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Omosita depressa. — Taken about 1880, and also in 1906. 



Nemosoma elongata. — In the burrows of Hylesinus, under elm-bark 

 of an old fence in 1906, a locality from which it has since utterly dis- 

 appeared. 



Tiresias serra. — Bred from larvae taken from under bark of elm, 

 willow, and maple. Common in the district. 



Tetratoma fungorum— One specimen, evidently some time defunct, 

 in an old dried fungus. 



Mgialia armaria.— One specimen. Fowler says: "Sandy coasts . . . 

 apparently generally distributed round the coasts of the whole kingdom." 



Trox sabulosus. — Another species one did not expect to take here. 



Silis ruficollis. — One specimen at Chatteris and one at Wicken. 



Haplocnemus nigricornis. — A single specimen of this rare insect was 

 taken in the district in 1906, but as it was not identified until some 

 little time afterwards the exact locality was unfortunately not noted. 



Tillus elongata. — A single specimen. 



Opilo mollis. — Several specimens from one locality, on or near 

 Populus alba. 



Cistela ceramboides. — One example. 



Mordella fasciata. — Not uncommon. 



Brachytarsus fasciatus. — Occurs under bark of maple. 



Ceuthorhynchus viduatus. — A few specimens by sweeping. 



We are very much indebted to Dr. D. Sharp and Mr. C. E. 

 Billups, of East Grinstead, for help in identifying species, and 

 to the latter for many valuable hints as to the species to be 

 looked for in the district. 



The Priory, Chatteris. 



NOTES AND OBSERVATIONS. 



Hypsa baumanniana and H. conspicua undoubtedly varieties of 

 H. subretracta. — Beferring to the notes on the above in the February 

 number of the ' Entomologist,' by my friend Mr. Berensberg, I can 

 confidently state that H. baumanniana and H. conspicua are only 

 varieties of Hypsa subretracta. I have reared this species during each 

 of the last five years, and in every instance have obtained the three 

 forms, and also other varieties. All three forms have been bred, and 

 sent by me to the Tring Museum, and also, I believe, one example with 

 the band on one hind wing only. With me the var. conspicua has been 

 the rarest, the var. baumanniana common, and the slightly banded 

 form the commonest next to the type. I have, however, only bred one 

 conspicua male. As far as I can remember, the other specimens of 

 this form have been females. I may also mention that the larvas do 

 not vary in the least, and the species is one of the commonest in 

 Durban.— G. F. Leigh, F.E.S., Durban, Natal, March 9th, 1907. 



Pieris napi var. bryoni^ Male ?. — The specimen of var. bryonice, 

 believed to be a male, and shown as such at the February meeting of 

 the Entomological Society, I submitted to the examination of Dr. Chap- 

 man, who declares it to be only a female after all. In such a matter 

 his decision is indisputable. I shall be obliged therefore if you will 



