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Family Nitidulidae. 

 Epuraea pusilla, 111. At oak sap, Wythani Great Wood, 17th August, 

 1909 (/. C). 

 *Meligethes ochropus, Sturm. By sweeping at Yarnton ; two 



examples, 6th August, 1908 (J. C). 

 *M. bidens, Bris. By sweeping at Tubney, 26th July, 1908 (/. C.) ; 



also found not rarely at Hen Wood on Teiecrii///t Scorodonia. 

 *Pityophagus ferrugineus, F. In sappy oak stump at Besselsleigh ; one 

 example, 29th May, 1909. 

 Rhizophagus parallelocollis, Gyll. One example in Lonsdale Road, 

 Summertown, 24th May, 1909. 

 **R. politus, Hell. One example by sweeping on Canal bank near Bletch- 

 ington Station, 22nd May, 1909 {A. H. Havim). 



Family MonotomidsB- 



'Monotomaquadricollis, Aube. f ^°^!? ^^''*^" not rarely in haystack 

 *M rufa Redt 1 "'^'"'^^ '■'^^'' Yarnton, sth June, 



' ■ \ 1909 (/. C). 



*M. longicollis, Gyll. In manure-heap near Wood Eaton ; one example, 

 6th August, 1909. 



Family Lathridiidse. 



*Cartodere elongata. Curt. Besselsleigh and Tubney, in decayed wood ; 



rare, 29th May, 1909. 

 *Melanophthalma similata, Gyll. By beating spruce-firs at Tubney ; 



taken not rarely by Mr. Tomlin and myself, June, 1909. 



Family Cucujidse. 



•Silvanus mercator, Fauv. On warehouse walls near Railway Station, 

 rare. 



Family Cryptophagidge. 



**Cryptophagus subdepressus, Gyll. By beating spruce-firs at Wytham 



Great Wood, sparingly, 3rd June, 1909 (_/. C), and subsequently 



taken there by me. 



C. bicolor, Sturm. Tubney, by sweeping, Sth August, 1909 {Prof. T. 



//tidson Beare). 



*Paramecosoma melanocephalum, Herbst. In flood-refuse at Enslow 



Bridge, rare, 21st May, 1908. 

 *Atomaria peltata, Kr. By sweeping near Cothill, rare, 15th July, 1909. 

 A pusilla, Payk. In vegetable refuse. Water Eaton, July, 1908 (/. C). 

 *A. berolinensis, Kr. In dead loaves, &c., Wytham, 3rd July, 1909 

 (_/. C.) ; also taken by myselfat Cothill. 

 A. apicalis, Er. In vegetable refuse ; Wood Eaton, 7th July, 1907 ; 

 also at Water Eaton and Cothill [f. C). 



Family Parnidse. 



/•These two species were taken freely by Mr. 



•Elmis subviolaceus. Mull. ^"'^'"^ adhering to small stones in a 



•E. cupreus, Miill. " ^l''"^''^"; "f '' If^P' 8th April, 1909, and 



*^ I are also found not rarely ni Bayswater 



1^ Brook. 



*Parnus luridus, Er. I have taken this recently introduced British 



species in a little swamp near Kidlington, 12th Rlay, 1909. 



