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Oxyporus rufus, L., in Scotland. — I took a male specimen of Oxyporus rufus, 

 L., yesterday in a fungus close to this house. It has not, I think, hitherto occurred 

 in Scotland. — W. D. R. Douglas, Orchardton, Castle Douglas, N.B. : June 12th, 

 1888. 



Perileptus (Blemus) areolatus, Sfc, at Llangollen. — While searching for Bembidia 

 on the banks of the Dee, a few miles above Llangollen, at Whitsuntide, Dr. Ellis 

 and I were delighted to meet with the rare Perileptus areolatus. The sun was very 

 hot, and the insect was running and flying with surprising agility among the 

 shingle, and bottling it was a matter of some difficulty. This is, I think, the first 

 record of its presence on the Dee. 



During our three days' stay we got many other interesting species, including 

 the following: — Miscodera arctica (sparingly), Calathus micropterus and Harpalus 

 ignavus, under stones on the high moors ; Bembidium decorum, punctulatum, tibiale, 

 and atrocceruleum, among shinglo ; Quedius auricomus, Dianous ccerulescens, and 

 Flmis ceneus, in Sphagnum in mountain streams ; Aphodius erraticus, hcemorrhoidalis, 

 sticticus, Onthophagus ovatus (common), and Geotrupes vernalis, in sheep dung; 

 Clytus mysticus (one), Pogonocherus hispidus (several), and Priobium, by beating 

 dead sticks in hedges ; Corymbites ceneus and holosericeus, under stones on the 

 moors. — R. Wilding, 40, Downing Street, Liverpool : June 13th, 1888. 



Baris cuprirostris, Fabr., Sfc, at Calais. — On May 21st, having a few hours to 

 spare at Calais, I devoted a short time to searching for insects on the sand-dunes to 

 the west of the town. As might have been expected, from the similarity of the 

 place, the usual run of Deal things were to be found ; but amongst these occurred 

 several species very rare with us in England, as Necrophorus germanicus, Agelastica 

 alni, Cassida ferruginea, &c, and in Hemiptera, Fmblethis verbasci. The only insect 

 noticed as not British being Baris cuprirostris. This latter it is just possible may 

 eventually be found along our southern coast, if its food-plants were carefully 

 searched. B. cuprirostris is very widely distributed in Europe, but becomes rarer 

 northwards, and is equally common in Algeria. Its narrow shape, bright metallic 

 greenish-reneous or golden-green colour, and coppery rostrum, distinguish it at 

 once. According to Allard (Ann. Soc. Ent. Er., 1870, p. 303), it is found upon 

 Diplotaxis tenuifolia ; and Mr. J. J. Walker writes me that he has recently found 

 it in numbers at Gibraltar upon the common charlock, Sinapis arvensis. Its food- 

 plant at Calais I did not observe. — G-eo. C. Champion, 11, Caldervalo Road, 

 Clapham, SW. : June 13th, 1888. 



Description of the larva and pupa of Cynthia Frota, F. — Larva, when full-fed, 

 one and a half inch in length. Pale olive-green, considerably darker between the 

 segments. Six short spines on each segment, the two upper much the longest ; all 

 with yellow bases. Two upright horns, half-an-inch in length, curving backwards on 

 head, which is dark brown. Legs dark brown. Spiracles marked as a black dot, 

 pale whitish on either side. 



Pupa. Suspended by tail ; varying shades of umber-brown. A prominent ridge 

 over thorax. Two ako anteriorly narrowly pointed on either side of outer margin of 

 wing-cover. Two smaller alsc on cither side of 12th segment. Between ala; and on 



