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On the coast, near Portsmouth, in May, I found Phytosus spinifer and nigré- 
ventris ? in some numbers (the latter being the commoner) in the sand under & 
swathe of sea-weed, in a somewhat similar manner to that recorded by Mr. T. J. 
Bold, in this Magazine. They are very difficult to detect, owing to their sluggish 
habits, and appear to go down some distance in the sand in dull weather, coming 
to the top when fine. Hyperaspis also occurred with them. 
Whilst staying at Soham, Cambridgeshire, in July last, I endeavoured to 
investigate the Coleoptera of that district, but failed to meet with any but ordinary 
species, such as Oddes, commonly, iu a marshy place, accompanied, sparingly, by 
Panageus crux-major and Philonthus fumarius, Haliplus mucronatus (three or four 
specimens), H. variegatus (rarely), H. affinis (commonly), and Hydrena testacea in 
the ditches. 
Three or four visits to Wicken fen produced a few better things; but, owing 
to the exceedingly dry season, beetles were very scarce. The following species, 
amongst others, occurred to me in the fen:—Anthocomus sanguinolentus, in abun- 
dance, on flowers; Telephorus thoracicus, rarely ; Phyllotreta sinuata, two speci- 
mens (but lost one); Apion vicinum, Crepidodera salicarie and atrope, Aphthona 
hilaris and Thyamis castanea, by sweeping; Chrysomela menthastri, locally abun- 
dant on low plants; Cassida equestris and vibea ; Lina populi, common on poplar ; 
Spherius acaroides, Thinobius brevipennis and Homalota luteipes, on the wet peat; 
Carabus arvensis, Ilwobates nigricollis, Stenus nitens, palustris and fuscipes, and 
Scydmenus hirticollis, in damp places; Pseudopsis, Corticaria ferruginea, and 
Atomaria gutta, in haystack refuse; and Orectochilus and Ilybius fenestratus in the 
ditches. I also took five specimens of Colon brunneum out of a tuft of grass in a 
wet place. 
I have also taken Anisovya fuscula, in some numbers, by beating dead branches 
at Darenth Wood; Telephorus uwnicolor and Aphodius Zenkeri at Sevenoaks; Hetero- 
thops 4-punctulus at Croydon, in haystack refuse ; Megapenthes tibialis and Anobium 
denticolle in solid wood of oak, at Richmond Park; Ceuthorhynchus biguttatus, in 
some numbers, at roots of horn-poppy, Masoreus, Platynaspis and Diglossa mersa at 
Southend ; and Harpalus servus, H. cordatus, Cassida hemispherica and the uni- 
colorous var. of C. sanguinolenta, and Laccophilus variegatus (in abundance) at 
Deal.—Ip. 
Captures at Deal from 22nd to 30th September.—With but few exceptions, 
insects had lived their appointed time, or had gone into winter quarters, and had 
to be unearthed if they were to be obtained. And such a scene as was developed 
of the mortal remains of those who had perished in or after the struggle for 
existence! It was like working in catacombs, or reviewing the havoc that a hexapod 
Moltke and Napoleon had wrought among their legions. For every living insect 
there were hundreds of dead ones in all stages of dismemberment. The great 
hiding places are under the moss which grows all over the sand hills, at the 
roots of the Marram grass. 
CoLreorTERA.—There was the usual run of Deal Geodephaga, &c.; the best 
things I got were Masoreus Wetterhalii, scarce ; Sarrotrium clavicorne, scarce, and 
difficult to see among the débris of the moss, &c., as they did not move; Saprinus 
rotundatus, scarce; Helops pallidus. 
