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in Norfolk. At Brandon the most interesting things taken were 
Amara consularis, Cymindis awillaris, Platyderus rujicollis, Harpalus 
picipennis, Stpalra caesula, Heterothops quadripunctila, Sunius piliformis 
(five specimens taken on the warren by Dr. G. W. Nicholson and myself), 
Aleochara cuniculorum, Stenus vafellus, S. solutus, S. carbonarius, 8. 
palustris, 2, S. fuscipes, a single specimen of Ilyobates nigricollis ; Ana- 
caena bipustulata, Rhantus grapii, and R. ewoletus, Bithinus bulbifer and 
Euconnus hirticollis (also in abundance at Weeting), Silis rujficollis and 
Cardiophorus asellus, Aphodius constans and A. inquinatus, Longitarsus 
dorsalis (very abundant among ragwort on the warren in April, and 
occurred also at Freckenham), Gronops lunatus, Hypera fasciculata, 
and Hylastes palliatus. But the most remarkable capture among the 
weevils, at Brandon, was that of a specimen of Brachonyx pineti, found 
among Scotch firs on the warren on May Ist, 1917. This Highland 
species is recorded in the Supplement to Fowler as having been taken 
at ‘“‘ Middenhall,” Suffolk. Presumably this refers to Mildenhall, and 
if so it is no doubt spreading in this district. 
At and near Mildenhall were found Haliplus obliquus, Brychius 
elevatus and Octhebius nanus, Silpha atrata var. brunnea, Poophagus 
nasturtii, Gymnetron linartae and Ceuthorhynchus setosus. At Frecken- 
ham were taken Harpalus consentaneus and one specimen of H. discov- 
deus, Orthocerus muticus in numbers, Tychius venustus and Baris pict- 
cornis. But the great find here was made by Dr. Nicholson. Early m 
May, 1916, he found Dryophilus anobioides in abundance on a patch of 
broom. When he took me to the place some three weeks later the 
species was still present in some numbers, but in less abundance. 
At and near Lakenheath I have taken Crypticus quisquilius, Helo- 
phorus nvbilus, Cryptophagus pubescens, Corymbites tessellatus, VCardio- 
phorus asellus, Donacia dentipes and Chrysomela fastuosa. 
At Hockwold (Norfolk) I have found Bembidium varium, Stenus 
nigritulus. Dagous glabirostris, Gymnetron villosulus and G. beccabungae, 
Ceuthorhynchus melanostictus and Cionus pulchellus. Finally, at Weeting 
(Norfolk), I have taken badister sodalis, Bradycellus placidus, Chae- 
tarthria seminulum, Hydrochus brevis, Mycetoporus lucidus, Stenus pal- 
lipes, Quedius scitus (four specimens by Dr. Nicholson and myself), 
Ayathidium seminulum, Silvanus unidentatus, and Thanasimus formi- 
carius.—J. W. Auuen, 266, Willesden Lane, N.W. 2: 
5. coNvoLyuLi.—A specimen was taken at rest on a sun blind of a 
house one and a half miles from the centre of Birmingham, on Sep- 
tember 15th, by Master Kerr, of Moseley.—W. Bowarzr, F.E.S., 
Moseley, Birmingham. 
GX)URRENT NOTES AND SHORT NOTICES. 
Mr. R. 8. Bagnall, as Chairman of the Sectional Committee, has 
communicated the series of Reports of the Field Meetings of the 
Northumberland, Durham and Neweastle-on-Tyne Natural History 
Society, for 1911 which has just been published. They include 
accounts of visits to the Derwent Valley in May, Ewesley, Longwitton 
and Hartburn in June, Harbottle in June and July, Haswell, Hasington 
and Deneholme in July, the Northumberland Coast near Beadnell in 
September, the Farne Islands in September, and Seaton Sluice and St. 
Mary’s Island in October. The object Mr. Bagnall and his co-workers 
