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Dianous ccerulescens, Gyll. One specimen in flood-refuse on Sparsey 

 Bridge, 2nd May, 1908. 

 *Platystethus capito, Heer. Wytham, on the wing, April, 1908 ; also 

 at Yarnton (/. C). 

 Homalium punctipenne, Thorns. Wytham Park, under bark, 4th 

 September, 1908, not rare ; also at Cothill {J. C). 

 **H. salicis, Gyll. One specimen of this very rare species taken by 

 evening sweeping at Wood Eaton, 31st May, 1909. 

 *H. planum, Payk. Under sappy oak-bark at Besselsleigh, rare, 29th 

 May, 1909. 



Family Silphidae. 

 Agathidium marginatum, Sturm. At roots of herbage in summer ; 



Tabney, found not rarely by Mr. J. R. le B. Tomlin and myself. 

 **Anisotoma anglica, Rye. This fine species has been taken at Wytham 



Park, I2th September, 1908 (/. C), and by myself on l6th October 



of the same year and on ist October, 1909. 

 **A. brunnea, Sturm. Both sexes of this very rare species taken by 



sweeping under fir trees at Tubney, 15th September, 1909 ; also 



taken there by Mr. Tomlin, 9th October. 

 **Triarthron markeli, Schm. One specimen, by sweeping under firs 



at Tubney, 20th September, 1909. 

 *Choleva fusca, Panz. Widely but sparingly distributed throughout the 



district ; I find it in vegetable refuse in my garden at Summertown. 

 **Colon latum, Kr. One specimen in moss at Cothill, 25th April, 1909 



{/. C). 



Family Scydmaenidse. 



**Neuraphes rubicundus, Schaum. One example of this rare species 

 found in a mole's nest near Yarnton, 2 1st February, 1909 (_/. C). 



[**Euthia schaumi, Kies. The insect recorded in the "Preliminary 

 List " as E. plicata, Gyll., must be referred to this species, which has 

 since been taken by Mr. Collins in decayed wood at Wood Eaton, 

 and by myself in numbers by evening sweeping near Wolvercote 

 Paper Mill, 9th September, 1909.] 



Family PselaphidsB. 

 *Bythinus burrelli, Denny. In moss at Bagley Wood, rare, February, 



1905 (^F.//.). 

 **Batrisus venustus, Reich. In a nest of Lasiiis fuliginosics near Cothill, 

 April, 1909, one example (_/. C). 



Family Coccinellidae. 



*Scymnus pygmseus, Fourc. One example, in sand-pit near Cumnor, 

 20lh June, 1909 {/. C ). 



Family Endomychidse. 



*Lycoperdina bovistae, F. This curious beetle has occurred rather freely 

 at Tubney in small ripe puff-balls in late autumn ; first taken, 1st 

 October, 1908. 



Family Colydiidae. 



**Myrmecoxenus vaporariorum, Guer. In a manuie-heap near Sum 

 mertown ; one example, 22nd September, I909. 



