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beautiful vars. ; Epione apiciaria, common ; Xoctiia baia ; and a grand 

 specimen of Cidaria truncata var. comtna-notata, of the colouring de- 

 scribed by " Newman." — W. A. Rollason ; The White House, Truro, 

 Cornwall. 



Notes on Coleoptera in South-west Surrey. — Claviger foveolatus, 

 Miill. In the nests of Formica fiava under stones on the " Hog's 

 Back." — Chrysomela polita, L. Occurred only ouce in the interior of 

 a fallen tree on Peasmarsh. — Oncomera femurata, F. Abundant in the 

 vicinity of Shackleford, on ^■Egopodium podagraria. — Leistus spinibarbis, 

 F. Under refuse in a wood near Puttenham. — Carabus intricatus, L. 

 Fairly plentiful during the summer months. — Pterostichas nigrita, F., 

 P. streiiuus, Daws. Widely distributed, but few specimens taken. — 

 Notiophilus palustris, Duf t. Occurred once or twice on Peasmarsh. — 

 Geotrupes sylvaticus, Panz. One specimen taken in a copse near 

 Comptou. — CLytxis arietis, L. On roses at Godalming. — Mdoe pro- 

 scarabmis, L., M. violaceiis, Marsh. Occurred frequently on grassy 

 banks. — Zabnis ijibbus, F. Was taken only once in a field of standing 

 corn at Shackleford. — Anobium pertinax, L. Plentiful in old willows 

 on the banks of the Wey. — Toxotus meridianus, L. One specimen 

 only crawling on a road. — Bolitobius atncapillus, F. Abundant in 

 fungi. — CulUstus lunatus, F. Under stones on the " Hog's Back." — 

 Apian pomome, F. Abundant. — Silpha riigosa, L., <S'. atrata, L. 

 Plentiful on dead animals. 



I also did a little collecting among the water-beetles during the 

 first fortnight in July. From Cuttmill ponds I obtained Pelobitis 

 tardus, Herbst ; Agabus bipustulatus, L. ; Acilius sukatus, L. ; Ihjbius 

 fiiUginosus, F. ; Gyrinus natator, Scop. ; Cercyon Jlavipes, F. ; Dytiscus 

 marginalis, L. ; Haliplus obliquus, F. ; Hyphydrus ovatus, L. And 

 from Losely, Hydroporus palustris, L. ; Splmridiiun bipustulatum, F. — 

 J. A. Croft ; Charterhouse, Godalming, Surrey. 



Collecting in West Cornwall during 1903-1904. — Omitting cap- 

 tures of the commoner species, the following may be interesting to 

 record : — 



1903. Truro District. — June : Lyccena argiis {agon), Acidalia sub- 

 sericeata, FAipithecia plumbeolata. July : Habrosyne derusa, Thyatira 

 balls, Acidalia bisetata, Cymatophora dupluris, Bapta [Corycia) temerata, 

 Melanippe galiata. 



Newquay District. — July: Lyccena argus (fairly abundant), L. 

 astraj'che (jnedon). 



Falmouth District. — July : Melanippe galiata. August : Colias 

 edusa (scarce), Vanessa cardui (fairly common), Epineuronia [Neuronia) 

 popularis, Noctua rubi, Melanippe galiata, Agrotis sujfusa, A. puta, A. 

 obelisca, Triphana interjecta, Noctua c-nigrum, Axylia putris, Miana 

 literosa. September : Eupithecia centaureata, Heliothis armigera, Cara- 

 drina blanda, Aporophyla australis, Folia Jiavicincta. 



1904. Truro District. — May : Rusina tenebrosa. June : Heliodes 

 arbuti, Emmelesia alchemillata, Melanippe galiata, ^thia [Zanclognatha) 

 tarsipennalis, Anticlea rubidata (common), Rusina tenebrosa, Eupithecia 

 exiguata, E. castigata, Cymatophora duplaris, Acidalia subsericeata. July : 

 Eupithecia tenuiata (from larvas taken in sallow-catkins in April), 



