104 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



Genus Trama, Heyden. 



Trama radicis, Kaltenbach. — On roots of artichokes with 

 ants. Wye, December 14th, 1913. Masses of apterae and 

 nymphffi, one, a late female, hatched on February 7th, 1914. 



In addition to these species new to Kent, I may mention 

 that Rhopalosiphiim nymphcecB, Linnaeus, occurred in quantity 

 on Alisma at Wye in July, 1911, and July, 1913, and also 

 at Norwich in 1912 ; and Melanoxantherium salicis, Linnaeus, 

 in 1913 near the ponds on Eomney Marsh. I have also found 

 the large Lachnus picecs, Walker, on one spruce in large 

 numbers at Tunbridge Wells, and these suddenly disappeared 

 when alatae, as in previous years when I have found this species. 



NOTES AND OBSERVATIONS. 



Peionus coriarius in Epping Forest. — The past season seems 

 to have been very favourable for this beetle, as I captured three fine 

 specimens during the last week in July. Two of these were males, 

 and they were found resting upon the boles of a very large oak tree ; 

 at the base of the trunk were a few holes, three of these being in the 

 earth, out of which the insects must have emerged, as it is well 

 known that the larvae feed within the underground roots. The 

 female, which is very large, was taken at some arc lamps, and is the 

 second one I have taken this way. Although this insect is so large, 

 it is fairly inconspicuous during the day when at rest upon trees, as 

 it seems to have a good protective resemblance. My personal 

 experience of the insect seems to point to its increase of late years 

 in the Forest, as I have taken seven during the last three years — four 

 males and three females. — H. E. Hunt ; 255, Chingford Koad, 

 Walthamstow, Essex. 



Delayed Emergence op Saturnia pavonia (carpini). — From 

 a few ova, received from a friend at the New Forest, I reared a 

 few larvae of this species, sixteen in all, during the summer of 1912 ; 

 all of these spun up as usual, but only four imagines emerged 

 last April — three males and one female. The rest of the pupa3 are 

 laying over and are quite healthy, and I hope to get the moths 

 out during the coming season. — H. E. Hunt ; 255, Chingford Eoad, 

 Walthamstow, Essex, January 30th, 1914. 



Notes on " Courtship " of Gomphocerus maculatus (Orthop- 

 tera) at Craigton, Linlithgowshire. — On August 8th, 1913, 

 many G. maculatus were stridulating. Hearing one individual 

 emitting an occasional single note in addition to the ordinary 

 " song," I approached cautiously, and witnessed the following little 

 incident. A male and female G. maculatus were settled side by side 

 in close proximity, the female almost motionless, and the male 



