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Bury St. Edmunds (" E. M. M.," xliii, p. 4). Hydrcena 

 longiov, Rey., which has occurred in ditches near Brocken- 

 hurst, Exeter, etc. (" E. M. M.," xliii, p. 172). Ochthebius 

 viridis, Peyron, taken by Mr. W. H. Bennett at Pett, Sussex 

 (" E. M. M.," xliii, p. 173). Phalacrus hybridus, Flach, which 

 has been taken on the Essex, Kent, and Sussex coasts (" E. 

 M. M.," xliii, p. 223). The three last mentioned appear to 

 have been, for some years, in collections mixed with other 

 species. Mr. Norman H. Joy adds four species, viz. Cryptopha- 

 gus subdepressus Gyll., of which he took two examples while 

 beating young fir trees near Strathpeffer on August 4th last 

 (" E. M. M.," xliii, p. 225). C. pallidus, Sturm, taken among 

 dead leaves in Westmoreland in 1890, etc. (" E. M. M.," xliii, 

 p. 271). Hydfcena britteni, a species new to science, and 

 nearly allied to H. nigrita, of which it appears to have been 

 formerly regarded as a north-country form (" E. M. M.," xliii, 

 p. 79). Gnathoncits nidicola is also new to science, and of 

 this species Mr. Joy has taken some numbers from old birds' 

 nests (" Ent. Record," xix, p. 133). The Rev. H. S. Gorham 

 makes the following three additions, of which the differentia- 

 tion of Laccobius oblongus from other members of the genus 

 gives a new species to science ; his specimens were taken in 

 Bottisham Fen (" E. M. M.," xliii, p. 54). Oxypoda metatar- 

 salis, Thorns., taken from a mole's nest at Mathon in January, 

 1907 (" E. M. M.," xliii, p. 53) ; and a Simplocaria, possibly 

 picipes of Olivier, from the Forest of Wyre (" E. M. M.," 

 xliii, p. 205). The other additions are Apion kiesenwetteri, 

 Desbr., of which specimens were taken at Sandown, Isle of 

 Wight, by Mr. W. Holland on August 4th, 1896 (" E. M. M.," 

 xliii, p. 52), and Aleochara discipennis, Muls. and Rey, first 

 noted in the collection of Dr. Capron, who probably took 

 them in the neighbourhood of Shiere, and more recently 

 captured by Comdr. J. J. Walker : both identified by Mr. G. 

 C. Champion (" E. M. M.," xliii, p. 102). Cis dentatus, 

 Mellie, was identified by Mr. H. StJ. K. Donisthorpe, from 

 specimens taken by Mr. R. S. Mitford at Sandown, Isle of 

 Wight, in July, 1896 (" Ent. Record," xix, p. 137). 



Diptera. — Five species have been added, namely, the 

 grouse-fly, Omithomyia lagopodis, n. sp., was differentiated 

 by Dr. David Sharp from the common bird-fly (0. avicidaria), 

 with which it appears to have been long confused (" E. M. 

 M.," xliii, p. 58). Phora gracilis, n. sp., was identified by 

 Mr. John H. Wood, from specimens taken in the neighbour- 

 hood of Stoke Wood (" E. M. M.,'" xliii, p. 228). Mr. J. R. 

 Mallock also adds three species, viz. Eccoptomera longiseta, 



