14 [January, 



which one was a larva, and another, although apparently in the ima- 

 ginal state, had not yet attained its proper depth of colouring, the 

 two latter individuals I restored as nearly as I could to their original 

 positions. I may add that I sifted the thick moss surrounding some 

 of the plants without result. 



I believe C scarabceoides has not before been recorded as attached to Viola. 

 Mr. Saunders only mentions that it has been found in Britain "in moss and dead 

 leaves, and by casual sweeping," adding that, " Dr. Puton, in his ' Synopsis des 

 Hemipteres Heteropteres de France,' says it occurs by sweeping in meadows, es- 

 pecially on Eanunculaceous plants" (Hem. Het. Br. Islands, p. 15). It is now of 

 interest to recall the fact that Mr. J. J. Walter has taken another small Pentatomid, 

 Gnathoconus picipes, in some numbers at Yarmouth, "at the roots of a species of 

 violet, probably Viola canina, in a very restricted space on the North Denes " (Ent. 

 Mo. Mag., 1895, p. 282). 



Gonocerus venator. — One specimen beaten out of box, August 29th. 

 This individual is unfortunately minus one of its hind-legs, which 

 injury may possibly have been caused by my too enthusiastic beating. 

 1 believe the only previous record of Gonocerus in this Magazine w^as 

 that by Mr. J. W. Douglas, in Vol. ii, First Series (1865), p. 46. which 

 will, I think, bear repetition. Mr. Douglas' note was as follows: — 



" Twice, at a long interval, during fifteen years, I have taken a single example 

 by beating the box trees on Box Hill in May ; but, although I have beaten about 

 the bush nearly every May, and also in other months, these two were all that 

 rewarded my diligence. Still, it would be hazardous to say that the insects have 

 not been there during any of those seasons, knowing, as we do, how many fortuitous 

 circumstances must often happen together to enable an entomologist to find some 

 particular species. Be this as it may, it is certain that, on the 23rd inst., I was lucky 

 enough to get eight S and eight ? of this coveted beauty. They affect the shoots 

 that stand out from the bushes, and are fond of sitting on the top of them in the 

 bright sunshine, and taking short flights from one to another ; and when one is in 

 the net, you are not sure of him, as he has a strong propensity to fly out of it. 



" Fieber gives oaks and hedge-roses as the habitat of this species ; with us it is 

 exclusively found on the box." 



The difference in the dates of Mr. Douglas' captures and mine appears note- 

 worthy.* 



The following additional species, from various localities, are of 



more or less interest : — Renestaris laticeps, a nice series, for which I 



am indebted to my friend Mr. W. H. Harwood, of Colchester, who 



accompanied me on September 10th to the spot on the N.E. Essex 



coast, where they were taken ; Feritrechus nubilus (1) with the 



Senestaris ; Goranus suhapterus (2), beaten out of ling at Oxshott, 



September 11th j Acanthosoma denfatum, a, short series out of birch 



* The Power Collection possesses a series of Gonocerus, and Mr. B. A. Kewbery informs me 

 that Dr. Capron also had a series, taken, he thinks, about the year 1884. 



