8 Ashmolean Natural History Society of Oxfordshire. 



Family Bruchidae. 

 Bruchus pisi, L. Specimens of ihis beetle found by Prof. Poulton in 

 dried peas purchased in Market Street, Oxford, in 1904, are in the 

 University Museum. 



Family Chrysomelidse. 



*Cryptocephalus bilineatus, L. Not rare on Anthyllis viilne)-ana on 



the railway-bank near Yarnton ; first found by Mr. Collins, 3rd July, 



1908, 

 C. pusillus, F. On low bushes in summer. Wood Eaton, 30th July, 1907, 



also at Yarnton and Hen Wood (/. C.) ; I have found it at Cothill. 

 Gastroidea viridula, De G. Sparsey Bridge in flood-refuse, 1st May, 



1908 ; also by sweeping on the Cherwell banks. 

 Galerucella sagittarise, Gyll. On marsh herbage at Yarnton, not rare, 



6th July, 1908 (/. C). 

 *Longitarsus nasturtii, F. By sweeping at Tubney, rare (/. C). 



Family Cistelidse. 

 *Cistela luperus, Hbst. By sweeping at Cothill ; one specimen, 30th 

 May, 1908. 



Family MelandryidfiB. 



**Tetratoma desmaresti, Latr. By sweeping under beech trees at Wytliam 

 Park; one example, 17th October, 1908 (y. C). 

 "Hallomenus humeralis, Panz. One example, taken by Mr. A. H, 

 Hamm in his garden in Southfield Road, 20th June, 1909. 



**Anisoxya fuscula, 111. Single examples, taken by me at Tubney, 15th 

 September, 1909, and by Mr. G. C. Champion at Wytham Park, 2nd 

 October, 1909 ; in both instances by sweeping under beech trees. 



**Abdera quadrifasciata. Curt. Taken singly by sweeping at Wytham 

 Park, by Mr. H. St. J. Donisthorpe, 5th July, 1908, and found in 

 some numbers by us on the same day, running on the bare wood of a 

 dead beech tree ; again met with on the same tree, July and August, 

 1909. 



**A. bifasciatata, Marsh. One example, beaten out of spruce-fir at 

 Tubney by Mr. P. Harwood, 25th June, 1909. 



Family Pythidae. . 

 *Rhinosimus ruficoUis, L. By sweeping at Wytham Park, i6th October, 

 1908 ; subsequently found there not rarely under l)eech bark by Mr. J. 

 Collins. 



Family Meloidse. 

 [Sitaris muralis, Forst. var. flava, Hamm. 'Ent. Mo. Mag., 1909, 

 p. 277). This well-marked variety has been taken sparingly since 1907 

 by Mr. A. H. Hamm, on walls near Iffley in autumn.] 



Family Anthribidse. 

 *Choragus sheppardi, Kirby. By sweeping at Tubney Wood ; one 

 example, 26th August, 190S {J. C). 



Family Curculionidse. 



*Apion hookeri, Kirby. By sweeping near Tubney; rare, 23rd July, 

 1909. 

 Phyllobius pomonae, Ol. Generally distributed, and common in early 

 summer by sweeping, «S:c. ; the var. cincrcipcnnis, Gyll. is fairly 

 frequent at Tubney. 



