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in future troops should be sent the moment the eggs begin to hatch. 
As the grounds infested are desolate and barren, far from any village, 
the commissariat becomes an important question. A thousand men, 
with officers, should go thoroughly equipped with food, fuel, tents 
and water, to conduct a regular campaign against their tiny but 
innumerable enemies.—M. Burr, F.Z.S., F.E.S., Dormans Park. 
October 10th, 1900. 
GOLEOPTERA. 
CoLEOPTERA IN THE MOUNTAIN DISTRICTS oF CUMBERLAND.—In the 
June number of this magazine (anted, p. 159) I published some notes 
on collecting in Castle Carrock Fell in May. Since then I have had 
several fairly successful trips to other of the mountains of Cumberland, 
and I purpose here to mention some of the species with which I have met. 
Whit-Sunday was one of the few really fine days we have had in the 
north this year, and it was a party, full of expectation, which, in the 
early morning, drove up to the village of Ousby from Langwathby on 
the Midland Railway, to sample the insect fauna of Cross Fell, the 
highest point of the Pennine range, which, in all probability, had 
not before been explored by an insect hunter. The coleopterists 
of the party were Mr. Harry Britten and myself. Cross Fell lies in 
the south-eastern corner of Cumberland, and reaches an altitude of 
2930ft. Late in the season though it was, there was still a lot of 
snow lying about. We ascended the Fell from its western side, 
following the course of a small stream, which we ultimately found 
had its source high up on the left shoulder, near some old ore workings. 
Not far from the foot of the mountain the stream crosses a rough cart- 
track, broadening out into a pool, and here our first noteworthy 
capture was made, viz., Hydroporus davisti, Curt., which was tolerably 
common, but not easy to get, owing to the shallowness of the water, 
which prohibited the use of the water-net, so that captures had to be 
made with the hands. H. rivalis, Gyll., also occurred, with Haliplus 
lineatocollis, Marsh., and commoner things. Pursuing our course we 
soon came across Corymbites cupreus, F., on the wing, mostly var. 
aeruginosus, F'., which was in hundreds almost to the summit, all but 
one or two, however, being males. By working the thick moss in the 
stream, some nice things occurred, as Stenus guynemeri, Duy., and 
Quedius auricomus, Kies., neither species, however, in any number. 
Other species, occurring contemporaneously with these, were Lesteva 
pubescens, Mann, L. longelytrata, Goeze, Myllaena brevicornis, Matth., 
Elmis aeneus, Mull., and Hydraena gracilis, Germ. In pools near the 
summit, Agabus congener, Payk., and Hydraporus morio, Dej., were 
obtained, with a lot of common things. Very few Geodephaya 
were to be had by stone-turning, except Nebria gyllenhali, Sch., and 
Patrobus assimilis, Chaud. A nice weevil, however, Otiorrhynchus 
maurus, Gyll., was a gratifying capture, and though only four perfect 
specimens were found, judging by the quantity of dead and broken 
remains we saw, 1t must be common on this mountain. Probably we 
were too late for it. I visited this locality again three weeks later, but 
my collecting was spoiled by a heavy rain-storm, the like of which one 
only experiences in these remote regions. However, a nice series of 
A. congener, Payk., was obtained, and A. arcticus, Payk., Henicocerus 
