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without these loose slabs. On what does the insect feed? A 
fine brown powder comes off the wood when handled, similar to, 
if not identical with, that produced by dry-rot; but I have found 
nothing of a fungoid nature, unless this may be called so. I shall 
be pleased to send a few unset specimens to any gentleman in 
want of this species.—Tuos. H. Hart; Kingsnorth, Ashford, 
Kent. 
-Prionus corrarius at Ricumonp Parx.—Whilst digging for 
pupe in this park on the 1st inst., I came upon a dead specimen 
of this beetle at the roots of an oak: the specimen is somewhat 
imperfect.—N. C. GraHam; November 3, 1879. 
COLEOPTERA BROUGHT DOWN BY FLoops.—It sometimes 
happens that a very extensive assortment of such beetles as live 
on the ground or among low herbage may be fished out of the 
water in time of floods. During the frequent inundations which 
have happened this year in the Aylesbury district I have thus 
met with many individuals, but very few species. Carabus monilis 
and C.nemoralis (the former by hundreds), Clivina fossor and 
C. collaris, Byrrhus sericeus, Pecilus cupreus, Amara cursor, 
Notiophilus biguttatus, and three species of Agriotes, are all I could 
distinguish among the heaps I searched over. From these 
captures either the present is a very unentomological season or 
central Bucks is a very unentomological district.—C. R. SuaTEr ; 
18, Wray Crescent, Tollington Park, N. 
Loca ContoratTion oF INsEcTs.— On comparing two series 
of Aromia moschata, the one captured by myself at Tottenham, 
and the other collected by my father (J. W. Slater) in the East of 
Europe, I was struck with the fact that whilst the former were 
almost all bright green, the continental specimens were of a 
reddish bronze. I should like to know if this difference has been 
observed by others, or if it is merely accidental.—Ib. 
NovTEs ON THE LARVA OF Curysopa.—On August 21st, 1879, I 
found a number of eggs of a species of Chrysopa on an ivy stem. 
The larve had just hatched, but were still on the egg-stalk. They 
were semitransparent, and seemed to experience some difficulty in 
descending from their elevated position. ‘The antenne were very 
long and three-jointed; the third joint is shorter than the other 
two, and the basal joint is very thick; the antenne are covered 
