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thereby adding largely to my own captures. Leaving Carlisle at 7 a.m., 

 we, two hours later, were breasting the side of Castle Carrock, a long 

 fell with a broad top, having an altitude rather under 2000ft. This is 

 the most w^estern of the Pennines in Cumberland, and is in fact detached 

 from the range proper by a deep valley, down which the Gelt stream 

 flows. Work in the mountains is largely confined to stone-turning, 

 and I always find that the best collecting is to be had by following the 

 "stone dykes" which divide the land, along which there are invariably 

 plenty of flat stones lying on the ground. Striking such a " dyke " at 

 the northern summit of the fell, Ave worked along the broad ridge to 

 the higher summit at the southern extremity. Braih/vellHs t>iiiiilis and 

 cojinatas abounded under every stone, but the rare collar is only turned 

 up once. I have only taken it once before — on SkiddaAV. Calathns 

 iiiieropterHft, though tolerably abundant, was not taken so freely as on 

 my visits last year. This is, as yet, the only place where I have noticed 

 it, but in this county of mountains and high moors, it is bound to 

 occur elseAvhere. The first Carahus to turn up was vatennlatas, ahvays 

 a common species on these hills; then came i/labratas, always a welcome 

 capture, and never common — I can never get more than one a day ; 

 then arvetuh, rather a scarce insect Avith me, but Avidely spread, and 

 last, though choicest of all in my eyes — nitens. I had never before 

 seen this in Cumberland, but had it brought to me last summer from 

 Westmorland. Stephens, in his " Illustrations " records it from 

 Carlisle, but does not state the precise locality. I got two fine speci- 

 mens and the remains of a third, so hope it is fairly established here. 

 Cyiiiiniii^ vaporarioruin Avas quite absent on this visit, indeed tAVO 

 specimens are all that have been taken on this fell. Olhthopus 

 ratinulatii^, Patroba^ aasimilis and Amara lunkollis Avere more or less 

 common Avith other things. Fterostichuv vitreus Avas almost a pest, and 

 the rare aethiops Avas boxed fiA'e or six times ; its congener )iiadiiJns is 

 almost as rare on this fell, Avhile among the Lakeland mountains it 

 abounds, and I have not been able to detect aetJnops there at all. An 

 hour's AA'ork Avith the water-net in a mossy pool shoAved up scA'eral 

 species, the most noteAvorthy being Hi/iJroporus luorio, AA'hich Avas 

 common. I Avas especially on the lookout for LatJuvbiiim atripaljH', 

 and Avas fortunate enough to secure four examples, Avhich make it 

 evident that it is fairly Avell established in east Cumberland. These 

 Avere all found under stones, Avhere also Qucdius boops, nmpcs, Mijccti)- 

 povKs lejndus, Philonthus. Hplendem, &c., occurred. In dung Ajiltndiits 

 lapponum Avas the best thing. Descending to the bed of the stream, I 

 Avas in hopes of getting other things, but after noticing Nebria (iijllenhali 

 and Bembidium tibiale, a drenching rain came on, and Ave had reluctantly 

 to beat a retreat, but ere Ave reached civilisation Ave Avere nearly droAvned, 

 indeed, as one of my friends remarked, the Hudropnrua morio in the 

 bag on my back aa'OuIcI almost fancy themselves in their natural element ! 

 The AA'eather among the mountains is certainly rather trying, but in 

 spite of all, the exhilarating exercise, the bracing air, the Avild freedom, 

 and — the choice beetles lure one back Avith a magnetic influence, AA'hich, 

 to my mind, there is no restraining. — Frank H. Day, F.E.S., Carlisle. 

 Mail 11 th, 1900. 



