294 ENTOMOLOGICAL RAMBLES IN THE MIDLANDS. 
This seems to be a rich field for Geodephaga. Besides those already 
named, we have secured a fine series of the beautiful though common 
Cicindela campestris, including some striking varieties, bronze instead of 
green, and having small black specks on the elytra in place of yellow 
spots. Dyschirius globosus, Patrobus excavatus, Taphria nivalis, and 
Olisthopus rotundatus occur in abundance, as also do many species of 
Amare and Harpali. Of Amara fulva we pick up two, and are fortunate 
enough to secure three examples of the rare A. patricia. Amongst the 
small pebbles in the roadway Bembidium lampros (the variety velox 
occurring sparingly,) B.brunnipes, and B. femoratum abound. Upon lifting 
a larger stone we are gladdened with the sight of two beautiful beetles 
and a rare moth, the former being Corymbites encus, male and female, 
one a dark bronze, the other a deep blue, and the latter the Glaucous 
Shears Moth, Hadena glauca. 
Pressing on over the moor in the direction of the Huntington Belt, 
we reach ‘Deakins’ Grave,” 760ft. above sea level. Here we pick 
up the variety griseus of Harpalus ruficornis, and a dead and damaged 
specimen of Nebria Gyllenhalli, two northern insects ; more Miscodera and 
Pterostichus lepidus turn up; also a very fine example of Calathus 
nubigena. 
But we must push on through the heather towards Hednesford. As 
we go we start up great numbers of the very beautiful little moth Anarta 
myrtilli, together with hosts of ‘‘ Crambs” and other moths. 
The pool seems full of water beetles, and on the margin we find 
many species of Geodephaga and Brachelytra. At one end, on the leaves 
of Polygonum amphibium, are to be seen hundreds of specimens of Galeruca 
nymphee in all stages of development, and under a dead dog occurs a 
“ fine fresh specimen of Silpha opaca. 
Our way now takes us over a not very interesting part of the 
Chase towards Norton Bog and Reservoir. The walk pulls the 
‘‘kinks” out of our legs, and on arriving at the Reservoir we are 
prepared for more work. Close to the margin of the water is a 
mass of rubbish washed up by the ‘‘ waves;” we turn it over, and are 
rewarded by seeing Carabus nitens, perhaps the most strikingly coloured 
of all the British Carabide. It is accompanied by C. granulatus and 
several Anchomeni, including the handsome but common 4. margina- 
tus. Amongst the gravel we take quite a host of Bembidia, this being 
apparently the favourite locality on the Chase for the very interesting 
little beetles comprisedin this genus. The following species of Bembidium 
fall victims to our prowess: rufesccns, obtusum, biguttatum, eneum, gutiula 
Mannerheimi, quadrimaculatum, quadriguttatum, articulatwm, lampros, 
nigricorne, bipunctatum, decorum, monticola, brunnipes, tibiale, atroceruleum, 
femoratum, littorale, flammulatum, and punctulatum, not by any means a 
bad day’s sport in themselves, even had we “bottled” nothing else. 
But there are afew more things yet to be added to our list. By digging 
in the marly bank we turn out two or three specimens of the ludicrously 
awkward Nebria livida, very interesting as occurring in the Midlands, the 
headquarters of this beetle being on the coasts of Yorkshire, Norfolk, &c. 
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