22 THE entomologist's record. 



Paronialiis tfavicorim, occasional. Ccrijlnn Ju'stcroiilcii and finiKf/inruni, 

 both not rare ; Scajihisojiia bolcti, frequent. Mi/n'tdjiJiai/ii'^ ijiiadri- 

 f/uttatiis, two examples in fungus, June, 1894 ; l>ij)/ii/Uiis Itinatiis, rare. 

 Jhrciis paralldopijH'diiK, found commonly in the perfect state until the 

 fall of the tree, and in the rotten interior, with Hinodendron ci/lin- 

 (IricKDi. Trox scabcr, two or three specimens. Priondci/jihnn srrriiyirnis, 

 one example in rotten Avood-mould, July 19th, 1897. Platiicis niiniititx, 

 appeared in the third week of August in 1889, 1895, and 1896, but in 

 the hot summer of 1893 was found at the end of July ; it has not been 

 seen since the downfall of the tree, nor have traces of the larva or the 

 perfect insect been found in the bark or rotten wood. Cis nitidxs, 

 ('. hidcntatm and Knucartlinm cornutinu, in fungus. Hi/h'siniis crcnatHn, 

 not uncommon in the thick bark of the trunk and larger branches. 



Altogether 70 species at least of Coleoptera have from first to last 

 been found in this one tree. 



Coleoptera of North Wales. — North Wales shared with the rest 

 of the kingdom the climatic conditions incident to the worst half of 

 1898. A mild winter, followed by a cold and Avet spring extending 

 far on into June, was succeeded about the middle of that month by a 

 spell of bright hot weather, in which the anti-cyclonic features were 

 well marked. Being at this time in the vicinity, I availed myself of 

 the favourable opportunity to visit Aber, for the twofold purpose of 

 viewing the falls and doing a little collecting by the way. In former 

 days Aber was important as the point of departure for Beaumaris 

 across the Lavan Sands, which are bared at low water almost to the 

 opposite shore, but to-day Aber's great attraction is undoubtedly its 

 famous fall, which lies distant some four and a half miles from the 

 railway, at the head of one of the most beautiful glens in Wales. On 

 leaving the station Bijrrlnis pilula was early in evidence crawling on 

 the hot dusty road, where also a little further on, near the rectory, 

 renowned for its large myrtles growing in the open, our first capture 

 was made in Lciatotrnphtis nchiilosus. Proceeding through the village, 

 rendered doubly attractive at this period of the year by the wealth of 

 blossom in the cottage gardens, Pont Newydd was soon reached, 

 where, quitting the road, we followed the path to the right of the 

 brook. Here some young elders yielded Plnjllohiits. calcaratus and 

 r. pijri, whilst crawling on the track were StaphiiUniix cvjitJiniptcriiK 

 and ( 'Dri/iiihitrs acncKs — one of the latter of an exceptionally light blue. 

 We here crossed by tlie little wooden bridge to the left bank of the 

 mountain stream from which the village below takes its name — this, 

 rendered in full, being Aber-gwyn-gregan — the stream of the white 

 shells — derived, presumably, from the quantity of cockles found near 

 its mouth. Much beating of hawthorn, the blossom of which was 

 nearly over, scarcely repaid the time and labour bestowed upon it, 

 Lciojniii nchuhmiii and the ubiquitous (Ti-aiiuiKiptcra riificornis being the 

 only things obtained worthy of mention. Amongst stones further up 

 the glen occurred (Hhiiis inclauix-ciiJialiis, (^)iir(liiis .^ruu'arnciis and Oci/jms 

 (iter ; PliihmthuH dccortis being shortly afterwards added to our list. 

 Torh!/})i(s jiarqics, ( 'alatliiis piccus, and a few other of the usual Geode- 

 phaga were met with in varying abundance, Avhilst sweeping low 

 herbage and coarse grass beneath the trees produced lhi>^(illi(s ccrrinns, 



