232 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



the Stylopidse constitute one of the five families of Neu- 

 roptera, the others being LibelhilidaB, Giyllidae, Forficulidge 

 and Phiyganidce, and the situation of the Stylopidae being 

 between the Foificulida3 and Plnyganidae. An abstract of 

 this system will be found in the ' Entomologist,' at p. 38 of 

 the first volume (1842). Mr. Svvainson's observations, which 

 1 have there quoted, show us that he has enunciated a "law 

 of universal representation which saves a world of explana- 

 tory details ;" so that he holds himself excused from giving 

 his reasons for placing Stylops in the Nenroptera and next 

 to the Pliryganidae. I have elsewhere stated my reasons for 

 considering Stylops coleopterous, and 1 have never met with 

 a competent coleoplerist who maintained a dissentient opi- 

 nion. The natural situation of the fan)ily Stylopidse is amongst 

 those Heleromera of which the larvie are parasites in the 

 nests of social Hymenoptera ; such are Ripiphorus, Sitaris, 

 and others, the larva in all which is metamorphic, being 

 first hexapod and active, afterwards apod and stationary. — 

 Jiidivard Newman. 



157. Remarks on Coenonympha Typhon and C. Davns. — 

 Some time ago I sent specimens of C. Typhon to Prof. 

 Hering, who informs me they are the var. Rothliebii of Ger- 

 man writers, and that similar examples had been taken near 

 Hamburgh. C. Typhon is not rare in Argyleshire (where I 

 have found it scarcely above the sea-level), and all that I 

 have seen, differ from C. Davus in having the white streak on 

 the imder side of the fore wings far more oblique, and di- 

 rected towards the anal angle ; while in all the specimens of 

 C. Davus 1 have seen it is directed towards the inner margin 

 at some distance from the angle. I'ypical C. Davus from 

 Germany more resemble Scotch than English specimens. — 

 A. Wilson, in Ent. Mo. Mag. p. 216. 



158. Occurrence of Gonioctena affinis of Gyllenhal, a 

 Species new to Britain. — Among some British Coleoptera be- 

 loriging to Mr. Cocking, of Norfolk, I have found one specimen 

 of a Gonioctena, which agrees with Gyllenhal's description 

 of afTuns, and which Mr. Cocking informs me he found among 

 some sweepings belonging to Mr. Winter. The latter does 

 not remember taking this insect, but has no doubt that it was 

 captured by himself, with Leptura sanguinolenta (also in Mr. 

 Cocking's box), in the Norfolk fens, as he had not collected 



