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hot. Hawthorn blossom magnificent ; commenced operations 

 on it early in the morning ; soon obtained Grammoptera rufi- 

 comis, Attagenus pellio (very unusual to find this on hawthorn !), 

 Adimonia sanguinea, Rhynchites cequatus, Helodes lividus (2), H. 

 minutus (common), &c. Later on I swept the rushes at Cannon 

 pond ; obtained Donatio, linearis and D. semicuprea. By the 

 courtesy of Mr. J. E. Nash I explored some hop-gardens, and 

 obtained several specimens of Pachyta collaris. This insect, 

 which I am told bores in the hop-poles, I have hunted for 

 unsuccessfully for several years ; it flies very rapidly in the hot 

 sunshine, but most of those I captured were beaten from the 

 hawthorn, and swept from the nettles growing in a ditch in 

 centre of the ground. I also took a couple from hawthorn in 

 Darvill's meadows, but the water being over my shoe-tops I 

 was reluctantly compelled to desist. Tried an osier-bed, and 

 obtained a specimen of Cryptorhynchus lapathi ,• also Nitidula 

 bipustulata and Epurcea obsoleta. Beat six Luperus I'ufipes from 

 oak at Crooksbury Hill ; also Rhynchites nanus, Telephorus 

 hemorrhoidals, &c. From broom I obtained several Gonioctena 

 litura, Bruchus cisti, Sitoncs regensteinensis, &c. The locality 

 of Farnham well repays the trouble of working. 



June 21st. Locality Esher. Luperus betidinus very common 

 by beating almost any foliage. This species, as well as others 

 of same genus, should be carded as soon as possible, otherwise 

 they go to pieces in the laurel. Obtained Clytus arietis and 

 Dorytomus pectoralis from sallow ; Coccinella oblong o- guttata and 

 C. ocellata from fir ; and C. 16-guttata and C. 14-guttata by 

 general sweeping; as also a few Stirtes hemisphcericus. Took 

 several Donacia linearis, D. sericea, also D. menyanthidis. The 

 latter beetle, which Mr. Cripps first found on June 2nd this 

 year, requires looking for in the curled blades of previous year's 

 growth, of dried reeds standing in quagmires. Those who want 

 it must not be afraid of the water or quagmire either. I can 

 only say that Mr. Cripps and myself tucked up our trousers, 

 waded in, and got a series each from the reeds. Found Ancho- 

 menus gracilis running quickly in and out of the rushes growing 

 by waterside ; also one Elaphrus cupreus. Baits again produced 

 Necrophori and Cholevina. 



July 5th. Went alone to Surbiton by 8.5 a.m. train. Took 

 a tour round Hook, Cleygate, Claremont and Esher, finally 



