INSECTS 



Cyclica [continued) 



aspens, sallows, etc. ; local. Darenth 

 Wood, Wat Wlckham 

 Phytodecta vi'minalis, L. On sallows and 

 willows ; local. Darenth and West 

 Wlckham Woods 



— olivacea, Forst. On the broom ; 



locally common and widely distri- 

 buted 



— pallida, L. On sallow, hazel, moun- 



tain ash, etc. ; not common. West 

 Wlckham, Folkestone 

 Gastroidea viridula, De G. (raphaiii, 

 Herbst). On the dock ; scarce. 

 Snodland (J. J. W.) ; there appears 

 to be no other record from Kent 



— polygoni, L. On Polygonum aviculare 



and docks ; very common and some- 

 times in profusion 



Plagiodera versicolora, Laich. On willows 

 and birches ; very local. Canterbury 



Phsedon tumidulus, Germ. By sweeping ; 

 common 



— armoraciae, L. (betulae, Kust.). In 



damp places, by sweeping ; common 



— cochlearia;, F. On Crucifera ; ratlier 



common. Snodland, Higham, Lee, 

 SheernesSy Whitstable 



— concinnus, Steph. Salt marshes, at 



roots of grass, in flood rubbish, etc. ; 

 rare. Banks of Medway, Gravescnd 

 Phyllodecta vulgatjssima, L. On sallows, 

 willows, poplars, etc. ; common 



— cavifrons. Thorns. On Populus nigra 



and P. tremulas ; very local and 

 scarce. Darenth Wood 



— vitellinas, L. As the preceding ; very 



common 

 Hydrothassa aucta, F. Damp places ; not 

 uncommon 



— marginella, L. By sweeping, also at 



roots of grass ; common 

 Prasocuris junci, Brahm. On Veronica 

 beccabunga (the brooklime) ; rather 

 common 



— phellandrii, L. On Phellandrium 



aquaticum, on banks of ponds and 

 slow streams ; common 



Agelastica alni, L. Very rare ; five speci- 

 mens taken at Deal on the pathways 

 in the streets on 6 May, 1900, by 

 Mr. Jennings and Mr. Bedwell 



Luperus nigrofasciatus, Goeze. On gorse, 

 broom, ling, etc. ; rare. Westerham 



— rufipes. Scop. On birch, willow, alder, 



etc. ; local. Rochester district, Whit- 

 stable 



— flavipes, L. On birch, willow, alder, 



hazel, etc. ; local. Lee, Walderslade 

 in the Rochester district, scarce 



Cyclica [continued) 



Loclimasa caprese, L. On sallows and 

 willows ; local. Rochester district 



— cratasgi, Forst. On flowers of white- 



thorn ; local and not common. 

 Wigmore Wood, Cohham Park, Chat- 

 tenden, etc. 

 Galerucella viburni, Payk. On Viburnum 

 opulus (the guelder rose) and V. 

 lantana ; local. Lee, Darenth Wood, 

 Chattenden, Wigmore Wood 



— nymphaes, L. On aquatic plants, 



especially Nymphaea and Nupar ; 

 local. Snodland, Deal 



— sagittarise, Gyll. On Lysimachia, 



Hydrocharis, Hypericum, rushes, etc. ; 

 local. Lee 



— lineola, F. On willows, alders and 



hazels ; local. Snodland, Greenhithe 



— calmariensis, L. On Lythrum salicaria, 



etc. ; local. Snodland, Maidstone, 

 Dover 



— tenella, L. In osier beds on willows, 



also on alders and Spiraea ulmaria ; 

 locally common. Snodland (abund- 

 ant), Lee 



Adimonia tanaceti, L. On Tanacetum 

 vulgare, also in dry, sandy and grassy 

 places ; apparently scarce. Darenth 

 Wood, Chattenden 



Sermyla halensis, L. On flowers, especi- 

 ally species of Galium ; generally 

 distributed and common 



Longitarsus pulex, Schr. Chalky places, 

 on Teucrium scorodonia, Thymus 

 serpyllum, etc. ; locally common and 

 widely distributed 



— anchusae, Payk. On Echium vulgare, 



Cynoglossum, Anchusa, etc. ; locally 

 common. Hailing Downs, Darenth 

 Wood, Bearsted, Maidstone 



— parvulus, Payk. (ater, F.). On low 



plants and on hornbeam ; rare. Chat- 

 ham, Whitstable, Birchington, Deal 



— absinth ii, Kuts. Salt marshes, on 



Artemisia maritima ; locally com- 

 mon. Upnor, Chatham, Strood, 

 Gravesend, Sheerness, Whitstable, 

 Deal 



— dorsalis, F. In chalky places, on 



Senecio jacobaea and S. vulgaris ; 

 local and not common. Bexley, 

 Darenth Wood, Folkestone 



— luridus, Scop. On low plants ; com- 



mon everywhere 



— brunneus, Dufts. On low plants ; 



widely distributed 



— agilis, Rye. On Scrophularia aquatica 



and S. nodosa ; very scarce. Snod- 

 land, Staple, Bearsted 



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