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; of London) I was so fortunate as to capture about 30 examples, feeding on fungi, 
i be eee 
in company with Rhizophagus parallelocollis, in York Cemetery, during the past 
month of September.—H. Hurcuinson, 21, St. Anne’s Street, Cemetery Road, 
York, Nov. 1871. 
Note on red Quedius “ fulgidus.”—I have lately taken upwards of 20 specimens 
of a “red fulgidus” (probably puncticollis, Thoms.), from decaying grass in a cow- 
house here, in company with hundreds of Haploglossa pretexta, and some dozens 
of Heterothops previus. As the red forms of so-called fulgidus are, when taken, 
generally single specimens, it is rather interesting to find more than a score in one 
place. It may be well to mention that there were with them very few of the 
common dark form (temporalis, Thoms ); and that the manner of running, &c., 
of the individuals with red elytra was decidedly different from the slow turn 
of the head of the darker specimens before taking their departure from the collect- 
ing paper.—Epwarp A. Wartrruouss, Fountains’ Hall, Ripon, Oct., 1871. 
Note on the genus Cydnus.—In the October number of this magazine I made 
some remarks on the application of the generic named Cydnus, and expressed my 
opinion that it should be retained for that portion of the Fabrician genus that Mr. 
Dallas has denominated Hthus. Mr. Douglas has since kindly pointed out to me 
Mr. Dallas’ remarks on this subject in the ‘ Zoological Record ’ for 1869, in which he 
shows that Fabricius specially exhibits tristis as the type of his genus Cydnus. 
This of course leaves no ground for dispute, except on the “communis error” 
principle, which I trust few will be willing to adopt. I must therefore apologize 
for offering a judgment on a question that I had not fully studied.—Hpwarp 
SaunpErs, Hillfield, Reigate, 9th November, 1871. 
Note on Calopteryx Vesta (virgo, race ?)—The form of Calopterye with bright 
reddish-brown wings, mentioned under the name of Vesta in Mr. Doubleday’s 
‘List of Epping Odonata’ (ante p. 86), occurs here rather commonly, always in 
woods, so far as my experience extends, and without any specimens of the typical 
virgo. The latter I have met with but seldom, and invariably near streams. 
I have hitherto only met with one-third of the British dragon-flies in this 
neighbourhood, a poor produce compared with the two-thirds from Epping.— 
J. E. FLetcHer, Pitmaston-road, St. John’s, Worcester, 17th Uct., 1871. 
Psocide injurious to Tea.—A matter has recently been brought to my notice 
that promises to be of considerable commercial importance It appears that a 
certain quantity of Indian tea from Assam and Darjeeling has been found to be 
terribly infested with small insects, not, so far as I understand, actually among the 
tea, but collected in the angles of the leaden inner casing of the boxes. A sample 
of the Assam tea shown to me was full of the insects, with much whitish ‘ frass,’ 
which I am not satisfied was actual tea débris. The insect is the too familiar 
Atropos divinatoria (pulsatoria) of our insect-boxes and setting boards. Possibly 
there is no house, warehouse, or ship in the world, absolutely free from this (to us) 
little pest ; but its occurrence in such myriads in these tea-boxes, is, to say the 
least, extraordinary. As I believe the matter involves possible litigation, it is not 
advisable than any expression of opinion as to their origin be made here.—R. 
McLacunan, Lewisham, 4th November, 1871. 
