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Hypera mxirina also occurred, but were all scarce. Lastly, by a visit 

 to the Sheppey glue and chemical works, Queenborough, at the end of 

 September, I obtained most of the special things met with there, 

 including a series of Carcinops lA-striata, three or four Gnathoncus 

 nannetenus, Alpldtohins diaperinus, Necrohia rufipes and ruficollis ; the 

 last three species were extremely abundant, but the majority of the 

 Alphitohii w^ere damaged ; Omosita dcpressa, which Mr. J. J. Walker 

 has taken here, was not to be found. (In addition to the beetles I got 

 a couple of the fine earwig, Anisolahis annulipes). I also had an hour's 

 search in the vicinity of the town, but got nothing worth mentioning 

 except a few specimens of Amara conve.riuscula, at the root of Cheno- 

 podinm growing on the sea-wall. — F. B. Jennings, F.E.S., 152, Silver 

 Street, Upper Edmonton, N. 



CoLEOPTEEA AT CoLCHESTER. — I have to record the following 

 captures in this district (Colchester) during 1899. The long drought 

 made many of the species unusually scarce and others totally absent. 

 Among the few things I captured were Bemhidium clarki, in ditch 

 rubbish ; Berosus sjnnosus^ in coast ditch ; Microglossa gentilis, one only 

 in an ant's nest ; Myrmelonia funestra, hiimeralis, and laticollis ; Stapliy- 

 linus stercorarius, on pathways ; Ocypus ater, in seaweed ; Troyophloeus 

 foveolatns, in ditch rubbish ; Hister marginatus (one) and Ampjhotis 

 marginata, in ants' nests ; Elmis cupreiis, in a small stream ; Bolichosoma 

 lineare and MalacMiiH JiiargineUus, in flowers, &c., on the coast; Hedohia 

 imperialis by beating hawthorn blossom ; Lyctns canaliculatns, Saperda 

 carcharias, one damaged ; Orsodacna cerasi and lineula, rare ; Zengo- 

 phora flavicoUis, two specimens ; Mordellistena brumiea, one ; Anthicus 

 humilis, ErirrJmins festticae, Ehynchites pubescens, Balaninus tessellatus, 

 and others, including a few at present undetermined, among which I 

 hope there may be something decent. — B. S. Harwood, Colchester. 



CoLEOPTERA IN 1899. — Among other things taken early in the year, 

 worthy of notice, are Anchomenus livens, out of moss, at Guestling 

 Wood, in some numbers, and Cryphalus fagi, from the same locality, 

 also in plenty. Three days in Eichmond Park produced some interest- 

 ing captures — a series of Trinodes hirtm, Dorcatoma Jiaricornis, Anitys 

 rahens andUeledona agricola-'', and single specimens of Cossonus linearis, 

 Scraptia dubia and Athous rhowhens ! (very small) ; this seems to have 

 been quite a special year for A. rhomheus. — W. H. Bennett, Hastings. 

 CoLEOPTERA OUT OF MOSS AT Chobham IN OcTOBER. — An aftemoon's 

 work at thick wet moss on Chobham common, on October 14th, pro- 

 duced the following species: — Qnedius fxiliyinosus, Grav., Lathrohium 

 jjunctatum, Zett., L. multipnnctum , Grav., Philonthus bipustidatus, Panz., 

 P. nigrita, Nord., Homalium caesum, Grav., Acupalpus dorsalis, F., 

 Pterostichus minor, Gyll., Agabus sturmii, Gyll., A. femoralis, Payk., 

 and many others. — T. Hudson Beare, B.Sc, F.E.S., Kings Eoad, 

 Richmond, Surrey. 



* Mr. W. E. Sharp tells us that he took this beetle in numbers, in Boleti, in 

 Windsor Forest this summer. 



SCIENTIFIC NOTES. 



A NEW British Flea. — It may interest readers of the " EntO' 

 mologist's Piecord'" to know that I have received specimens of Typhlo- 

 psylla orientalis, Wagner {Hor. Soc. Ent. Ross., xxxi., p. 591., t. x., f. 



