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Hypera punctata, F. In sandpits and by sweeping; Cothill, Cumnor ; 
scarce. ; 
.rumicis, L. On Rumex in damp places; not uncommon and widely 
distributed. 
. polygoni, L. In sandpits; sometimes in tufts; Ogley Bog, Tubney, 
&c., frequent. 
. suspiciosa, Herbst. In tufts of grass at Yarnton ; rare. 
. variabilis, Herbst. By sweeping, in sandpits, &c. ; generally common. 
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Hi 
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H 
H. plantaginis, De G. In sandpits and by sweeping ; Ogley Bog, Tub- 
ney, &c. ; not rare, 
H 
H. nigrirostris, F. By sweeping, in moss, &c. ; generally common. 
*Cleonus sulcirostris, L. This large and conspicuous weevil is at times 
fairly common at the roots of thistles in sandy places at Boar's Hill 
and Tubney ; the specimens from the first-named locality being usually 
of a strong reddish tint corresponding to that of the sand on which they 
are found. ‘* Taken at Oxford going up to Bullington near the cricket 
ground in the pathway in 1819” ( #. W. .). 
*Lixus paraplecticus, L. ‘Taken at Oxford in 1825 on Flags, and 
altho’ longer than angustata [a/gzrus, L.] which abounds at Bossom’s 
on the Banks of the Isis, I yet think it is only a Variety” (/. WW. /Z.). 
**L. algirus, L. ‘‘Taken near Bossom’s on the Banks of the Isis in great 
numbers, crawling up flags, rushes, and water plants” (7. W. /7.). 
Liosoma ovatulum, Clairv. At roots of herbage in damp places ; King’s 
Weir, Marston Ferry, Yarnton, &c. ; not rare. The var. collaris, Rye, 
has occurred at Bagley Wood. 
Orchestes quercus, L. On oaks, and by sweeping; generally common 
in woods. 
*O scutellaris, Gyll, var. semirufus, Gyll. ‘* Taken at Oxford in 1820” 
(7. W. £Z.). 
O. alni, L. On and about elm trees ; very common; the var, ferrugineus, 
Marsh., of frequent occurrence. 
O. ilicis, F. By sweeping in woods ; Tubney, Wytham Park ; not rare. 
O. avellanze, Don. Onhazel, birch, &c. ; Bagley Wood, Wytham Park ; 
frequent. 
O. fagi, L. On and about beech trees; Wytham Park, common. 
O. rusci, Herbst. In woods, by sweeping ; Bagley Wood, Wytham Park ; 
occasional. 
O.stigma,Germ. Onsallows; Cothill, King’s Weir, Yarnton; common. 
O. salicis, L. With the preceding species; not rare. 
*O. saliceti, Fs On small willows on river-bank, Godstow ; common. 
Rhamphus flavicornis, Clairv. By sweeping under hedges; generally 
common. 
trilineata, Marsh. By sweeping; Tubney, rather scarce. 
*Orthochetes setiger, Beck. In moss and at roots of ragwort; Tubney, 
. 
scarce. 
*Erirrhinus bimaculatus, F. In wet tufts of grass ; near Wytham Park, 
rare. ; 
E. acridulus, L. In damp places; common and generally distributed. 
*Thryogenes festucez, Herbst. In tufts and by sweeping on river-banks ; © 
King’s Weir, Marston Ferry ; sparingly. 
*T. nereis, Payks In damp tufts of grass; Yarnton, not common. 
*T. scirrhosus,Gyll. By sweeping at Cothill; one example, June, 1906. 
*“Dorytomus vorax, F. On poplars, and under their bark in winter; Bag- 
ley Wood, not rare; near Wytham Park (/. C.) ; Iffley (7. W. S.). « 
D. tortrix, L. On poplars and aspens; Bagley Wood, not rare. 
D. maculatus, Marsh. On sallowg, especially in spring ; common. 
