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appendage of three longer joints. From the left-hand of these two aborted joints, 
and apparently in continuation of the main body of the antenna, a bifurcate ap- 
pendage proceeds, composed as follows: the normal 6th and 7th joints are much 
increased in width and almost entirely amalgamated, the 7th being apparently 
formed of two aborted and laterally anchylosed joints similar to (but larger than) — 
those representing the 5th joint, and giving off on its left two joints similar to those 
proceeding from the right of the 5th joint, and on its right, evidently forming the 
true completion of the antenna, four joints, rather shorter and wider than the usual 
apical articulations, but with the apical joint itself not so wide in the middle or so 
large as the apical joints of the two supplementary appendages. In other respects 
the individual seems of the normal structure.—R. Lawson, 58, St. Thomas Street, 
Scarborough : April, 1872. 
Tachyporus nitidicollis in a midland County.—I took this handsome form of 
the common 7. obtwsus at Sherwood, in 1871, having formerly only observed it at 
Killarney.—J. R. Harpy, 118, Embden Street, Hulme, Manchester: Feb., 1872. 
Captures of Coleoptera in the Manchester district during the past winter.—A 
remarkably mild and sunny day in the third week of January tempted Mr. 
Morley and me to set out with the intention of visiting our favourite hunting 
ground, Drinkwater Park, where we had taken in December Choleva spadicea and 
Agathidium rotundatum and convewum, in addition to other species previously re- 
corded from that place ; but on this occasion we were tempted to try a haystack 
on the way, and were well satisfied with the result, as beetles were so numerous 
and lively that in the course of an hour or so our bags were full, and we were 
returning home to examine their contents. Amongst them, we were pleased to 
observe for the first time Acidota cruentata, leisurely walking off the paper, 
Homalium Allardii, H. oxyacanthe, Oryptophagus setulosus, saginatus, affinis and 
distinguendus, Ptinus crenatus, and many of the usual haystack species. 
Afterwards, in the corner of a low swampy meadow, at the foot of a plantation 
adjoining the late Aspinall Turner’s Estate, on sifting dead leaves, we were sur- 
prised to see Gymnusa variegata in numbers, accompanied by its brother brevicollis, 
in no hurry to get away, as the day was dull and frosty: among the dead leaves 
we also found Bythinus pwneticollis, Ocyusa maura, Homalota insecta (sulcifrons, 
Wat. Cat.), occulta, with a dark-legged variety, fusco-femorata, divisa, Thomsoni, 
angusticollis, autumnatis, villosula, sordidula, and the north country eremita, 
Encephalus complicans, Gyrophena nana, Homalium exiguum, Agathidium nigrinum, 
Phyllotreta tetrastigma, &c. Lower down, under the decayed and frozen reeds, 
eighteen species of Stenus occurred to us, the majority in the greatest abundance, 
including cicindeloides (not previously observed by us in this district) and a few 
opacus, Tachyusa atra, and Anchomenus gracilis, including an interesting var. with 
short antennze (this species emits a very disagreeable odour when captured). Cutting 
tufts yielded, amongst other things, more G@ymnusa, which by the way has been 
taken by other Manchester collectors in the same manner in winter. 
On reaching home we found in the bag Bolitobius inclinans,—a nimble-footed 
creature that would never allow itself to be so easily captured in warm weather. 
—W. Broapuurst, 46, Ellor Street, Pendleton, Manchester: March, 1872. 
Capture of Pentatoma juniperina, Lin., §’c.—Yesterday, I went to Caterham 
Junction, to hunt for Sehirus dubius in the moss which grows under the juniper 
bushes; and did not get it. But I found a more welcome species, Pentatoma 
