Report for 1909. ^ 



*Tanymecus palliatus, F. Sparsey Bridge, in flood-refuse, ist May, 

 1908 ; taken in large numbers by sweeping Centatirea Scabiosa on 



Pixey Mead, near King's Weir, in July, 1909. 

 **Liosoma oblongulum. Boh. One example of this rare species found 



while gathering primroses at Wytham Park, 28th April, 1909. 

 *Dorytomus hirtipennis, Bedel. On sallow at King's Weir ; one speci- 

 men, 1 2th July, 1909. 

 Bagous alismatis, Marsh. In a swamp near Kidlington, not rare, 



27th April, 1909 ; also on Alisjiia Plantago at King's Weir in July. 

 *B. claudicans, Boh. (frit. Sharp Cat.). In wet moss at Yarnton, loth 



August, 1908 {J. C .) ; found there subsequently by myself, sparingly. 

 *Tychius squamulatus, Gyll. In flood-refuse at Sparsey Bridge, ist 



Ma)', 1909 ; also by sweeping at Wood Eaton. 

 *T. lineatulus, Steph. By sweeping near Cothill ; one specimen, 30th 



May, 1 90S (/. C). 

 *T. meliloti, Steph. On Melilotus officinalis on the railway-bank near 



Yarnton, not rare, nth July, 190S (y. C). I have taken it on the 



same plant both there and at Radley. 

 T. tomentosus, Herbst. Yarnton, by sweeping, scarce, nth July, 1908 



(/. C). 

 **Gymnetron rostellum, Herbst. By sweeping at Fubney, one example, 



14th October, 1908; found there sparingly in the late summer of 1909 



by Prof. T. Hudson Beare, Mr. J. Collins and myself. Apparently 



attached to Veronica officinalis. 

 *Cceliodes geranii, Payk. On Geraniutn pratense ; taken by Mr. W. 



Holland near Enslow Bridge, July, 1908. 

 *Ceuthorrhynchus moguntiacus, Schultze. By sweeping at Wytham 



Park ; rare, 3rd October, 1 909. 

 **Rhytidosomus globulus, Herbst. I found a single example of this 



rare and curious little weevil on Poptihis canescens at Cothill, loth 



June, 1908, and in July and September, 1909, obtained a good series 



on small saplings of this tree at the same spot. 



Family Scolytidae. 



*Scolytus intricatus, Ratz. Found rather commonly in oak bark at 

 Bagley Wood by Mr. G. H. Grosvenor, M.A., in 1909. I have also 

 taken it by sweeping at Prattle Wood. 

 **Hylastes cunicularius, Er. Also found not rarely by Mr. Grosvenor at 

 Bagley Wood in 1909, attacking spruce-fir. 

 Pityogenes bidentatus, Herbst. By sweeping under fir trees ; Wytham 

 Park, 29th September, 1908 ; also at Tubney. 

 *Xyleborus dryographus, Ratz. By sweeping at Tubney, 15th July, 

 1909. 



The species included in this '• Second Supplement " to the 

 "Preliminary List" fall into the primary divisions of the Order 



COLEOPTERA aS followS : — 



