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"worthy of a brief note. My best take was, perhaps, another example 

 of that rare little inyrmecophilous beetle, Trichonyx mdrheli, Aub. 

 This was found in a large ant's nest, under a fair-sized flint ; the 

 host was Lasian jianis. The position of the nest was on the side of a 

 down close to Ditchling Beacon, within a quarter of a mile of the spot 

 where I captured my first example of T. markeli, last spring. This 

 year's specimen was taken on April 8th, last year's on April 26th. 

 By sifting thick moss at Clayton Holt (about seven miles from Devil's 

 Dyke), I obtained Chrysowela goettingensis, L., not uncommonly; 

 besides this species, the moss, in this locality, seemed devoid of all 

 coleopterous life whatever, if Tachyporus brunnetis, F., and Pselaphus 

 hei^ei, Hbst., be excepted. One example of Orobitis cyaneas, L., was 

 shaken from moss at Clayton ; the protective resemblance that this 

 beetle has to a seed is most remarkable. By sweeping Umbelliferae, 

 growing in a lane adjoining Blackbrook Wood, one Phytoecia cylindrica, 

 L., was taken in early -June. Hawthorn blossom yielded a nice 

 little series of Mordellistena abdominalis, F., in company with the 

 species usually thus taken, such as Lochmaea crataeyi, Forst., Anaspis, 

 etc. The latter part of the year (August and early September) found 

 the country very dried up, consequently insects were unusually scarce. 

 By searching Carduns arvense, several specimens of Lema cyanella were 

 obtained ; this beetle seemed extremely local, and had an irritating 

 habit of quickly dropping from its pabulum when alarmed. The 

 genus Aphthona was represented by A. atrocoendea, Steph., A. atro- 

 virens, Forst, A. lierbiyrada, Curt., and A. vennstula, Kuts. ; the first 

 three I obtained principally by sweeping flowery slopes on the downs, 

 A. atrovirens and A. Jierbiyrada being swept in great profusion ofi^ 

 thyme-clad hillsides. A little work on the genus Apion resulted not 

 unfavourably — A. vorax, Hbst., being taken ofif Vicia cracca ; a couple 

 of A. filirostre, Kirb., ofi^ Medicago liqjulina ; A. meliloti, Kirb., swept 

 not uncommonly off Melilotus officinalis and 21. arvensis ; A. 

 genistae, Kirb., very common on Genista tinctoria ; and A. diff'orme, 

 Germ., found on Polygoniuu hydropiper, in the neighbourhood of 

 Newhaven and Lewes. At the latter locality, by sweeping aquatic 

 plants, Gymnetron villosulus, Gyll., was taken ; this presumably came 

 off Veronica anagallis, which plant was afterwards determined to 

 be there. — Heeeward Dollman, F.E.S., Hove House, Bedford Park. 

 October 18f/(, 1906. 



CoLEOPTEEA NEAR LoNDON. — On June 6th of this year my father 

 captured a fine example of Cetonia aurata, L., at Bedford Park, W. 

 Although, of course, this is far from an uncommon beetle, it strikes 

 one as rather incongruous to find it in a locality so hemmed in with 

 bricks and mortar, and within easy earshot of the District Eailway ! 

 I also have to record the capture of another example of Deleaster 

 dichroum, Gr., from the Ealing district. It was caught on the wing, 

 just before sunset, on July 20th, within a hundred yards of Perivale 

 Church. — Ibid. 



Synopsis of the Orthoptera of Western Europe. 



By MALCOLM BURR, B.A., F.L.S., F.Z.S., F.E.S. 

 {Continued from p. 258.) 

 Genus II : Conocephalus, Thunberg. 

 Larger and stouter than Xiphidium; the posterior femora have 



