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August), Mycetoporus clavicornis, Stenus ater, HomaJium iopterum and 

 pygmceum, Proteinus atomarius ; Anisotoma cinnamomea and grandis 

 (both scarce), ovalis (flying), lifura, hadia, parvuJa (not rare) and 

 calcarata ; the last common and most variable, and often like Colon 

 hrunneum, also frequent, raising wild hopes of something very much 

 better. Cyrtusa pauxiUa, Colenis dentipes, and Hydnobius strigosus, 

 all three not rare ; AqnricopJtagus cephalofes, occasional. Scydmcejius 

 lonqicollis, Mots, {prceteritus, Eye), Euthia plicata, EvpJectus Kunzei, 

 Trichonyx sulcicollis (1) ; Thalycra sericea, seven examples in all, 

 invariably occurring singly just before sunset. Micruria meJanocepliaJa 

 (also in profusion by beating maple blossom at the end of May), 

 Brachyj)terus gravidus, Meligethes tt7?ibrosi(s,soJidus,and others ; Sih'a?i7ts 

 surinamensis, several (a curious sight in the sweeping-net), Crypto- 

 phagus pubescens and setulosus, the last also abundant in a humble bee's 

 nest ; Ccenoscelis ferruginea , Syncalypta hirsuta, Aspidophoi'us orbicu- 

 lafus, Aphodius arennrius, Serica brunnea, and Hoplia philanthus ; Trox 

 scaber, on the wing ; Agrilus angustuJus and laticornis, both fairly 

 common ; Throscus carinifrons, several ; Drilus Jlavescens, JUaJthinus 

 frontalis, Dasytes oculatus, Ernobius mollis (no fir trees anywhere 

 near), Phlceophihis Edivardsii, Lamprosoma concolor, PsylUodes dul- 

 camarce, Man f lira Matthewsii,Anisoxya fuscida, Mordellistena brevicauda 

 (abundant in flowers in early summer) ; BrucTius seminarius, Apian 

 Walfoni and atomarium, OrcJiesfes pratensis ; Platytarsus setulosus, 

 two examples of this apparently very rare weevil swept up on a very 

 hot damp evening in July, along with P. echinatus ; Orobitis cyaneus 

 (frequent), Ceuthorhyncliideus versicolor, Amalus scortilliim ; Phytobius 

 ■i-tuberculafus and Litodactylus leucogaster, far away from any water, 

 with several other species already recorded. 



The capture of Aphodius ZenJceri on two or three occasions by 

 evening sweeping induced me to examine the droppings of the deer in 

 the Park, wih the result that I found this somewhat rare beetle in 

 considerable numbers. A. obliteratus accompanied it, as at Mickleham, 

 also A. rufescens and other common species of this genus. Only one 

 further example of Meptaulacus villosus was found after the grand 

 haul on June 20th (vol. xxv, p. 359), this specimen occurred by 

 evening sweeping on July 11th. 



In dead birds and rabbits, besides swarms of Aleocharce, Saprini, 

 Sisters and other carrion feeders, Necrophorus ruspaf or and inferruptus, 

 and Nitidula rujipes occurred, but all three were scarce. 



A considerable number of the above species have been observed 

 by me for the first time in the Chatham district ; but, on the other 

 hand, I have looked in vain for Leptinus, Euplectus Duponti, Ptenidium 

 turgidum, Sphindus dubius, and several other rare beetles which were 

 to be found, in former years, in Cobham Park. 



23, Eanelagh Road, Sheerness : 

 October 2lst, 1889. 



