234 [October, 



This very interesting and clearly distinct species was kindly for- 

 warded to me by Mr. J. W. Douglas, to whom the specimens were 

 sent by Mr. D, Morris, Assistant Director of the Eoyal Gardens. It 

 is very closely allied to L. tessellatum, Sign. (Essai, p. 231, pi. xii, fig. 

 4) ; but the eight-jointed antennae, the central division and arrange- 

 ment of the pores in the tesserae, readily distinguish it from this or 

 any other known species. The larvge occurred both beneath and in 

 the bodies of the adults, which is conclusive proof that the ? is 

 viviparous. This, together with the other characters set forth, place 

 the species in Signoret's 1st Series. 



Chester : September ^th, 1894. 



Coleoptera at Weymouth and Portland. — I spent the latter part of March last 

 at Weymouth, and in consequence of the beautiful spring weather was able to do a 

 good deal of collecting work. The hedges and trees were only showing very faint 

 signs of the coming foliage, I therefore devoted most of my time to the coast and 

 immediately adjoining land. Attention was mainly given to the Adephaga, and 

 during ten days I was able to obtain about one-sixth of the total species found in 

 Great Britain ; of course a large proportion of these were very common, but a few 

 were new to me, and are good species. 



One day was spent at Poole : there I obtained Cicindela sylvatiea, but though 

 I kept a sharp look out for C. maritima all the time, I failed to obtain a specimen ; 

 perhaps it was too early, though campestris was in the utmost profusion all along 

 the coast line, occurring on the clay cliffs as well as on the sandy portions of the 

 coast. 



On the Tsle of Portland I obtained a few good insects (I was not lucky enough 

 to come across Scyialicus ohlongiusculus) , the best were Liciniis silphoides and Cy- 

 mindis axillaris, both new to me. 



On the Chesil Beach I obtained one specimen of Mesoreus Wetterhalii and 

 Cillenus lateralis in great abundance, as also Sarpalus neglectus and many common 

 things. 



At Weymouth itself my best captures were Acupalpus consputus (1), Treehus 

 lapidosus (3), and Sarpalus rotundicollis. Sarpalus and Calathus were distinctly 

 the commonest genera. Bemhidiwn varium was in great abundance in the salt 

 marshes near the town, along with Pogonus chalceus, and Uttoralis (sparsely). 



In the other divisions perhaps the best take was a specimen of Cardiophorus 

 asellus on Chesil Beach, where I found two last year about the same time. 



Amongst those taken were Aphodius luridus (under a stone with Agriotes lineatus 

 and sputator), Prasocuris junci (the only Phytophagous beetle met with), Anthicus 

 hiimilis and anther inus, Meloe proscaraieus, Apion hcematodes, miniatum and 

 radiolus, Otiorhyncus tenebricosus, Philopedon geminatus, Barynotus obscurus,Sypera 

 variabilis, Silpha IcBvigata, rugosa and atrata, Bryaxis Waterhousei and Selferi, 

 Micraspis sedecimpunctata, Nitidula bipustulata and rujipes, Dermestes murinus, 

 Aleochara lata, Qiiedius tristis, Caflus xantholoma, Xantholinus tricolor, Bledius 

 spectahilis, and many other common Staphylinidae , &c. — T. Hudson Beabe, Park 

 House, Kichniond : August, 1894. 



