 a wide field for research in noticing how this appendage is 

 en)ployed in the manipulation of the wings. — F. Walker; 

 Elm Hall, George Lane, IVaiistead. 



Flights of Insects : Si/rpJildce on the South Coast. — At 

 Margate, on August 24th, there came a great number of 

 these insects, so as to attract the notice of all visitors. Many 

 specimens were taken, amongst which 1 have identified Syr- 

 phus balteatus, S. decora, S. ta?niatus, S. topiarius, and 

 Eristalis tenax .? The wind was then blowing from the east, 

 and it was very hot weather. Tiie pier at Ramsgate on the 

 same day was almost covered with them, and everyone said 

 they cauje from the Channel. After this the wind was from 



