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be generally known. It is that several species of Plusia come to the 

 flowers of the hedge woundwort [StacJnjs). I have never seen the name 

 of tills plant ill the list of natural attractions, but of some Plusias I 

 could have captured large numbers, so attractive is it. During the past 

 summer the following species were captured at Stachys: — AbrostoJa 

 urticce, A. triplasia, Plusia chrysitix, P.rjamma, P. iota, and P. pidchrina. 

 Of these species P. chrysitis and P. pidchrina were the most numerous, 

 but both species of Abrostola were fairly common. P. iota and 

 P. yamma were scarce. — W. A. Bogue ; Spring Cottage, Shepton 

 Mailet. 



[Barrett (Lep. Brit. vol. vi.) mentions the following Labiatae as 

 being attractive to species of Plusia : — Bcdlota nigra and other Labi- 

 ates (P. chrysitis), Stachys palnstris and S. sylvatiea (P. festuccB), and 

 Teacrium scorodonia (P. interrogationis) ; the blossoms of various labi- 

 ate plants are visited for their honey by P. iota. Several species of 

 the Labiatae, especially Lamium and Stachys, are among the known larval 

 food-plants of P. bractea, P. chrysitis, P. yamma, P. iota, and P. pul- 

 ckrina. — Ed.] 



Notes on Coleoptera in South-west Surrey. — The following is a 

 list of Coleoptera taken in this district during 1904 : — Cychnis ros- 

 tratus, L. : I took two specimens of this Carabid in July, and one of 

 them exhibited traces of three irregular lines on each wing-case. 

 Carabus monilis, F., C. violacexis, L., were plentiful on paths and under 

 stones. C. yranidutus, L., in the rotten wood of fallen trees and 

 under stones on Peasmarsh. Creophiius maxillosus, L., abundant on 

 dead animals. Pcederas caliyatus, Er. : I found this for the first time 

 on Peasmarsh on Feb. 21st. XanthoUnus ftdyidus, F., in decayed 

 wood. Ocypiis vlens, Miill., occurred frequently. Aromia moschata, L,, 

 in July, on willows. Cetonia aurata, L., common on roses. Lncanus 

 cervns, L., occurred from about July 2nd, the males being far more 

 plentiful than the females. Prionus coriarius, L., one female taken on 

 July 24th, while flying against a window at night. Melolontha vulgaris, 

 F.,''Rhizotrogus solstitialis, Latr., very plentiful. PhyUopertha horticola, 

 L., frequently during the daytime in June, at rest on oak. Strangalia 

 ar»iata, Herbst., occurred frequently on flowers. Geotrupes typhmis, L., 

 common at Putteuham in early spring, in the loose sandy soil. I ob- 

 served several dragging pellets of rabbits' excrement into their burrows. 

 They varied much in colour, some having castaneous elytra. Do reus 

 paralielopipedus, L., abundant. On March 26th I found larvae, pupae, 

 and several imagines in one piece of decayed oak, Necrophorus 

 humator, F., common on dead animals. N. vioriuorum, F., occurred 

 only once, on a dead rat near Eashing. Cicindela camjjestris, L., fairly 

 common on sandy soil. Notiophilus biguttatus, F., common on ploughed 

 fields. N. aquaticus, L., occasionally on Peasmarsh. Geotrupes sterco- 

 rarius, Er., abundant everywhere. G. vernalis, L., occasionally in 

 cowdung. Timarcha laevigata, L., on grassy banks. Aphodius fime- 

 tarius, L., plentiful in cowdung. Balauinus villosus, Herbst., on oak- 

 trees. Maltkodes niarginatus, Latr., under bark and in (7ossus-infected 

 trees. Blnps mucronata, Latr., common in cellars and outhouses. 

 Pterostichus madidus, F., P. a;thiops, Panz., P. vulgaris, L., P. striola, F., 

 P. versicolor, Sturm., under stones and logs of wood. Lampyris nodi- 



