Common Beetles of our Countryside 



stones on the way back, of the genus Harpalus, or 

 Bembidium, or we might linger again by the brook 

 side, for we have not yet discovered one half of the 

 beetles which its shingle conceals; but although the 

 way back is all downhill and much easier than was 

 the ascent, we shall find we have not much time to 

 spare for further investigation if we mean to catch 

 our train and reach the point whence we started before 

 the next morning. 



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