Insects. 7919 



Apion raaichicum. Frequent; by raking, August, September. 

 A. Sedi. Abundant on Sedura anglicum (not S. acre, as at Deal 

 and Southend), on the cliffs and under-cliff of the coast, but never 

 found on its food-plant when it grows inland. 



Apion scutellare. Frequent; on Ulex nanus, never, I think, on 

 U. europa^us. August, September. 



A. immune. Rare ; on Calluna vulgaris. August. 



Strophosomus Corjli. This common species occurs frequently on 

 Ulex here, and occasionally on Calluna, its usual food-plant, the hazel, 

 not being found in this neighbourhood. 



S. obesHs. Rarely, and S. lirabatus abundantly, on Calluna. April 

 — October. 



Sitones saturalis. Frequent ; on Ulex. May — September. 



S. carabricus. Rare ; by raking. May — August. 



Tropiphorus Mercurialis. Occasional ; under stones. April, May. 

 The var. (?) Terricola, Newman, is its only form here. 



Phytonomus Polygoni. Frequent; by sweeping borders of corn 

 fields. August, September. 



P. murinus. Occasional; under stones. May, June. 



P. Plantaginis. Frequent ; by raking. May — September. 



Coenopsis (Trachyphlaeus) Waltoni. Frequent ; by raking. April — 

 September. 



Omias sulcifrons. Frequent ; under stones and by raking. March 

 April. Rarely in autumn. 



Erirhinus pectoralis. Rare ; on sallows. August. 



Miccotrogus picirostris. Rare ; by raking. April. 



Tachyerges Saliceti. Frequent; on sallows. May — August. 



Orthochaetes setiger. Occasional ; by raking. April— September. 



Acalles misellus. Frequent; by raking and sweeping heather. 

 April — September. 



Pachyrhinus 4-tuberculatus. Rare; by sweeping meadows. 

 May. 



Ceuthorhynchus Ericae. Frequent ; on Calluna. May— August. 

 C. quadridens. Occasional; on turnips in garden. April.* 

 C. Chrysantherai. Rare ; on Erodium cicutarium. August. 

 C. Litura. Occasional ; by raking. August, September. 

 Orobitis cyaneus. Rare ; by raking. May— September. 



* On the same bed of turnips occurred Ceuthorbynchus sulcicollis and C. con- 

 tractus in plenty ; also Phyllotreta undulata, P. Nemorum, Plectroscelis concinna, 

 Psylliodes Napi, P. chrysocephala and P. cupro-nictens. 



