NEW BRITISH SPECIES, ETC., IN 1868. 7 



that he has it also from Sweden and Germany. The cap- 

 ture of Eumolpus pygmcBUS by Dillwyn, we are reminded 

 by Mr. Crolch, is very circumstantially related, and is 

 confirmed by Dillwyn's subsequently finding another speci- 

 men in the same place. ScydmcBnus rutilipennis, Miill., 

 appears, according to Dillwyn, to be included as a Swansea 

 insect in Dr. Leach's MSS. The British Museum specimen 

 Mr. Crotch has little doubt was sent to Dr. Leach by his 

 correspondent, Herr G. Kunze, of Leipsic; but no reasons 

 are given for this opinion.* AstrapcBUS ulmi, Fab., will 

 receive little corroboration as British from the republication 

 of Dillwyn's statement of Leach's opinion, that one of the 

 Swansea Brachelytra belonged to the genus Astrapceus, 

 Latr. ; and an additional reason for the expulsion from our lists 

 of Philonthus cT/anlp&tirns, Fab., is afforded by Dillwyn's 

 repudiation of Stephens' reference of that insect to Swansea. 



Mr. Crotch also notes Dillwyn's statement that Psylliodes 

 hyoscyami was abundant at Swansea, and says it has not 

 occurred of late years. It has been taken (sparingly) by 

 Dr. Power, Mr. Waterhouse, and myself (Shirley). 



With respect to noteworthy captures during the past 

 season, I find so many more important subjects calling for 

 special and unavoidably lengthy mention, that I must reluc- 

 tantly either altogether omit my usual references, or condense 

 them into a small space. Choosing the latter alternative, I 

 will briefly note, that Dytiscus lapponicus has been found in 

 numbers at Mull and Donegal (apparently the first capture 

 of the insect in Ireland) by Mr. Somerville, who seems to 

 have a " divining rod " for his water-net stick, as regards this 

 rare species at least. Deleaster, long only found by single 

 specimens, and at rare intervals (save by one metropolitan 



* Denny expressly records this specimen as taken at Swansea, and, 

 as he believed, by Mr. Millard. 



