A HISTORY OF KENT 



CuRCULiONiDyi; {continued) 



Otiorrhynchus fuscipes, Walton. As the 



preceding ; not common. Chatham, 



Sheerness, Folkestone 

 - — atroapterus, De G. On the coast, at 



roots of grass, etc. ; locally common. 



Deal, Dover 



— rancus, F. By sweeping herbage, in 



chalky or sandy pl.ices ; rare. Dar- 

 land Hill, Cobham Park, Greenhithe, 

 Bearsted 



— scabrosus, Marsh. Under stones, in 



moss, at roots of plants, etc. ; also 

 on hedges ; common 



— ligneus, Ol. As the preceding but less 



common, though widely distributed 



— picipes, F. By beating young trees 



and hedges ; only too common ; 

 sometimes does great damage to 

 raspberry canes 



— sulcatus, F. At roots of plants 



moss, etc. 



very common 



; ofte 



very injurious to vines, strawberries, 



ferns, etc. 

 rugifrons, Gyll. At roots of grass, 



under decaying seaweed, etc. ; 



mostly near the coast ; local. Dover 

 ovatus, L. In moss, on hedges, etc. ; 



generally common 

 muscorum, Bris. In moss, by sweep- 



mg, etc. ; not uncommon. 



Dart- 



ford, JVeit Wickham, St. Mary Cray 

 Trachyphloeus aristatus, Gyll. In moss and 

 at roots of Lotus corniculatus, in 

 sandy or chalky places ; not com- 

 mon. Faversham, Birch Wood 



— squamulatus, Ol. As the preceding ; 



not common. Darland Hill, Chat- 

 ham, Favenham, Hythe 



— scaber, L. In moss and by sweeping ; 



common 



— scabriculus, L. In sandy and chalky 



places, in moss, and at roots of herb- 

 age ; common 



— spinimanus. Germ. On chalky hill- 



sides, at the roots of Helianthemum 

 vulgare ; very local and usually very 

 rare. Rochester and Chatham dis- 

 trict ; taken in large numbers at 

 Darland Hill, ^leendown Warren, 

 etc., by Mr. Champion and Mr. 

 Walker. Sheppey, Dover 



— alternans, Gyll. As the preceding ; 



very local. Darland Hill, ^leen- 

 dotun Warren, Hailing, Ashford, 

 Eastry, Margate, Dover (common, 

 J. J. W.), Folkestone 

 Cienopsis fissirostris,Walt. In thick wet moss 

 in May in sandy places ; rare. Chisle- 

 hurst (Marsh.), Plumstead (Smith) 



CuRCULlONlD-« {continued) 



Canopsis waltoni, Boli. Sandy and chalky 

 places, in moss, etc. ; very local. 

 Chatham, Dartford, Plumstead (abun- 

 dant 30 July, 1864, Power), Hythe 



Stropliosomus coryli, F. On young hazel, 

 oaks, etc. ; common everywhere 



— capitatus, De G. As the preceding ; 



common 

 ■ — retusus. Marsh. On heath, gorse, 

 young oaks, etc. ; local. Darenth 

 Wood, Brastcd 



— faber, Herbst. At roots of grass and 



low plants, etc. ; local, but widely 

 distributed 



— lateralis, Payk. On heath and ling ; 



very common 

 Exomias araneiformis, Schr. In moss, etc. ; 

 common everywhere 



— pellucidus, Boh. Sandy places ; very 



local, and as a rule rare, but some- 

 times in profusion. Eastry near 

 Sandwich (Gorham), 5/. Peter's, Isle 

 of Thanet (T. Wood) 

 Brachysomus echinatus, Bonsd. In moss 

 and faggots and by sweeping ; locally 

 common. Darland Hill, ^icendown 

 Warren, Snodhurst, Cohham Park, 

 Darenth Wood, Birch Wood, West 

 TFickham 



— hirtus. Boh. Chalky hillsides in moss ; 



very rare. Cobham Park, Blue Bell 

 Hill, Walderslade (J. J. W.), Ton- 

 bridge (Wollaston) 



Sciaphilus muricatus, F. In woods and 

 hedges, often in moss ; common 



Tropiphorus carinatus. Mull. In moss, 

 under stones and by sweeping ; rare. 

 Wigmore Wood, Chatham, Faversham, 

 Folkestone, Hythe 



Liophloeus nubilus, F. On hedges and 

 herbage ; common 



Metallites marginatus, Steph. On broom 

 and juniper ; very local. Wigmore 

 Wood, Chatham, St. Mary Cray, 

 Birch Wood, Maidstone 



Polydrusus micans, F. On young birches, 

 wild cherry, hazels, sallows, oaks, 

 etc. ; local. Cuxton, Wigmore Wood, 

 Darenth Wood, Shooters Hill, Wes- 

 terham, Bearsted, Sivanscombe TVood 

 near Gravesend 



— tereticollis, De G. (undatus, F.). On 



young trees in woods and hedges ; 

 common and generally distributed 



— pterygomalis. Boh. On young oaks 



and hazels ; somewhat local but 

 common. Chatham, Darenth JFood, 

 etc. 



— flavipes, De G. On young trees in 



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