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Coleoptera near Eastbourne. — Last August I had a day's collecting near the 

 mouth of the Cuckmere and on the hills round Eastbourne. The following were 

 the best of the Coleoptera taken : — Bledius tricornis (common), and its attendant, 

 Dyschirius salinus, Bemhidium saxatile (1), Dichirotrichus obsoletus and pubescens, 

 Ocypus ater, Aphodius nitidulus (in plenty), Mordellistena pumila, and Syncalypta 

 Jiirsuta. Thistles produced Ceuthorhynchus litura and trimaculatiis, CeuthorJiynchi- 

 deus spinosus, and Apion carduorum. A single specimen of Somaloplia ruricola 

 was also taken, floating in a pool of brackish water ; and the following weevils by 

 grubbing or sweeping at the roots of grass: — Trachyphloeus squamulatus (2), 

 OrthochcBtes setiger, Oymnetron noctis, Apion (Bneum, radiolus,rufirostre and eheninum, 

 and Bruchus cisti. — Id. 



Cissophagus hederce at FairligM. — In a previous number I have recorded the 

 capture of three specimens of this rare species by beating in the summer of 1892. 

 I am now able to supplement that record, as I have lately taken the species in 

 some numbers at the same locality, from its burrows in the ivy. In all I have seen 

 a good number of plants attacked by the insect, but they appear only to occur in 

 very small numbers ; and a great deal of work is required to get even a fair number 

 of specimens. — Id. 



Rhopalomesites Tardii in the Hastings district. — I have much pleasure in 

 recording this species from old holly at Fairlight in numbers. So far I have only 

 found it in one tree, but I have never looked for it here before, as I did not dream 

 of its occurrence in the south-east of England. — Id. 



Coleoptera at Thurso, 1892. — A few notes from this Ultima Thule of the British 

 mainland may not be uninteresting, particularly from a neighbourhood rendered so 

 historical by the natural history investigations of Robert Dick. The month of 

 August and beginning of September proved much better in the way of weather than 

 the preceding months in England, yet insects were scarce. The coast of this part 

 of Caithness is for the most part very precipitous, the old red sandstone strata, here 

 nearly horizontalj forming a series of magnificent headlands. Beautiful little bays 

 occur at intervals, with sand dunes and rabbit warrens. I worked chiefly the east 

 and west shores from Thurso, the sandhills of Castletown, and the little tarns on 

 the bold headlands of Holborn and Dunnet. I am sorry to say I neglected the 

 inland country, which consists chiefly of a vast elevated bog. 



I will take the shores first. Between Thurso and its picturesque port of 

 Scrabster I took under stones Otiorhynchus blandus not uncommonly, and 0. ovatus 

 commonly, Barynotus Schonherri (2), Bembidium atroccBruleum, Tachinus pallipes 

 and laticollis, these were by far the commonest Tachini met with ; Stenus guttula, 

 Ocypus morio, cupreus and brunnipes ; Quedius umbrinus, Cafius xantholoma, Othius 

 melanocephalus (common) ; many common species of Omalium and Tachyporus. 

 On the eastern shore a few common species of Anchomenus, Pterostichus, Lathrobiiim, 

 and PMlonthus, and some Otiorhynchus blandus. Along the top of the cliffs, be- 

 tween Thurso and Scrabster, is a fine walk, from which grand views of Orkney may 

 be obtained. This walk is separated from the adjoining cultivated fields by rows of 

 Caithness flags, placed end to end. On fine warm days these proved to be one of 

 my best collecting grounds. One day Micropeplus porcatus and Ceuthorhynchus 



