62 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 
Each morning when the covering was removed, Bombardiers by 
the dozen scampered down the sides of the heap. Hitherto I had 
only taken it sparingly, so that finding it in abundance 
corresponds with the remarks of Mr. Hopkins (Entom. xi. 256). 
I suppose the warmth generated by the damp wheat was the 
source of attraction. With it was Anthicus floralis, equally 
abundant, and a few Staphs. Although the aggregate of beetles 
taken during the year was comparatively small, somewhat over 
five hundred and fifty species (exclusive of Brachelytra) were 
represented, among which the following may be worthy of passing 
notice :—Polystichus vittatus, Dromius quadrisignatus, Badister 
peltatus, Cryptarcha vmperialis, Cryptophagus populi, Mycetophagus 
quadriguttatus, Dermestes Frischi, Aphodws lwvidus, Drilus 
flavescens, male and female (previously recorded), Telpehorus 
figuratus, Cionus thapsus, Sibynes primitus, Magdalinus barbicornis, 
Molytes germanus (Mr. Jeffery and I came upon a colony of these 
monsters feeding upon Heraclewm in a sandy wood), T'rachyphleus 
alternans, Otiorhynchus fuscipes, Brachytarsus  scabrosus, 
Zeugophora flavicollis, Cryptocephalus sexpunctatus, Conopalpus 
testaceus. I am indebted to Mr. Champion and the Rev. W. W. 
Fowler for naming several, and removing my doubts respecting 
many more of my captures.—THomas H. Harr; Kingsnorth, 
January 7, 1879. 
MicroGASTER FROM Pieris RAPH.—Last summer I bred a 
large number Of these little ichneumons from the cocoons given 
me by Mr. W. C. Boyd (see Entom. x. 302, note). The larger 
stigma shows it to be a different species to the Brassice-feeding 
Apanteles glomeratus. I failed to finda name for it with the help of 
Haliday’s papers in the second volume of the Entomological Mag- 
azine, so applied to Mr. F’.Smith; but there being none of Haliday’s 
types of Microgaster in the Museum, he quite declined to attack 
Ruthe’s lot. Mr. Foran, of Eastbourne, sent me some of these 
cocoons which were evolved from a P. rape larva on September 3rd 
last —Epwarp A. Frrcu; Maldon, Essex. 
DryoPHANTA SCUTELLARIUS.—In walking through Cannwood 
in November last, I was struck with the size of some of the oak- 
galls on the under side of the fallen leaves. I filled a pocket 
with them, and on my return sent a few to Mr. EK. A. Fitch, who 
pronounced them to be the gall of Dryophanta scutellarius, and 
