COLEOPTERA, 239 
CoLEOPTERA IN THE CoLCHESTER pDistrict.—The best things taken 
here during the past month or two are Gnorimus nobilis (one on 
hawthorn), Conopalpus testaceus, Orsodacna lineola (casually when after 
lepidopterous larvae), Neuraphes angulatus (one), Cryptocephalus 
6-punctatus, C. lineola, Harpalus subulicola, Haplocnemus niygricornis 
(one beaten from Scotch fir), Telephorus fuscus, and 7’, lateralis, and 
Aleochara lata. Quedius brevis and Aimphotis marginata (two), with 
Lasius fuliginosus. Ihave not seen Hister marginatus this year, but 
my brother took one running on a pathway in a wood near here.— 
Bernard Smita Harwoop, Colchester. 
Cotzoprera at Dover.—Mr. H. Douglas Stockwell, a Dover 
lepidopterist, has just sent me (for examination) a few Coleoptera he 
has come across in that neighbourhood. They were as follows: Carabus 
nemoralis, Mull., C. monilis: F., Toxotus meridianus, Panz., Clythra 
quadripunctata, L., Pyrochroa serraticornis, Scop., and Molytes germanus, 
L. The last is a very local and usually rare insect and is our finest 
weevil.—T. Hupson Beare, B.Sc., F.E.5., King’s Road, Richmond. 
Norrs rrom THE Hastines pistrict.—On April Ist and 2nd I had 
two days’ collecting in this district with Mr. Donisthorpe and Mr. 
Bennett. On account of the long spell of dry, cold, north-east winds, 
everything was very backward, and beetles were exceedingly scarce, 
and it required very hard working to secure anything at all—what we 
did get, however, was good. On the Ist we cycled to Winchilsea and 
back ; under flood refuse and under decaying reeds in the ditches we 
obtained, amongst other things, Oodes helopioides, F., Anchomenus 
puellus, Dj., Conurus immaculatus, Steph., and Quedius scintillans, Gr.; 
on the way back, at Guestling Wood, out of moss we got Atemeles 
emarginatus, Pk. 2 with F. fused), Caenopsis fisstrostris, Walt., and 
Plinthus caliginosus, F., while Cryphalus fagi, Fab., were dug out of a 
small beech bough. The next day was devoted to a visit to the stream 
at Bodle Street (just outside the limits of the Hastings’ district) here 
again insects were extraordinarily scarce, but we oot most of the 
specialities—the water-net, however, had to be used very vigorously 
before this result was secured—includine, Deronectes 12-pustulatus, Ol., 
and latus, Steph., Hydroporus lepidus, Ol., Hydraena pulchella, Germ., 
riparia, Kuy., and iigrita, Germ., Potaminus substriatus, Miull., and 
Elmis volkmari, Pz. In May I had another day in the district with 
Mr. Bennett. J went down on the afternoon of May 19th, and before 
evening secured a fine series of Vachys bistriatus, Duft., under stones, 
at Eeclesbourne reservoir. ‘The evening was devoted to watching the 
wonderful popular outburst of joy at the relief of Mafeking, a sight 
never to be forgotten. On the 20th we cycled to Winchilsea and then 
on to Rye and Camber, returning direct from the latter place to 
Hastings in the early evening. I was exceedingly lucky in having a 
most beautiful day, and in securing many species new to me. At roots 
of erass at the side of a ditch at Winchilsea, Panayaeus crue-major, L., 
Badister wripustulatus, Bon., and B. pellatus, Pz. (this in profusion), and 
Oodes helopioides, F., were found. At Rye, in the old locality, on the 
banks of a ditch, Bledius crassicollis, Lac., was taken, and along with it 
Deleaster dichrous, Gr., Bagous tempestivus, Hbst., and Tanysphyrus 
lemnae, F., the two latter in plenty. At Camber a week earlier Mr. 
Bennett had turned up two very local insects, and these we again 
secured, one was Didessus unistriatus, Schr., found sparingly in the 
