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the sea-shore ; there are no trees of any kind within a mile, and not thirty fir-trees 
altogether in this part of the island. Liosomus ovatulus occurs near Lumps fort in 
July, and a smaller species, perhaps distinct, is found further inland. Orthochwtes 
setiger ; on Senecio Jacobeea, in cop.,in April, and to be found abundantly in autumn 
and winter among the dead leaves of that plant, in sandy places at Hayling, near 
the ferry. Canopsis Waltoni; rare, Salterns. Tanymecus palliatus; abundant on 
thistles, in June and July, Southsea beach. Sitones Waterhousei, rare, Southsea 
beach. Brachytarsus scabrosus; one, dug out of a dead furze branch. Bruchus loti ; 
from Vicia eracca and Helianthemum vulgare, Portsdown, June—August. B. villosus ; 
from Sarothamnus scoparius, July and August.  Hylurgus pilosus; Hill-head, 
Gosport. Stenostola ferrea; from hazel, Southwick, June. Gracilia pygmea ; 
bred abundantly from black-thorn and bramble. Donacia thalassina ; abundant 
in June, Canal. Crioceris asparagi; one on Southsea beach. Chrysomela géttin- 
gensis ; scarce, Portsdown hill, on bed-straw. C.hemoptera ; by thousands, on short 
grass, Cumberland fort, October. Thyamis dorsalis; very abundant on rag-wort, 
Lumps pond. . absinthii; abundant on wormwood, June. 1. verbasci, var. thapst; 
Portsdown, from Verbascum. T. agilis, Rye; from Mentha aquatica. Psylliodes 
marcida ; abundant on Southsea beach, spring and summer, in old cabbage stumps. 
Lycoperdina boviste ; bred from puff-ball at Southwick, in August. Phaleria 
cadaverina ; plentiful under sea-weed, Southsea beach, June. Scaphidema enea; 
under whitethorn bark. Helops ceruleus ; old posts round the fortifications, out in 
June. Ischnomera melanwra ; very abundant in old stakes on the beach, near Cum- 
berland fort. Lytta vesicatoria ; one taken at Portsdown hill, last May. Homalota 
imbecilla; in great abundance in pond refuse, Lumps, April and May. Philonthus 
varius, var. bimaculatus ; walls round Portsmouth, not in company with type form. 
P. cicatricosus; under stones and seaweed, Southsea beach, June to October, very 
rare. Bledius spectabilis; Lumps pond. Corylophus sublevipennis ; one specimen, 
on the Common.—H. Moncrearr, 9, Wish Street, Southsea, November, 1870. 
Captures of Coleoptera near Maidstone.—During the past season (since May 
7th) I have taken the following species, amongst others of more general dis- 
tribution, in this neighbourhood; indeed, I think all were found within a radius of 
two miles from my house, which will include a district of both chalk and sand, 
wood and marsh. 
Dromius 4-signatus, Badister humeralis, Calathus flavipes and C. fuscus; Bem- 
bidium bistriatum, B. obliquum, B. lampros, var. velow, Er., B. Sturmii and B. 4- 
pustulatum (already recorded in the present vol.) ; Huliplus elevatus, abundant in 
running water with Emis Volkmari; Aleochara cuniculorum, Quedius cruentus, 
black var. with red suture, Q. peltatus, Philonthus albipes, P. wmbratilis and P. 
quisquiliarius, var. rubidus ; Stilicus geniculatus and S. orbiculatus ; Stenus incras- 
satus, S. plantaris, and S. picipennis; Habrocerus, Deleaster dichréus, Homalium 
striatum, Eusphalerum triviale, Mycetoporus lucidus, Bledius subterraneus, and B. 
longulus ; Colon serripes, Hydnobius strigosus, Cyrtusa minuta, Colenis dentipes, 
Saprinus virescens, Cercus pedicularius, abundant on Spirea, Brachypterus gravidus 
on Linaria, Lemophleus bimaculatus and L. duplicatus, Litargus, Odmorphus, 
Heterocerus marginatus and H. levigatus, Parnus auriculatus, Rhagonycha wnicolor, 
