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Corymbites pectinicornis L., of which several were taken in 
June among long grass on the edge of a wood. Sericosomus 
brunneus L., occurred on various trees, and was also swept 
up amongst rough herbage in wood rides, with other commoner 
species of the family. Longicornia are not numerous here 
although several interesting species are in the county list. 
Saperda populnea L., was noted in its old locality among aspen 
where the bushes are much stunted by its depredations. A little 
beetle I was very pleased to see again was Zeugophora subspinosa 
F. I took one in 1898 and now again only found a single 
specimen. Both came from, aspen in the same field, so appar- 
ently there is a colony in the vicinity. It is a rare species in 
the North of England, judging from the absence of records. 
Phyllotreta flexuosa Ill. occurred rather freely on various low 
plants. It is well established in the Nature Reserve on water- 
cress. 
In the same interesting locality I found Apion scutellare 
Kirb. sparingly on furze, but A. genistae Kirb. was again 
abundant on the Petty Whin. From flood refuse in spring I 
got Ceuthorrhynchus euphorbiae Bris. and in December a fine 
specimen of the striking Liocoma deflexum Panz. var. collaris 
Rye. In June Magdalis carbonaria L. was found on sallow 
sparingly, and M. phlegmatica Herbst. came from cut fir tops. 
Although never common here, this ‘Scotch’ species may be 
taken almost any season in the plantations where recent 
felling has taken place. I got a specimen of Anthonomus rubi 
Herbst. in September, which is the second I have taken in 
Cumberland, but the smaller A. comavi Crotch is invariably 
abundant on various low plants, especially Potentilla. I see, 
however, that the latter is given as an aberration of the former 
in the list of Newbery and W. E. Sharp just published. 
In the Penrith district I found a few interesting insects 
on the single occasion I visited it at the end of September. 
Hydraena brittent Joy, was present in its old locality in mossy 
pools. Cercyon tristis Ill., and Chaetarthria seminulum Herbst. 
were shaken out of moss with such species as Myllaena dubia 
Grav., Quedius maurorufus Grav., Philonthus corvinus Er., 
P. nigrita Nord., Stenus argus Grav., S. melanarius Steph., 
S. nweus Fauv., and Xylodromus depressus Gr. (Homalium 
deplanatum Gyll.). A quaint little species Hypocyptus ovulum 
Hern. was a welcome capture. Some little time was spent in 
this locality in searching for Pselaphus dresdensis Herbst., but 
although some half dozen Pselaphids were captured and duly 
set, only one proved to be that species, the others being P. 
heise. Herbst. In addition to the characters mentioned by 
Fowler, dvesdensis may be readily separated from heisei by 
having the apical joint of the palpi smooth instead of being 
sprinkled with minute black tubercles. Sweeping produced 
little but Longitarsus succineus Fond. and Meligethes viduatus 
1916 Mar. 1. 
