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vnirixiis, Fal). In fact Stephens, as was the case so often, copying 

 from Paykull, had in vol. iv. of his Illustratidiia given a correct descrip- 

 tion of doufiata, but had used for his exponents of the species speci- 

 mens of another species altogether, niKrinun. This, of course, not only 

 puts out of court all those in his own collection, which came from 

 Marsham, but also the specimens he says he had seen taken near 

 Edinburgh. 



It is a pity Canon Fowler, in view of the fact that Mr. Waterhouse 

 had disposed of these insects so long ago, gave the reference to 

 Stephens at all. The reference to " Rev. W. Little, Raehills," given 

 by Canon Fowler, is also apparently a reference to another species, for 

 Murray, in his Catalnfinc of Seotrh Colcoptcva, 1853, p. 74, quotes 

 donijata of Stephens as a synonym for muriiuni, and gives " Raehills " 

 as one of the localties for mitrinus. 



Mr. Dale recorded in the K)if. Mo. Ma;/., xxix., p. 143, the capture 

 of 11. clonfjuta at Chesil beach, and said that it agreed with exponents 

 of this species in his father's collection, I have not seen this insect, but 

 as Mr. Dale informs me that his father's specimens were named by 

 Stephens, I imagine this again is not elonijata, Payk., but probably 

 vuirinns, Fab. 



There remains now only the two specimens in the Power collection 

 at the British Museum, neither wnth a known history, one is from Mr. 

 Brewer, the other from Birch wood. Both are in a bad condition, and 

 it is very doubtful Avhether either is elowjata, Payk., though one may 

 possibly be that insect. 



Summing up, I think 1 am justified in concluding that this insect 

 has existed in our catalogues up to the present without any real justifi- 

 cation, and that my capture of it has really added a new species to the 

 British fauna. I am inclined to think that there are other cases of 

 doubtful insects which would prove, on exhaustive enquiry, to be 

 existing under equally shadowy and untrustworthy evidence. 



H. rlonr/ata was first described by Paykull, Fauna Sueciea, iii., p. 

 236 [1798-1800] . He says it may easily be known by its elongate 

 form, and that it occurs in Sweden, being rarer in the south. Schon- 

 herr, in Fauna Siwcica, ii., p. 374, 1834, repeats the description, and 

 Capiomont, I.e., gives a very complete and full description. He says 

 it occurs in the north of Europe, England (see above), Belgium, and 

 in the north of France. 



It appears to be decidedly a northern insect, and, therefore, Scot- 

 land is the part of Great Britain where it was likely to occur if at all. 



Coleoptera at Oulton Broad and District. 



By E. C. I3EDWELL, E.E.S. 

 {Conchuh'tl from p. 300.) 

 Ti/i/iKs ni'i/cr, Payk., in marsh hay. Hi/t/ihiKs hulbifir, Reich., not 

 uncommon in marsh hay stacks. />'. nirtisi, Denny, one specimen in 

 Hood refuse, liri/a.ris jiincoiiDit, Leach, abundant in marsh hay stack. 

 Sc!i(l)iiai'nHs roUaris, Miill., connuon in marsh hay. Fnmicnis tarsatus, 

 IMiill., abundant in marsh hay. Anistoma calcaiata, Er., by sweeping. 

 Nccrojihonis Jininatur, F., in a dead crow. A', it'stiiiator, Heer, two 

 specimens in a dead toad. X. rcsjiillo, L., one specimen under a stone 



