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exsculptus, Germ., and Homaliun dcopterum, Steph., added to the 
previous list. Telephorus obscurus, L., was not found on either visit, 
though specially looked for. As yet I have only taken it on Bleaberry 
Fell, near Keswick. I spent July 3rd and 4th, in the Lake district 
with a lepidopterist friend, being quartered at Seathwaite, at the foot of 
Sty Head Pass, the famous haunt of Melampias epiphron. My time was 
occupied in working the ground round Sty Head and Sprinkling Tarns, 
the wood near the base of Green Gable and the rough slopes of Stake 
Pass, where the River Derwent rises. ‘This district has the reputation 
of being the wettest in England, and it fully kept up its reputation 
while I was there, consequently my list of captures was not extensive. 
Carabus glabratus, Payk., was almost common and ran about among 
the grass actively. C. arvensis, F., C. catenulatus, Scop., and C. 
violaceus, L., also, were tolerably common, some of the latter being 
without the violet margins.  Pterostichus vitreus, Dej., was common 
enough, and one P. aethiops, Panz., the first I have taken among the 
Lake mountains, was obtained. Zaphria nivalis, Panz., occurred 
sparingly and was always immature. Aygabus congener, Payk, and A. 
arcticus, Payk., were not uncommon in small pools, but had to be 
persistently worked for, and a good many were imperfect. Hydroporus 
morio, Dej., was present in limited numbers, H. obscurus, Sturm, being 
more frequently in evidence. Three Orthophagus fracticornis, Payk., 
were taken in dung, Aphodius lapponum, Gyll., of course, being 
abundant. Dascillus cervinus, L., and Podabrus alpinus, Payk., 
occurred about brackens, as also did Phyllopertha horticola, L., in 
immense numbers. ‘To the dalesmen it is known as the ‘“ bracken 
clock.” Hoplia philanthus, Fiss., was equally abundant, affecting 
the little mounds made by a species of yellow ant—Lasius flavus, 
I think. One or two specimens, indeed, were found inside the 
mounds, which suggests that the species has myrmecophilous pro- 
clivities. Corymbites cupreus var. aeruginosus, F., occurred under 
stones, all females this time. On the sloppy ground contiguous to 
Sty Head Tarn a few beautiful Donacia discolor, Panz., were found. 
Running nearly parallel with the Pennines, but about ten miles to the 
west, are a short range of low hills, known as the Lazonby Fells, 
which nowhere reach a greater altitude than 1000ft. They really 
form one extensive moorland, with here and there a patch of fir wood 
and a little birch. In company with Mr. Britten I have spent several 
days here during the past season, and among the beetles taken, the 
following may be mentioned: Bembidium nigricorne, Gyll., abundant on 
bare places among the heath, but very local and only taken in April 
and September. Trechus secalis, Payk., common under stones near 
a small pond. Calathus fuscus, F., not uncommon in a corner 
between two walls, surely a strange place for this maritime species. 
Dytiscus punctulatus, F., several. Placusa complanata, Ky., under fir 
_bark among the burrows of LKhyneophora. Trox sabulosus, L., and 
Omosita depressa, i., common in dry carrion. Corymbites tessellatus, 
F., a few swept. Sericosomus brunneus, L., not uncommon on the 
wing in the sunshine. Pissodes pini, L., common under fallen fir 
branches. Cymindis vaporariorum, Li., was met with in some numbers 
by Mr. Britten in the early spring, but has not been seen since.— 
Frank H. Day, F.E.S., 6, Currock Terrace, Carlisle, October 13th, 
1900. 
