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extremely local insect from the Isle of Sheppey in the Power Col- 

 lection, taken in 1857 — 8 {cf. Entom. Annual, 1858, p. 53) ; I have 

 reason to believe that these were obtained in a spot which has long 

 ago been built upon, and no further examples appear to have been 

 found here until the present record. A good many species were 

 most readily obtained, in bare sandy or clayey spots free from grass, 

 by rolling back the stuff and closely examining the ground beneath ; 

 in this way I found Achenium humile, hitherto scarce in Sheppey, in 

 very large numbers, and Polystichus vittatus on Christmas Day, when 

 the rubbish was thickly covered with hoar frost. 



Among the large number of species taken the following are perhaps 

 worthy of record : — 



Dyschirius salinus and eeneus, Licinus silphoides, and Stenolophus consputus, 

 all scarce. Sarpalus rubripes (not previously noticed by me in Sheppey), a^ferawafw* 

 and depressus, the two latter not uncommon. Pterostichus picimanus, common, and 

 incequalis, in great profusion, a reddish variety of the latter species, quite hard and 

 mature, occurring frequently. Thirteen species of the genus Amara were met with, 

 of which the best were convexiuscula, ovata, communis, lunicoUis, all more or less 

 common ; lucida, very plentiful ; strenua, three or four examples only, and a few 

 plebeia. Bemhidium ripariun, assimile, minimum, normannum, and ephippium, all 

 fairly common. Trechus secalis, new to Sheppey, very sparhigly. Dromius nigri- 

 ventris, abundant. Polystichus vittatus, a few specimens in a large accumulation of 

 rubbish barely half a mile out of the town. Cnemidotus impressus, rather common ; 

 Agabus conspersus, a few, and Rhantus notatus, fairly plentiful. Dyliscus circum- 

 flexus and Hydrophilus piceus, one or two of each. Hydrobius oblongus, Philhydrus 

 maritimus, and Helochares punctatus , all three common ; Helophorus intermedins, 

 scarce. Ocypus morio (small form), ater, and Philonthus intermedins, occasional. 

 Xantholinus tricolor, a few ; Achenium depressum, two specimens only, and humile, 

 locally very abundant. Cryptobium fracticorne, Bledius trioornis and spectabilis, 

 sparingly. Agathidium marginatum, common ; Choleva angustata, nigrita, &c. 

 Sister quadrimaculalus (formerly common in Sheppey, but not seen alive by me 

 since 1874), neglectus, and bissexstriatus, a few of each; Carcinops (Kissister) 

 minima, Coccidula scutellata, and Scymnus testaceus {Mulsanti, Wat.), occasionally 

 met with. Syncalypta hirsuta, very plentiful and in fine clean condition ; Hetero- 

 cerus obsoletus, marginatus, and IcBvigatus. Aphodius consputus, common. Throscus 

 obtusus,a few specimens. Cassida sanguinolenta (new to Sheppey), «Ji^a<a {oblonga, 

 111.), nobilis, and obsoleta, all rare. Anthicus humilis and instabilis, in numbers. 

 Apion IcBvicolle, Schonherri, limonii, pubeseens, &c. Strophosomus faber, scarce ; 

 Hypera murina, very common ; Erirrhinus scirpi, Thryogenes nereis and scirrhosus, 

 scarce. Bagous argillaceus, one very fresh specimen only ; Ceuihorrhynchidius 

 frontalis, a few. Amalus hceniorrhous, Litodactylus leucogaster, and Phytobius 

 notula, two or three specimens of each species. 



23, Ranelagh Road, Sheerness : 

 January 10th, 1897. 



